VDH UltraJoe Kent’s Resignation, the Democrats’ Anti-Israel Shift, and America’s Blue-State Decline
VDH and Jack discuss Joe Kent’s recent resignation over opposition to military action against Iran, Iran’s long record of attacks and proxy warfare, an Al Jazeera column claiming the U.S.-Israel strategy against Iran is working, corporate flight from blue states and more.
VDH UltraRipples From Iran. Part Two
Victor Davis Hanson Whatever happens in Iran, the end will have ripples throughout the world. The Arab World. If the U.S. destroys theocracy and a moderate government of some sort takes its place, we will have increased our prestige and goodwill throughout the Arab world. Most leaders in the region will be relieved to see […]
VDH UltraHow Does the Iran War End? Part One
Victor Davis Hanson We are in the second week of a joint American–Israeli intensive bombing of the Iranian theocracy. Most of the Iranian military is now inert. The United States and Israel enjoy air supremacy in the skies over Iran. Iran’s daily launching of missiles and drones is dropping to a tenth of the first […]
Our New Ungracious Immigrants
Victor Davis Hanson American Greatness The Traditional Immigrant Silicon Valley was energized by legal immigrants from all over the world who founded eBay, Google, Nvidia, SpaceX, Stripe, Sun Microsystems, Tesla, Yahoo, and a host of others. The Greek American Elia Kazan’s 1963 film America, America is a fictional account based on the Herculean struggle of the director’s […]
Old Dominion Shooting Latest Reminder That the Third World Is Not Sending Its Best
The legacy media continues to downplay recent bombing attempts and other violent incidents tied to illegal immigrants, arguing “Islamophobia” is overstated while antisemitism rises. Victor Davis Hanson criticizes the 1965 immigration shift toward family-based entry, saying the Left excuses illegality and anti-Americanism, and connects these trends to tribal politics. VDH and Jack mock a proposed […]
VDH UltraOld Dominion Shooting Latest Reminder That the Third World Is Not Sending Its Best
The legacy media continues to downplay recent bombing attempts and other violent incidents tied to illegal immigrants, arguing “Islamophobia” is overstated while antisemitism rises. Victor Davis Hanson criticizes the 1965 immigration shift toward family-based entry, saying the Left excuses illegality and anti-Americanism, and connects these trends to tribal politics. VDH and Jack mock a proposed […]
Iran’s Chaos Strategy Explained
Iran’s “chaos strategy” consists of threatening the Strait of Hormuz and striking regional targets, weighing U.S. and Israeli escalation options amid Donald Trump’s political constraints before the midterms and concerns over oil markets. VDH also addresses controversy over a girls’ school allegedly struck near a military base, noting uncertainty over responsibility and the likelihood of […]
VDH UltraIran’s Chaos Strategy Explained
Iran’s “chaos strategy” consists of threatening the Strait of Hormuz and striking regional targets, weighing U.S. and Israeli escalation options amid Donald Trump’s political constraints before the midterms and concerns over oil markets. VDH also addresses controversy over a girls’ school allegedly struck near a military base, noting uncertainty over responsibility and the likelihood of […]
When Migrants Wanted To Be Americans | Max Nikias
Victor Davis Hanson interviews former USC president and engineer Max Nikias about his memoir, American Trojan, tracing Nikias’s journey from a poor village in Cyprus to U.S. citizenship and academic leadership. Nikias recounts studying engineering in Athens during Greece’s military dictatorship and witnessing the 1973 Polytechnic uprising, then returning home as Cyprus was invaded by […]
VDH UltraWhen Migrants Wanted To Be Americans | Max Nikias
Victor Davis Hanson interviews former USC president and engineer Max Nikias about his memoir, American Trojan, tracing Nikias’s journey from a poor village in Cyprus to U.S. citizenship and academic leadership. Nikias recounts studying engineering in Athens during Greece’s military dictatorship and witnessing the 1973 Polytechnic uprising, then returning home as Cyprus was invaded by […]
VDH UltraIranian Endgame Scenarios
Nearing the end of its second week, Victor Davis Hanson presents three possible outcomes for the ongoing Iran war, discusses its precedents, and addresses popular sentiment.
The “Pandemic of Lunacy”: How to Think Clearly When Everyone Around You Seems Crazy | J. Budziszewski
University of Texas at Austin professor and moral philosopher Prof. J. Budziszewski discusses his new book, The Pandemic of Lunacy: How to Think Clearly When Everyone Around You Seems Crazy, which examines 30 modern delusions and why they spread. He argues today’s irrationality is motivated, often contains a grain of truth, and metastasizes as one […]
VDH UltraThe “Pandemic of Lunacy”: How to Think Clearly When Everyone Around You Seems Crazy | J. Budziszewski
University of Texas at Austin professor and moral philosopher Prof. J. Budziszewski discusses his new book, The Pandemic of Lunacy: How to Think Clearly When Everyone Around You Seems Crazy, which examines 30 modern delusions and why they spread. He argues today’s irrationality is motivated, often contains a grain of truth, and metastasizes as one […]
VDH UltraThe Nature and Cause of Western Self-Loathing. Part Three
Victor Davis Hanson The correction for our oikophobia is obvious, requiring structural change and a complete transformation in our mindsets and outlook. First, our schools must reinstate civic education and reemphasize honest history. The latter must be taught as tragedy, not hokey, dumbed-down melodrama. Take the American West. We have reduced the historic settlement of […]
VDH UltraThe Nature and Cause of Western Self-Loathing. Part Two
Victor Davis Hanson So why do we see these endless ICE, campus, race, and Middle East demonstrations, not aimed at reasonable dissent, but often descending into open hatred of the U.S. and its values and traditions? Why does Europe allow millions of immigrants, many entering illegally, who have no intention of assimilating, acculturating, or integrating […]
Our Long Road to War With Iran
Victor Davis Hanson American Greatness Until last year, for some 46 years, Iran enjoyed a North Korea-like reputation in the heart of the Middle East: always unpredictable, reckless, dangerous, inevitably to be nuclear, self-destructive, and nihilistic. All that said, was it really ever all that formidable? The mullahs came into power after the removal of […]
A US Ground War With Iran Would Be Costly and Likely Unnecessary
Many Americans are wary of U.S. boots on the ground in the Middle East after the Afghanistan and Iraq wars that became “endless.” President Trump’s comment about possible “boots on the ground” is likely just “Art of the Deal” rhetoric, explains Victor Davis Hanson. “I think his point was that you’re never going to tell […]
VDH UltraA US Ground War With Iran Would Be Costly and Likely Unnecessary
Many Americans are wary of U.S. boots on the ground in the Middle East after the Afghanistan and Iraq wars that became “endless.” President Trump’s comment about possible “boots on the ground” is likely just “Art of the Deal” rhetoric, explains Victor Davis Hanson. “I think his point was that you’re never going to tell […]
The $64,000 Question in the US-Iran War
With Iran’s military capability seriously degraded, one of the major questions is whether regime change can be effected by air power alone or if grounds troops would have to be committed in support of a popular, but largely unarmed, uprising. Victor Davis Hanson provides his take on how the war is progressing thus far, the […]
VDH UltraThe $64,000 Question in the US-Iran War
With Iran’s military capability seriously degraded, one of the major questions is whether regime change can be effected by air power alone or if grounds troops would have to be committed in support of a popular, but largely unarmed, uprising. Victor Davis Hanson provides his take on how the war is progressing thus far, the […]