The “Glib Barista” Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s, D-N.Y., ignorance of world affairs was one full display for the world to see at the Munich Security Conference last week. But why did she even go in the first place? Elections, says Victor Davis Hanson. VDH and Jack Fowler also discuss California’s ongoing billionaire exodus, which, by some estimates, has already cost the Gold State over a trillion dollars in potential revenue.
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Glib Barista AOC’s Ignorance Front and Center at Munich Security Conference
February 19, 2026
Victor Hanson
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AOC is a superstar in the cyber universe with several million followers. There are reports of four to six million and perhaps more "Likes" on her posts. This is a huge microphone for any political hopeful. Is she an intellectual? No, but discounting her impact on social media is folly.