2025

Mexico—Friend, Enemy, Neutral, or Something Else?

Victor Davis Hanson American Greatness Mexican nationals, likely cartel members, recently crossed the border and shot and wounded an American hiker. Did they assume that Joe Biden was still president, and so it was still a veritable open season on Americans without consequences? Mexico also recently balked at allowing a U.S. transport plane to land,

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Don’t Look Back: America First and the Dangerous Alternative

In this episode, Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Jack Fowler discuss Trump’s America First Manifesto  contrasted with Obama, how Mexico thinks DJT is unserious, Greenland’s status, facing China’s Belt and Road Initiative, meritocracy’s comeback, de-DEIing the university, the irony of Biden and mental fitness, and the anniversary of the Alger Hiss conviction. Share This

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VDH UltraTrump’s First Two Weeks: Pardonomania, Part Two

Victor Davis Hanson Three other Biden pardons stand out: Liz Cheney, Dr. Fauci, and Gen. Milley. Liz Cheney was the Republican minority whip in the House. During Trump’s first term, she voted with his agenda over 90% of the time. She was convinced after January 6 that the buffoonish riot was instead an “insurrection,” that

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VDH UltraTrump’s First Two Weeks: Was Hegseth Really Less Qualified than Mayorkas for a Cabinet Position?

Victor Davis Hanson So far Republican Senators Susan Collins and Lisa Murkowski have both voted not to confirm Pete Hegseth as Defense Secretary and thereby joined every single Democratic senator to reject his nomination. That rejectionism seems striking when they both voted to confirm in 2021 two of the worst and most leftwing cabinet secretaries

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Trump and His New Frenemies, Abroad and at Home

Victor Davis Hanson American Greatness President Trump recently gave a video talk to the World Economic Forum (WEF) assemblage in Davos. He expressed fondness for Europe. He praised many for their attendance—and then tore into the evils of hyperregulation, high taxes, radical environmentalism, and the DEI/ESG commissariat of both the prior Biden administration and indeed

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