Commentary
A recent epidemic of airline near misses deserves both attention and reflection.
Travelers search for their suitcases in a baggage holding area for Southwest Airlines at Denver International Airport, in Denver, on Dec. 28, 2022. At the time, just before holiday travel, more than 15,000 flights were canceled by airlines when winter weather impacted air travel. Michael Ciaglo/Getty Images
Victor Davis Hanson
Author
Victor Davis Hanson is a classicist and military historian. He is a professor emeritus of classics at California State University, a senior fellow in classics and military history at Stanford University, a fellow of Hillsdale College, and a distinguished fellow of the Center for American Greatness. Mr. Hanson has written 17 books, including “The Western Way of War,” “Fields Without Dreams,” “The Case for Trump,” and “The Dying Citizen.”
