Why deep state pansy Victor Davis Hanson should get lost.
Not this time.
I have to respectfully disagree. VDH is no “deep state pansy.” Read any of his books. He’s as good a popular historian as any writing today and his political commentaries are usually astute.
That said, I follow Trump’s Twitter account daily, and would be sorely disappointed to miss any of his counterpunches.
One thing I notice here on FR is the readiness of some members to trash pundits like Rush, Hannity, Ann Coulter, who have a long record of supporting conservatism. But in these fraught times, they are now evidently not pure enough to advance the cause, or so I would conclude from some of the posts here.
There are a handful of public intellectuals — George Will and Jonah Goldberg, for example — who I no longer take seriously, mirroring what appears to be the consensus of FR members. Will was always a bit of a poseur, but Jonah was a real talent who, sadly, has been going downhill ever since he wrote the magnificent “Liberal Fascism.”
I don’t expect to agree with anyone 100 percent of the time. Nor do I expect anyone to agree with me 100 percent of the time.
I do insist upon respect for facts and reason, fully aware that facts and reason will sometimes lead people to different conclusions.
Our enemies on the Left have no respect for facts unless they can be twisted to whatever hate-driven agenda they are pushing at any given time.
That’s the difference between Left and Right.
I would disagree with your characterization of Hanson. He is a valuable ally.
I disagree with him on this, though.