Our institutions, if they do not erode entirely, can survive periods of decadence brought on by our material success, eras when the whole notion of civic militarism seems bothersome, and in which free speech is used to focus on our… — Victor Davis Hanson Copy Share Image
“Greeks and Romans were anti-Mediterranean cultures, in the sense of being at odds with much of the political heritages of Persia, Egypt, and Phoenicia. While Hellenism was influenced—and enriched—at times by Near Eastern, Egyptian, and Persian art, literature, religion, and architecture,… — Victor Davis Hanson Copy Share Image
I wish I could attribute the absence of any conventional Arab offensive in the last 20 years to a change of political climate or… — Victor Davis Hanson Copy Share Image
Offering 'comprehensive' reform usually means years of arguing and horse-trading among pressure groups to get anything done. By the time all the special interests… — Victor Davis Hanson Copy Share Image
Often, the pretexts for starting a war are not real shortages of land, food or fuel, but rather perceptions - like fear, honor and… — Victor Davis Hanson Copy Share Image
I see a continuation of the populist outrage that prompted the Brexit and sparked the Bernie Sanders campaign. — Victor Davis Hanson Copy Share Image
States are like people. They do not question the awful status quo until some dramatic event overturns the conventional and lax way of thinking. — Victor Davis Hanson Copy Share Image
“Nicholas Monsarrat’s epic postwar novel of the Battle of the Atlantic, The Cruel Sea, is a quite different, nightmarish elemental story of men at… — Victor Davis Hanson Copy Share Image
The wisdom and spirit of Churchill not only saved Britain from the Third Reich but saved Western civilization from a Nazi Dark Ages when… — Victor Davis Hanson Copy Share Image
For all the criticism about warlords, it is now likely that Afghanistan will never again be turned over to al Qaeda to train thousands… — Victor Davis Hanson Copy Share Image
The columnist like myself or people at Stanford University don't wake up in the morning and see their job outsourced. Yet we promote free… — Victor Davis Hanson Copy Share Image
A country that cannot count its own illegal aliens - estimates range from 8-12 million - with a porous 2,000 mile border is not… — Victor Davis Hanson Copy Share Image
“Japan would live and die by the race card—defining (and demonizing) America as “white” and thus Japan as a kindred but clearly superior “yellow”… — Victor Davis Hanson Copy Share Image
The gradual decline of a society is often a self-induced process of trying to meet ever-expanding appetites, rather than a physical inability to produce… — Victor Davis Hanson Copy Share Image
