from The Great Regression in The National Review by Victor Davis Hanson At the turn of the last century, “trust busters” of the progressive movement made the argument that the free market was imperiled by crony capitalists, who had, with
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From Victor Davis Hanson at National Review, How the Clintons Got Rich Selling Influence While Decrying Greed The Clinton litany of whiny victimization and excuse-making reflects that sense of entitlement — one not uncommon among academics, journalists, and politicians who
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From Victor Davis Hanson in The National Review, Donald Trump, Postmodern Candidate The public is growing tired of two realities: the one they see and hear each day, and the official version that has nothing to do with their perceptions.
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Will California Ever Thrive Again?– Victor Davis Hanson in National Review Excerpts: One in three American welfare recipients resides in California. Almost a quarter of the state population lives below or near the poverty line. Yet the state’s gas and
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from Victor Davis Hanson in PJ Media, Hillary Vs. Trump: Godzilla Vs. King Kong? Fairly or not, a third of Republican voters feel they live with the consequences of illegal immigration that others abetted, that they lose jobs when others
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From the GlennHarlan Reynolds Instapundit, The Bloomberg Syndrome. (I tried to source it back to the original from Victor Hansen but it was no longer up.) The Instapundit excerpt: It is a human trait to focus on cheap and lofty
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from Victor Davis Hanson in National Review Online, The Costs of Abandoning Messy Wars Donald Trump has rightly reminded us during his campaign that Americans are sick and tired of costly overseas interventions. But what Trump forgets is that too
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from In Search of Fixes for a Fossilized Economy by Victor Davis Hansen at National Review Historically, 2016 is one of the least expensive years in memory to finance a house, car, or major appliance. Or, put another way, regular savings
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from Victor Hanson at National Review, Proper liberal credentials trump all the usual forms of identity politics. It is hard to be a progressive in a sea of capitalist lucre, or an idealist when careerism pays so much better, or
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from Hillary Clinton’s Empire of Dirt by Victory Davis Hanson in National Review We all understand the principles of medieval liberal exemption. Progressives often voice abstract anguish to win psychological absolution and political cover for their own moral lapses and
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excerpt from Victor Davis Hanson at National Review, The Failure of Change: Try a thought experiment about changes in government. Say “the ______ under Obama” and then fill in the blank with what follows: IRS, VA, NSA, GSA, EPA, TSA,
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Victor Davis Hanson writes in the National Review, Moral Schizophrenics excerpts: The danger of the new hard-left progressivism is that the old sins of greed, connivance, and malfeasance are now offset by assertions of cosmic morality. The ostentatiously green Solyndra could
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from The National Review VIctor Davis Hanson writes George Stephanopoulos’s Clinton Foundation Hypocrisy Is Staggering excerpt: When he attacked Schweizer for a supposed conflict of interest in having been a Bush speechwriter for four months, he assumed that his own
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Victor Davis Hanson writes in the National Review, Moral Schizophrenics I am not suggesting that there is a direct connection between the new political correctness and an epidemic of personal dishonesty — only that at best the former has done nothing
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Victor Davis Hanson writes in the National Review, Moral Schizophrenics The provost of Stanford University recently wrote a letter to campus faculty and staff to address a perceived epidemic of student cheating. One report had suggested that 20 percent of the
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Victor Davis Hanson writes in the National Review, Moral Schizophrenics excerpts: But Ms. Clinton’s public ethics are loud and clear: She damns the effects of private money in polluting politics; she is furious about Wall Street profit-making; she is worried
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From National Review, The Biggest Lie, by Victor Davis Hanson There were all sorts of untold amnesias about Iraq. No one remembers the 23 writs that were part of the 2002 authorizations that apparently Obama believes are still in effect.
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Victor Davis Hanson writes Lying for the Cause in The National Review. I was considering a piece on the recent accumulation of lies befalling the progressive movement, but there is nothing I could write than could touch Hanson’s piece. Excerpts:
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As a blogger with a day job, I often find myself curating other posts- selecting and commenting. Over the years I have found a few writers that I frequently return to. My Favorite writers for 2014: 1. Kevin Williamson- National
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Victor Davis Hanson writes Lying for the Cause in The National Review. I was considering a piece on the recent accumulation of lies befalling the progressive movement, but there is nothing I could write than could touch Hanson’s piece. Excerpts:
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