The Democrats’ October Surprises
On today’s edition of “Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words,” Victor and Jack list off and examine a few of the Democrat Party’s’ own self-inflicted surprises this October: Abigail Spanberger’s calamitous performance in the first and only 2025 Virginia Gubernatorial debate, and the strategy behind the Democrats’ unpopular government shutdown.
Victor Davis Hanson interviews Senator John Kennedy
Description: Victor Davis Hanson interviews Senator John Kennedy about his new book “How to Test Negative for Stupid: And Why Washington Never Will.” They discuss early Biden cognitive trouble, scared and tone deaf Democrats, federal and state juridication and more.
VDH UltraRemembering the Same Old, Same Old Protests—Now and 50 Years Ago. Part Five
Victor Davis Hanson As we walked out of the now deserted class, Billy suddenly seemed upset and added, “We need to split up and get the f**k out of here.” And I said, “Why? They started it, and they were the violent ones. We were just staying in the class we paid for.” He said […]
The Pieces of Trump’s Peace
Victor Davis Hanson American Greatness What did Donald Trump do differently to obtain at least temporary calm in the Middle East compared to the failed efforts of past administrations, foreign powers, and the United Nations? Let us count ten different approaches. Trump curtailed a considerable amount of Iranian oil income and its dispersal. He stopped, […]
VDH UltraReview: One Year until Midterms
Description: Victor Davis Hanson recaps events nine months into the “counter-revolution” of the second Trump administration, with thirteen months left until the 2026 midterm elections.
About The “Jews”
Victor Davis Hanson American Greatness Van Jones, the CNN host and commentator, recently complained that neither the global left nor the mainstream media are covering the horrific violence against Nigerian civilians by Islamic terrorists. True, they are not reporting the slaughter. Truer still, they should be. However, Van Jones went completely off the rails when he blamed “the […]
VDH UltraSpying on Senators and Crushing Free Speech in the UK
Description: In this episode, VDH and Jack cover the recent revelations about the FBI spying on U.S. senators, the anniversary of the October 7th attacks in Israel, political prosecutions under the Biden administration, the state of free speech in the UK and more.
VDH UltraRemembering the Same Old, Same Old Protests—Now and 50 Years Ago. Part Four
Victor Davis Hanson My next occasion with the anti-war, Che Guevara, Santa Cruz Left followed the next spring, 1973. These were the final gasps of anti-war protests sputtering out over the very end of the Cambodia misadventure, with the U.S. Air Force bombing of Cambodia to save the pro-American Lon Nol government (the tail end […]
VDH UltraRemembering the Same Old, Same Old Protestors—Now and 50 Υears Ago. Part Three
Victor Davis Hanson Oddly, I was not quite the final one to leave the amphitheater. The speaker herself also had strangely lingered to the last. So, by accident, I met a complete stranger, but apparently a well-known campus radical, at the very moment I reached the main exit aisle. We were the last two there. […]
Reactionary, Neo-Confederate Portland
Victor Davis Hanson American Greatness In blue cities across America—Portland, Oregon, especially—often violent protesters now seek to surround ICE facilities to stop federal officers from fulfilling their assigned and legal duties of arresting illegal aliens. Some 10 million or more illegal aliens were allowed to enter the U.S. during the Biden years—illegally and thus without […]
VDH UltraTomahawks to Ukraine
Description: Victor Davis Hanson discusses the current state of war in Ukraine from the aid provided by the United States and the European states to the strategic questions raised by new developments. Correction of an error in this video: Victor meant to say that Russia’s population is four times bigger than the Ukraine’s, and its […]
From the League of Nations to the United Nations to Trump Global?
Victor Davis Hanson American Greatness Historians traditionally blame the failure of the League of Nations—the post-World War I, Versailles-era dream of President Woodrow Wilson—on many things. Its membership was small (58 nations). The League’s utopian rhetoric lacked commensurate force. The postwar ascendant United States refused to join. The winners of World War I, like France […]
Barack and Hillary, Singing the Same Old Song
In this episode VDH and Jack comment on recent remarks by Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton regarding ‘old white Christian men’, the question of birthright citizenship, California’s Proposition 50 on redistricting, and more.
VDH UltraBarack and Hillary, Singing the Same Old Song
Description: In this episode VDH and Jack comment on recent remarks by Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton regarding ‘old white Christian men’, the question of birthright citizenship, California’s Proposition 50 on redistricting, and more.
VDH UltraRemembering the Same Old, Same Old Protests—Now and 50 Years Ago. Part Two
Victor Davis Hanson As far as the noisy march down to the Santa Cruz courthouse, I remember that it went something like “Hey, Hey, Ho, Ho, Nixon’s Gotta Go.” And the updated “Not in Our Name!” etc., etc. We two looked out of place given we had T-shirts and Levis on with baseball caps with […]
VDH UltraRemembering the Same Old, Same Old Protesters—Now and 50 Years Ago. Part One
Victor Davis Hanson Americans have viewed a lot of recent demonstrations against ICE turn violent. They have watched leftists disrupt commemorations for the late Charlie Kirk, and harass Turning Point, USA information tables on campuses. Occasionally leftists find where Trump officials are walking, eating, or speaking and try to urge followers to “get in their […]
The UN’s True Colors: A Tale of Two Leaders
In this episode Victor and Jack discuss military leadership during the Trump Administration, delegates walking out on Netanyahu’s speech at the UN, the double standards in global politics, Comey’s indictment and the FBI’s role in the January 6th events, and more.
VDH UltraThe UN’s True Colors: A Tale of Two Leaders
Description: In this episode Victor and Jack discuss military leadership during the Trump Administration, delegates walking out on Netanyahu’s speech at the UN, the double standards in global politics, Comey’s indictment and the FBI’s role in the January 6th events, and more.
Comey Faces Indictment, but His Real Crimes Remain Untouched
We have no idea whether the current DOJ indictments will lead to a conviction of James Comey, namely that he authorized FBI subordinates to leak to the media and then lied about it, obstructing Congress in the process. It may come down to the word of Comey, a known fabricator, against the testimony of his […]
A Conservative Schism? And the Battle of Crete, 1941
In this weekend episode, VDH and Sami look at, among other things, Tucker Carlson’s remarks at the memorial for Charlie Kirk and how Tucker’s brand of conservatism echoes Pat Buchanan’s, humanitarian aid efforts in Gaza, the failures of California’s solar power projects, and more. In the middle segment VDH assesses the Battle for Crete during […]