Napoleonic Wars and Plums
This weekend episode Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Sami Winc discuss the significance of the Napoleonic Wars and look at the whole production of a plum crop after they discuss some current news. Share This
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VDH UltraSigns of Decay, Fears of Decline. Part Five
Victor Davis Hanson Theft, of course, characterized failed societies. In the last four years America has become a nation of thieves. No need to chart the spiraling crime rate. More interesting is the reaction to it and the effects on the dying citizens who play by the rules. Here are the symptoms of a thieving
From India to California
Join Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Sami Winc who discuss a white manager winning $25 million in Starbucks’ suit, Tucker’s rant on dictators, India’s role in international affairs, Adam Schiff’s censure, Senate Bill 553 in California, Cornel West and Francis Suarez enter the 2024 race, and the movie Tar. Share This
Signs of Senility and Bay Area Blues
In this episode, Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Jack Fowler explore dementia and the Oval Office, California politics — tech power, decadence and wealth — and San Francisco worse than the 1970s to which the experience of Eli and Shelby Steele attests. Share This
America Wakes Up to Woke
Wokeness was envisioned as a new reboot of the coalition of the oppressed. Those purportedly victimized by traditional America would find “intersectional” solidarity in their victimhood owing to the supposed sexism, racism, homophobia, transphobia, and other alleged American sins, past and present. The so-called white male heterosexual victimizing class was collectively to be held responsible
VDH UltraSigns of Decay, Fears of Decline. Part Four
Victor Davis Hanson Broken things are a sign of decay and decline. The proverbial Third-World hotel room, and I know it too well, is a mishmash of broken water fixtures and light switches, non-working alarm clocks, and blinds that don’t close—aside from inoperable air conditioners, refrigerators, and heaters. I once tried to turn on the
VDH UltraAngry Reader
Re: A Classicist Farmer: The Life and Times of Victor Davis Hanson There is an active discussion in circles I travel regarding the difference between abject ignorance, and willful exploitation of that which a speaker may know to be true, but choices to frame in a way that serves a political purpose. When one reads
Pride and Impunity: The Biden Administration
Listen to Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Jack Fowler discuss the pride events at the White House and the Pentagon, new evidence on the Wuhan Lab leak, and evidence from Burisma incriminating Biden. Share This
The Ukraine-American Gordian Knot
Most Americans sympathize with Ukraine and were and are willing to supply it with defensive weapons to repel Russian aggression. Proof of that goodwill is the virtual draining of U.S. weapon stocks—from stockpiles of anti-tank weapons and large-caliber artillery shells to anti-aircraft and surface-to-surface missiles. Yet the more the United States gives, the more Volodymyr
The Revolution in the Colonies and in Tractors
In this weekend episode, Victor Davis Hanson talks with cohost Sami Winc about the American Revolution and the history of tractors on the farm. He leads with a little more on the Trump indictment. Share This