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Five Ukrainian Fables

Victor Davis Hanson American Greatness Fable One: Donald Trump Is Appeasing Russia? Who wiped out the Wagner group in Syria? Who sold offensive weapons to Ukraine first? Who warned Germany not to become dependent on the Russian Nord Stream II deal? Who withdrew from an unfair missile deal with the Russians? Who cajoled and berated

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Mexico, MeToo No More, the Left’s Meager Pickin’s

In this episode, Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Jack Fowler discuss Pete Hegseth rethinking Mexico, Mark Halperin, no-strategy Democrats, “inseminated” persons, Harris for California governorship, Walz’s latest machinations, Stanford students identifying with killer Luigi Mangione, Bezos’s Op-Ed changes, and anti-Semitism still on campuses. Share This

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VDH UltraUkraine Peace—So Far Away and Still So Close

Victor Davis Hanson After the recent dustup with Donald Trump and J.D. Vance in the White House, Volodymyr Zelenskyy should have taken a lesson from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Like Ukraine, Israel too is similarly in an existential war—in fact against four adversaries. And likewise, it is dependent on U.S. financial and military aid.

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VDH UltraMissing Those Good Old Alternatives to Trump? Part Two

3) Pentagon. The military was declared not to be chronically short by 30-50,000 recruits each year—simply by readjusting the required manpower levels downward. Do we remember the monthly sound-off of a retired admiral or general (Mark Milley was the latest example) screaming that Trump was a “fascist,” and during the Trump presidency, that he was

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Zelensky Leaves Washington

Join Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Jack Fowler for discussion of Zelensky’s mistakes, the brainiac left response, Vance’s record, how Trump’s critics want to undermine peace, generals in war and generals in peace, how 60% of Democrats negative on Israel, Byron Donalds’s run for Florida governor, and the Epstein files. Share This

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Who Really Politicized the Pentagon?

Victor Davis Hanson American Greatness Is the era of rounding up government or academic “experts” to declare their support or opposition to ongoing controversies over? Public declarations by Anthony Fauci and his associates to follow their “expertise” or “science” did not work out well and persuaded few. Recall the 1,200 partisan healthcare “professionals” of June

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History of Income Tax Amendment 16 and News of the Week

Listen to Victor Davis Hanson discuss with cohost Sami Winc the history of Amendment 16, a new income tax in 1913. They also address the news on healthcare, the “Golden” card, Newsom’s podcast, issues in immigration given a closed border, Jake Tapper’s duplicitous new book on Biden’s decline, and Gene Hackman passed away. Share This

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Wheeling and Dealing in Europe and at Home

Listen to the Friday news roundup with Victor Davis Hanson and his cohost Sami Winc: peace deal in Ukraine, China and Russia mineral rights in Bolivia, German elections more left than right, Dan Bongino deputy director of the FBI, Comey’s “honeypot” operation, Tulsi Gabbard’s wayward employees, covid scams and conflicts of interest, and self-righteous but

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