America Just Escaped Revolutionary Destruction
Join Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Jack Fowler for the latest on illegal immigration and the Hispanic constituency, tone-deaf sanctuary-city policy in LA, how the election pulled the US back from revolutionary destruction, revolutionary justice and Daniel Penny, the Jaguar ad, the weakness of the case against Pete Hegseth, and Trump is the counter-revolutionary.
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 […]
The Battles for the Philippines and Leftism Fatigue
In this weekend episode, Victor Davis Hanson examines the battles fought over the Philippines in WWII, and, in the news, more Trump nominations, Alvin Bragg’s cases, and Jussie Smollett is let off by the Illinois Supreme Court.
VDH UltraA 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 […]
War in Russia, a Murderer in Prison, and Needed Change in D.C.
Listen to Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Sami Winc as they discuss the currently escalating Ukraine-Russia War, Laken Riley’s attacker sentenced and Trump’s immigration plans, the Left’s fiery response to Trump nominations Matt Gaetz and Tulsi Gabbard, and shaming the Congress to protect the DEI agenda.
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. […]
A Study in Contrasts: Trump Sanity, Left Insanity, and Losing Cred Fast
In this episode, Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Jack Fowler discuss the La Leche League and “chest-feeding,” transexuals not being a third sex, child-endangerment, Trump’s warrior board and university reform, and Whoop-tee-do Whoopi trying to take out a small family-owned bakery with false accusations.
VDH UltraA 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 […]
VDH UltraA 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 […]
A Liberating Time to Be Alive
Join Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Jack Fowler to discuss North Korean troops and Ukraine’s strategy, cabinet nominations Stefanik, Burgum and Gaetz, featuring the UN charade, the media facing a major political realignment, and Obama’s 4th term subverted.
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 […]
WWII Peripheral Wars and Post-Election Shake Up
Listen to Victor Davis Hanson’s weekend episode with cohost Sami Winc. VDH talks about the peripheral wars in WWII, the shake up at the LA Times, the Left clinging to “mass” rhetoric on deportations, Gen. Austin on “lawful” orders, the Daniel Penny trial, and Melania Trump coming into her own.
VDH UltraHow 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? […]
Trump’s Future Cabinet and the Woes and Throws of Harris’ Campaign
Join the Friday news roundup with Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Sami Winc: Trump’s nomination picks, a new Senate majority leader, 15 million less votes counted, Harris’s campaign finance woes, the fight among Israel’s leadership, FEMA withholding support to Trump supporters, and no one is really shocked that Harris lost.
Restoring Deterrence Will Prevent Endless Wars
Victor Davis Hanson American Greatness On January 3, 2020, the Trump administration conducted a drone strike near Baghdad International Airport, killing Iranian Major General Qassem Soleimani. Soleimani had a long record of waging surrogate wars against Americans, especially during the Iraq conflict and its aftermath. After the Trump cancellation of the Iran Deal, followed by […]
Republican Loyalists, Democrat Spendthrifts
In this episode, Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Jack Fowler discuss Trump’s political picks, how 95% of Republicans loyal to Trump, Trump’s anti-establishment rhetoric welcomed by the people, McConnell refusing to help Republican candidates, the strange lucidity of Biden’s recent speech, Sotomayor losing favor with the Democrats, Harris campaign paying celebrities, the Left clinging to […]
VDH UltraHow the Republican David Beat the Democrat Goliath. Part One
Victor Davis Hanson Media Yes, the Left controls the Media. But the times they are changing. The biased news network triad of ABC, NBC, and CBS, along with PBS and the cable MSNBC, CNN, and CNBC news channels, may garner over 20 million nightly network viewers. Their anchors may be higher paid and more prestigious […]
VDH UltraWho on the Left Was Privately Delighted by the Harris Defeat? Part Two
Victor Davis Hanson Hillary Clinton. Prior to Kamala, Hillary was accused of running a singularly lousy and failed 2016 campaign as the nation’s first would-be shoo-in female president. Her effort was inept, marred by corruption and arrogance, and she was acknowledged to have blown an easy victory. Hillary resented deeply the idea that the upstart […]
The Restoration: The First Order of Business for the Trump Administration
Listen to Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Jack Fowler discuss the ways 2024 echoed 1865, dealing with military leaders who hope to thwart Trump’s administration, dealing with deporting illegal immigrants, cleaning up the Left’s messes in our cities and states, Newsom’s schizophrenic positions on policy, how Gavin wants to preserve that great destruction of California, […]
The Fault, Dear Democrats, Is in Yourselves
Victor Davis Hanson American Greatness “Men at some time are masters of their fates: The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars, But in ourselves.” – William Shakespeare, Julius Caesar “They had learned nothing and forgotten nothing.” – Often attributed to Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand The Democratic election postmortem immediately descended into public blame-gaming — […]