2017

The Silliest Generation

By Victor Davis Hanson| American Greatness Every generation, in its modesty, used to think the prior one was far better. Tom Brokaw coined “The Greatest Generation” to remind Americans of what our fathers endured during the Depression and World War II—with the implicit message that we might not have been able to do what they […]

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From An Angry Reader: I have heard your act numerous times, mostly on the John Bachelor show, and I find it tiresome.   You really need to spend more time on your “idyllic” farm and not venture out into reality.   Times change, places change, and people change, but you will not change or cause

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From An Angry Reader: If you publish my letter on your website, it may best be placed in the “Angry Reader” category. I only agree with you 10 percent of the time, but I’m not angry. You are one of the two or three best conservative commentators, in my view. Three questions and one observation:

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Silicon Valley Billionaires Are the New Robber Barons

by Victor Davis Hanson National Review Progressives forget their history of breaking up mega-corporations as they lionize tech giants such as Apple, Google, and Facebook. Progressives used to pressure U.S. corporations to cut back on outsourcing and on the tactic of building their products abroad to take advantage of inexpensive foreign workers. During the 2012

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The Anti-Trump Bourbons: Learning and Forgetting Nothing in Time for 2020

By Victor Davis Hanson| American Greatness Just seven months into Donald Trump’s administration we are already bombarded with political angling and speculations about the 2020 presidential race. No one knows in the next three years what can happen to a volatile Trump presidency or his psychotic enemies, but for now such pronouncements of doom seem

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Is There Still a Conservative Foreign Policy?

by Victor Davis Hanson // National Review Trump did not create the divide in the GOP policy world — he exposed it. The Trump victory and the Republican establishment’s mostly negative reaction to it have in matters of foreign policy called into question who is conservative, who not — and whether the old ideological rubrics

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North Korea Crisis and the Ongoing Problem with NeverTrumpers

Victor Davis Hanson on the North Korea Crisis and the Ongoing Problem with Never-Trumpers By The Editors August 11, 2017 American Greatness Victor Davis Hanson returned to the “Seth and Chris Show” to discuss how North Korea became a crisis, what China’s role is, how the United States can reassert itself in Asia, and why

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Is California Cracking Up?

by Victor Davis Hanson// National Review   With poor education, a budget deficit, and crumbling infrastructure, Californians shouldn’t be focused on idealistic social programs.   Corporate profits at California-based transnational corporations such as Apple, Facebook, and Google are hitting record highs.   California housing prices from La Jolla to Berkeley along the Pacific Coast can

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From An Angry Reader: To: Prof. Victor Davis Hanson   At the end of your interview with Scott Simon on 8 July 2017 I heard this: “And look how they took a good man like George Bush and turned him into a monster”. It caught my attention.   One of the few things I agree

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Why Does the Left Suddenly Hate Russia?

by Victor Davis Hanson National Review After 70 years of accommodating and appeasing Russia, Democrats suddenly foment a red scare. Russian Realism? No one doubts that Vladimir Putin’s Russia is no ally of the U.S. But rivalry is quite a different notion than returning to the Cold War, when enemies faced each other down with

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