Victor Davis Hanson American Greatness Universities have suffered a cataclysmic decline in public approval and support. A Gallup poll taken this year found that only 36 percent of Americans polled either expressed “a great deal” or “quite a lot” of confidence in higher education—once the agreed-on touchstone to upward mobility. Gifting to most universities has been… Continue reading Universities Have a 2025 Rendezvous With Reality
Controversial Cabinet and Agency Picks—Part Five
Víctor Davis Hanson Pete Hegseth/Secretary of Defense What are the pros and cons of the nomination of Pete Hegseth to be Defense Secretary (in the context of the accepted norms for DOD secretary nominees in the past)? Pros On the plus side, Hegseth is a combat veteran of both wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. After… Continue reading Controversial Cabinet and Agency Picks—Part Five
A Few of Trump’s Controversial Cabinet and Agency Picks—Part Four
Victor Davis Hanson So, what were the standards that Gaetz did not meet? Or rather were current critics prior critics when there was questionable conduct at the DOJ? Do we remember Obama’s AGs Eric Holder and Loretta Lynch? Eric Holder flagrantly described his supposedly autonomous relationship with President Obama obsequiously as Obama’s “wingman.” He refused… Continue reading A Few of Trump’s Controversial Cabinet and Agency Picks—Part Four
The Immorality of Illegal Immigration
Donald Trump will not be president for almost another two months. Yet Democrat politicians, both federal and local, vie to be the most strident in denouncing his plans to begin deporting millions of foreign nationals who, over the last four years, have entered the U.S. illegally. Trump pledges to focus initially only on the 400,000… Continue reading The Immorality of Illegal Immigration
A Few of Trump’s Controversial Cabinet and Agency Picks—Part Three
Victor Davis Hanson Matt Gaetz/Attorney General Matt Gaetz has been the most controversial of the Trump nominees so far. The odds were that he would not be confirmed—and he was not by default after withdrawing his nomination in anticipation of hostile confirmation questioning and attacks. Gaetz certainly is a MAGA loyalist, a former target of… Continue reading A Few of Trump’s Controversial Cabinet and Agency Picks—Part Three
The Trump Counterrevolution Is a Return to Sanity
Victor Davis Hanson American Greatness We are witnessing a historic counterrevolution after Trump’s victory, far different from his first election in 2016. The orthodox and the supposed scripted future are now suspect. And they are likely to be dethroned—from the trivial to the existential. Critics claim Trump has no mandate to stage such a counterrevolution.… Continue reading The Trump Counterrevolution Is a Return to Sanity
A Few of Trump’s Controversial Cabinet and Agency Picks—Part Two
Victor Davis Hanson James Clapper has admitted to lying to Congress about the illegal activities of the National Security Agency under his direction. Clapper used his titles and tenures to revolve in and out of lucrative billets in private security agencies prior to and following his federal position—raising the ire of watchdogs that alleged he… Continue reading A Few of Trump’s Controversial Cabinet and Agency Picks—Part Two
A Few of Trump’s Controversial Cabinet and Agency Picks—Part One
Victor Davis Hanson Tulsi Gabbard/Director of National Intelligence Here in no special order are a few of Trump’s most controversial appointments for high cabinet positions. Let’s start with Tulsi Gabbard, but with a warning: for each appointment, I will try to determine the existing bar for such a selection as established by either Barack Obama… Continue reading A Few of Trump’s Controversial Cabinet and Agency Picks—Part One
Can Trump End Ukraine’s ‘Endless War?’
Victor Davis Hanson American Greatness Trump was elected in part on promises to avoid “endless wars” of the sort that cost American blood and treasure in Afghanistan and Iraq but without resulting in strategic advantage or civilized calm. Yet as a Jacksonian, Trump also restored American deterrence through punitive strikes against ISIS and terrorist thugs… Continue reading Can Trump End Ukraine’s ‘Endless War?’
How the Republican David Beat the Democrat Goliath. Part Two
Victor Davis Hanson Money Harris and her PACs supposedly outraised their Trump counterparts by about $1 billion and spent that huge sum in little over 100 days. Would that not ensure Trump was crushed under a landslide of ads and commercials? Not necessarily. What if the commercials for Harris were both more costly and worse?… Continue reading How the Republican David Beat the Democrat Goliath. Part Two