Germany’s New Morgenthau Plan
Victor Davis Hanson American Greatness Less than a year before the end of World War II, then U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Henry Morgenthau drew up a nightmarish plan to punish postwar Germany. After the serial 1870-1871 Franco-Prussian War, World War I, and World War II—along with the failed Versailles peace treaty of 1919—the Allies […]
The New Middle East, Trumpian Lingo, and Manhood Redefined
Join Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Jack Fowler as they discuss discrimination against Jews, Netanyahu changing the Middle East, should masking be banned, redefining manhood, engineer degrees, DJ Trump’s beautiful use of English, Benito Mussolini and German’s invasion of Russia (1941).
The National Nightmare Is Ending
Victor Davis Hanson X Post Après Biden, “L’audace, l’audace, encore l’audace, toujours l’audace”! To paraphrase mixed French 18th-century memorable quotations: after Biden, follows not the deluge, but now daring, and still more daring, and always more daring. Why? A combination of two self-evident truths. Joe Biden’s inept administration proved an ungodly disaster, not just for […]
VDH UltraTurning Points on the Road to Trump’s Election: The Fani Willis Trump Mug Shot, August 24, 2023. Part Two.
Victor Davis Hanson VDH Ultra Willis indicted Trump for the crime of asking the registrar to “find” (not invent) Trump votes that he claimed he knew existed, but were likely “missing”. Like Jack Smith, Alvin Bragg, and Letitia James, Willis coordinated her writs with the White House. Remember that special counsel Jack Smith was appointed […]
Immigration, Civic Education, and Sleepy Joe
In this episode, Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Jack Fowler discuss impolite culture of air travel, necessity of civic education, immigration special status for Mexico, our Mexican-American community, other immigrant populations and H-1B, anchor babies, China’s military interests in Covid, and Biden’s befuddled four-years in office.
VDH UltraTurning Points on the Road to Trump’s Election: The Fani Willis Trump Mug Shot, August 24, 2023. Part One
Victor Davis Hanson VDH Ultra In our chronicle of key moments that might explain how Trump went from a departing approval rating of 34% to sweeping the Republican primaries and trouncing Kamala Harris, we now list a fifth turning point in his rebirth. Following the Mar-a-Lago FBI Swat raid, the Trump East Palestine, Ohio visit, […]
Devin Nunes Reemerges
Victor Davis Hanson American Greatness 2024 proved to be the year of the reemergence of many once and unfairly pilloried public figures. Elon Musk weathered nonstop attacks on his X social media platform. Furor escalated over his newfound 2024 Trump advocacy—even as he ended 2024 with his iconic Tesla brand still the best-selling car in […]
From Israel to Russia to the Temple of Zeus
Join Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Sami Winc as they discuss Netanyahu’s plan for the Houthis, Russia’s disruption of Baltic states and Finland, the AI advisor for Trump, questioning the electors for Jan. 6, and the Olympian temple of Zeus, a wonder of the ancient world.
VDH UltraVDH on Elon Musk
In this short video, VDH explains the work of Elon Musk. What has he done for the technology world and why is he important to the US. Click “Continue Reading…” and scroll down a little to listen to the video.
Around the World at Christmas
Join Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Sami Winc for discussion of the happenings in Iran, Germany, Israel, Ukraine, Panama, Greenland, and Trump’s ambassadors.
What Was So Different This Time About Trump’s Election?
Victor Davis Hanson American Greatness In the weeks before the 2016 Trump Electoral College victory, Trump was polling between 35 and 40 percent. He would average only about 41 percent approval over his tumultuous four-year tenure. No one knows what lies ahead over the next four years. But for now, Trump already polls at well […]
The Lame-Duck Period: Right Revolution, Left Devolution
Join Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Jack Fowler for discussion of the Musk-y shake-up, Biden’s pardons and forgiving student loans in the last days, Trump’s job applicant pool runneth over, Fauci’s job at Georgetown, the Left is San Francisco, bomb attack in Germany, and being a guest in a foreign country.
VDH UltraAlvin Bragg’s 34-Count Felony Indictment of Former President Donald J. Trump April 4, 2023
Victor Davis Hanson VDH Ultra There would be five civil and criminal suits and indictments lodged against Donald Trump. All of them shared at least three things in common: 1) none of them would have been gone forward had the accused not been Donald Trump; 2) none would have been filed had Donald Trump not […]
VDH UltraTurning Points on the Road to Trump’s Election: Visiting and Non-Visiting East Palestine Ohio. East Palestine February 23, 2023
As a reminder of the themes of this present Ultra series, we are reviewing in chronological order key, iconic events that fueled both the political recovery of Donald Trump and encapsulated and were emblematic of why he ran far ahead of Joe Biden and later defeated his successor Kamala Harris. We are trying again to […]
The New Movement: Art, Immigration and Diplomacy
In this episode, Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Jack Fowler talk with Justin Shubow about American Monuments and the NEA, and then they examine the mandates for the new administration, assassin Mangione a reflection on university graduates, defending Netanyahu against countries complying with ICC, Christmas movies and the hope that DEI is over in the […]
Fixing the Biden Border
Victor Davis Hanson American Greatness Joe Biden, to the degree he was cognizant, has always reflected the Obama-era utopia dream of a borderless world, and thus millions of poor have illegally entered the United States. On numerous occasions, he offered clear warnings of what he would do if he ever had power over immigration policy. […]
Statues, Budgets, and Open Wounds
Join Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Sami Winc this weekend for VDH’s thoughts on the Colossus of Rhodes, leaking from the Biden White House, the House funding bill, Newsom claims he has been DOGEing in California, Fani Willis off the case, and a never-again Never-Trumper.
Treasures of the Hapsburg Empire: A European Tour to Prague, Vienna, & Budapest
Join a 5-star historical tour like you have never experienced before. See the full itinerary and find more information by clicking here ITINERARY: Prague, Vienna, & Budapest 2025 Tour Sunday, June 8 Depart the United States on individual flights for Prague. Monday, June 9 – Prague Welcome to Prague. Tonight, join your fellow travelers for […]
VDH UltraTurning Points on the Road to Trump’s Election: The Letitia James Real Estate Lawsuit, Sep 21, 2022
Victor Davis Hanson About six weeks after the Mar-a-Lago raid, it was the turn of the New York Attorney General Letitia James to continue the lawfare. On September 21, she filed a civil suit against Trump, his corporation, some of his employees, and even members of his family—which was designed to bankrupt and neuter the […]
Border Wall, Climate Accord, and Defamation Lawsuit—Trump’s Win Win
In this Friday news roundup, Victor Davis Hanson talks with cohost Sami Winc about the border wall, Liz Cheney’s J6 antics, Trump and the Paris Climate Accord, Stephanopoulos’ humiliation in Trump lawsuit, and left-wing governments being challenged globally.