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Victor Davis Hanson

Victor Davis Hanson

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Victor Davis Hanson is a distinguished fellow of the Center for American Greatness. He is a classicist and historian at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University, and the author of “The Second World Wars: How the First Global Conflict Was Fought and Won,” from Basic Books. You can reach him by e-mailing authorvdh@gmail.com.

Articles by Victor Davis Hanson

Hate Crime Status Undefined Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

The politicization of hate crime legislation

Last week in Chicago, a white special-needs teenager was held captive by four black youths. The victim was bound, gagged, tortured, forced to drink toilet water, partially scalped, and subject to racially and politically motivated verbal abuse. The perpetrators streamed portions of their violent savagery on Facebook.

January 11, 2017
Envy of Jews and the Jewish State Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

Why the sudden hatred of Israel?

Secretary of State John Kerry, echoing other policymakers in the Obama administration, blasted Israel last week in a 70-minute rant about its supposedly self-destructive policies.

January 4, 2017
Death of Liberal Media Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

The Donald Trump nail in the media coffin

President-elect Donald Trump probably will not often communicate with the nation via traditional press conferences. Nor will Mr. Trump likely field many questions from New York-Washington journalists.

December 21, 2016
Illustration on the Obama legacy by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Time

Assessing the Obama legacy, he has failed

In his 2016 State of the Union address, President Obama summarized his achievements. That same night, the White House issued a press release touting Mr. Obama's accomplishments.

December 7, 2016
Trump Orange Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

Donald Trump’s bizarre winning formula

The Democratic Party handed Donald Trump a rare opportunity to make radical changes to the electoral map that could last for years to come.

November 16, 2016
California's Failing Highway 99 Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

High-speed rail diverts fund from roads

California State Route 99 is the north-south highway that cuts through the great Central Valley. And it has changed little since the mid-1960s.

October 26, 2016
Capitol Castle Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

Medieval America lamented cultural fall

Pessimists often compare today's troubled America to a tottering late Rome or an insolvent and descending British Empire. But medieval Europe (roughly 500 to 1450 A.D.) is the more apt comparison.

October 12, 2016
Sorting Out Victim Status Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

Victimhood the luxury of affluence gone mad

The Greeks gave us tragedy -- the idea that life is never fair. Terrible stuff for no reason tragically falls on good people. Life's choices are sometimes only between the bad and the far worse.

October 5, 2016
Illustration on the real Obama legacy by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

The legacies of Barack Obama

On his recent Asian tour, President Obama characterized his fellow Americans (the most productive workers in the world) as "lazy."

September 14, 2016