2022

The Exasperated American

Victor Davis Hanson American Greatness A large majority of Americans now have no confidence in Joe Biden and his administration, which often polls below 40 percent, with negatives nearing 60 percent. Despite the 15-month catastrophe of his regime, the level of his own unpopularity remains understandable but still remarkable. After all, in 2020 voters already […]

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VDH UltraA Brief Anatomy of Ukraine. Part Three

Victor Davis Hanson Why and how did Putin Miscalculate? So when Putin entered central Ukraine on February 24, 2022, he had assumed that the United States would only mildly protest. In a sense, he was right. Biden quickly withdrew American embassy personnel. He made it known to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky that the U.S. could

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Losing the People? Then Change the Rules

Victor Davis Hanson American Greatness Court packing—the attempt to enlarge the size of the Supreme Court for short-term political purposes—used to be a dirty word in the history of American jurisprudence. The tradition of a nine-person Supreme Court is now 153 years old. The last attempt to expand it for political gain was President Franklin

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VDH UltraA Brief Anatomy of Ukraine. Part Two

Victor Davis Hanson Why Did Putin Invade Now? (Continued) We have seen why Putin did not trust Trump to be silent if he invaded Ukraine. Here are ten reasons why Biden assured him of a flabby response to an envisioned invasion. Biden appeared doddering, non compos mentis, and mentally enfeebled. His diminished state suggested (to

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Is There Hope for the ‘Dying Citizen’?

On Thursday, April 28, 2022 Pepperdine School of Public Policy hosted the 2022 Augustus and Patricia Tagliaferri Dean’s Distinguished Lecture entailed Is There Hope for the ‘Dying Citizen’? featuring Dr. Victor Davis Hanson. Share This

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VDH UltraA Brief Anatomy of Ukraine. Part One

Victor Davis Hanson Why Did Putin Invade Now? Wars usually start with the loss of deterrence. So legitimate questions are raised why Putin chose to invade Ukraine in February 2022, and not say during 2017, 2018, 2019, or 2020? After all, these were all periods when Donald Trump was under attack by a special prosecutor,

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The New Disinformationists

Victor Davis Hanson American Greatness The Biden Administration feels that it must now use federal resources to attack “disinformation.” So the Department of Homeland Security recently announced the creation of a “disinformation governance board.” The board’s executive director, Nina Jankowicz, at least has clear qualifications for the post. She previously had spread false rumors on social

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An Interview with Classicist and Military Historian Barry Strauss

Victor Davis Hanson and Barry Strauss discuss his recent book, The War That Made the Roman Empire, and his friendship and experiences with Victor as classicists and military historians. Don’t miss them on the Roman Empire, reshaping the West, and his fascinating thesis. Share This

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