Victor Davis Hanson's Private Papers

Victor Davis Hanson: Obama's administration makes it increasingly clear that anti-Americanism abroad is inspired by American exceptionalism. "Our Reset Reset Foreign Policy" 3/15/10

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Hanks in the Tank

Victor Davis Hanson: Tom Hanks couldn't have said anything more ahistorical and ignorant about war? "Is Tom Hanks Unhinged?" 3/13/10

Islam

Raymond Ibrahim: How Islam rationalizes and even promotes 'sex sins'. "The Islamist Mindset" 3/12/10

Geo-politics

Victor Davis Hanson: Politics may make strange bed fellows, but that doesn't explain these things. "Strange Happenings" 3/12/10

State Government

Victor Davis Hanson: There are very few choices for debt ridden states and it seems odd to have the loudest cry come from the highest paid. "Save the State Worker?" 3/9/10

Geo-politics

Victor Davis Hanson: Allies, Obama, are different from non-allies and will remain so until human nature changes. "No Allies - But Plenty of Enemies" 3/8/10

Week March 1-7, 2010

Race in America

Victor Davis Hanson: How do we account for racial tension in the present mishmash of American culture? "We Have Race on the Brain" 3/6/10

Obama Administration

Victor Davis Hanson: How do we untangle the mess of confusion and contradiction? "The 'I Am Not George Bush' Policy" 3/6/10

The Affluent Society

Victor Davis Hanson: Americas wealthy and poor forget what it takes to make America. "Dronism" 3/5/10

Guantanamo et. al.

Victor Davis Hanson: Politics demands clarity and especially if one is conducting a war. "Politically Correct Killing?" 3/3/10

Party Politics

Victor Davis Hanson: Obama's bi-partisanship seems more cynical than genuine. "Obama - Too Little, Too Late" 3/1/10

Week February 22-28, 2010

Victor Davis Hanson: "Obama Fatigue" 2/28/10

Victor Davis Hanson: "Is There a Philosophy of Hypocrisy?" 2/27/10

Victor Davis Hanson: "On American Exceptionalism" 2/27/10

Victor Davis Hanson: "Where Did Our Real Wealth Go?" 2/26/10

Victor Davis Hanson: "Beware of Comprehensive Anything" 2/23/10

Week February 15-21, 2010

Victor Davis Hanson: "Truth and Consequences" 2/21/10

Victor Davis Hanson: "Some Thoughts on the War on Terror" 2/21/10

Victor Davis Hanson: "The Tragic Truth of War" 2/19/10

Victor Davis Hanson: "Bidenism" 2/19/10

Victor Davis Hanson: "The Troubles with Elitist Theories" 2/15/10

Week February 8-14, 2010

Victor Davis Hanson: "Why Did Rome Fall - And Why Does It Matter Now?" 2/14/10

Victor Davis Hanson: "The New Commandments" 2/11/10

Victor Davis Hanson: "Why Fear Big Government?" 2/10/10

Victor Davis Hanson: "Our Top Anti-Terrorism Advisor Must Go" 2/9/10

Victor Davis Hanson: "America Rides off Into the Sunset" 2/8/10

Week February 1-7, 2010

Victor Davis Hanson: "Mr. President, Words Matter" 2/7/10

Victor Davis Hanson: "Civilization's Lies" 2/6/10

Victor Davis Hanson: "It's Not about Poverty" 2/5/10

Victor Davis Hanson: "The Usual Straw Men" 2/5/10

Victor Davis Hanson: "Our Obama Saga - Chapters One to Four"

Victor Davis Hanson: "Our Obama Saga - Chapters Five and Six" 2/4/10

Victor Davis Hanson: "Trashing the Job Makers" 2/1/10

Week January 25-31, 2009

Raymond Ibrahim: "How Taqiyya Alters Islam's Rules of War" 1/31/10

Victor Davis Hanson: "Predicatable as Clockwork" 1/31/10

Victor Davis Hanson: "The Obamarang" 1/30/10

Victor Davis Hanson: "Obama versus Obama" 1/28/10

Victor Davis Hanson: "Obama in Free Fall" 1/27/10

Victor Davis Hanson: "Our Populist President?" 1/27/10

Victor Davis Hanson: "Our Philosopher-King Obama" 1/25/10

Week January 18-24, 2010

Terry Scambray: "God and the Godless" 1/24/10

Victor Davis Hanson: "Post-election Thoughts" 1/23/10

Victor Davis Hanson: "Why the Great and Growing Backlash?" 1/20/10

Victor Davis Hanson: "Let Me Be Perfectly Not Clear" 1/19/10

Victor Davis Hanson: "Conservative Felonies, Liberal Misdemeanors" 1/18/10

Week January 11-17, 2010

Victor Davis Hanson: "The Subtexts of Reid's 'Negro' Moment" 1/15/10

Victor Davis Hanson: "Anatomy of a Meltdown" 1/15/10

Victor Davis Hanson: "The Way Our World Works" 1/13/10

Victor Davis Hanson: "Bush Did It! And, Really, Bush Did It! Bush Really Did It!" 1/12/10

Victor Davis Hanson: "2010: Our Year of Decision" 1/11/10

Week January 4-10, 2010

Victor Davis Hanson: "Beating the Dead Terrorist Horse" 1/10/10

Victor Davis Hanson: "Who Is the Enemy?" 1/6/10

Victor Davis Hanson: "Obama as Greek Tragedy - Part One" 1/5/10

Victor Davis Hanson: "Chickens and Their 2010 Roost" 1/4/10

Jamie Glaznov: "Obama's Tortured Rendezvous with Reality" 1/4/10

Week December 21, 2009-January 3, 2010

Victor Davis Hanson: "Human IEDs" 1/3/09

Victor Davis Hanson: "On the Horizon" 1/2/10

Victor Davis Hanson: "A Humpty Dumpty View of the World" 1/1/10

Victor Davis Hanson: "American Ajax" 1/1/10

Victor Davis Hanson: "A Fairer Verdict on George Bush" 12/30/09

Victor Davis Hanson: "The Summer of 1683" 12/30/09

Victor Davis Hanson: "Learning from Abdul Mutallab" 12/29/09

Raymond Ibrahim: "Shameless Islamist Doublespeak Rages On" 12/28/09

Victor Davis Hanson: "The War Against the Wannabe Rich" 12/28/09

Victor Davis Hanson: "Where Did These Guys Come From?" 12/26/09

Victor Davis Hanson: "Why Are We Tiring of Obama?" 12/23/09

Victor Davis Hanson: "Orwell Couldn't Make This Up" 12/23/09

Victor Davis Hanson: "The Long March from California to Copenhagen" 12/22/09

Victor Davis Hanson: "Our Flip-Flopping Wars" 12/21/09

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February 25, 2010 UC Berkeley

Where: 315 Wheeler, the Maud Fife Room
Time: 4:00PM
Title: "Laws of Conflict in the Post-Modern World and the Lessons of Classical Tradition"
Info: Contact Harry Kreisler at kreisler@berkeley.edu

March 3, 2010 University of South Alabama

Where: Laidlaw Center for Performing Arts
Time: 7:00PM
Title: "Society and Warfare in Ancient Greece"
Info: Dr. Isabel Brown at ibrown@jaguar1.usouthal.edu

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