The Hysterical Style in American Politics
Victor Davis Hanson American Greatness The post-Joe McCarthy era and the candidacy of Barry Goldwater once prompted liberal political scientist Richard Hofstadter to chronicle a supposedly long-standing right-wing “paranoid style” of conspiracy-fed extremism. But far more common, especially in the 21st century, has been a left-wing, hysterical style of inventing scandals and manipulating perceived tensions for […]
Our Gordian Knot: How the Left’s Agenda Hurts the Country
In this episode, Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Jack Fowler talk about Hunter’s stunts and anger, Trump’s trial and campaign, Fani’s fraud and frolic, the other Trump trials, Mexico takes advantage of an addled president, and DEI and desecration of veteran cemetery in LA.
Lawfare Against Trump Is Running Out of Gas
We should dispense with the tired narrative that four conscientious state and federal prosecutors—independently and without contact with the Biden White House or the radical Democrats in Congress—all came to the same disinterested conclusions that Donald Trump should be indicted for various crimes and put on trial during the campaign season of 2024. The prosecutors […]
VDH Interviews Roger Simon
In this weekend episode, Victor Davis Hanson talks with Roger Simon, novelist, commentator and screenwriter. The cover many topics from religiosity to his current book, American Refugees.
Lawyers, Secretaries and Crack Addicts
Join Victor Davis Hanson with cohost Sami Winc on this Friday news roundup: Fani Willis affair, Hunter Biden circus, Lloyd Austin disappearing act, Michelle Obama re-emergences and the Iowa Caucus on deck.
Biden ‘Saves’ Democracy by Destroying it
When faced with the possible return of President Donald Trump, the current agenda of the Democratic Party is summed up simply as “We had to destroy democracy to save it.” The effort shares a common theme: any means necessary are justified to prevent the people from choosing their own president, given the fear that a […]
Lack of Character and the Comforts of Nemesis
Join Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Jack Fowler for discussion of the Dept. of Defense, the perniciousness of DEI in the era of Covid, Francis Collins’ role in Covid19 information suppression, the role of nemesis, airline crashes, transwomen in women’s boxing, and Bill Ackman ‘s wife attacked.
Eye on the Prize
In this episode, Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Jack Fowler talk about the Biden speech on January 6, Democratic and Republican campaigns, the damage of court cases against Trump, Ann Coulter interviews VDH, and how the GOP should keep their focus on defeating Democrats rather than fight each other.
A Culture in Collapse
Victor Davis Hanson American Greatness In the last six months, we have borne witness to many iconic moments evidencing the collapse of American culture. The signs are everywhere and cover the gamut of politics, the economy, education, social life, popular culture, foreign policy, and the military. These symptoms of decay share common themes. Our descent […]
Munitions, Immigration and Greek Lyric Poetry
Victor Davis Hanson’s weekend edition with Sami Winc begins with US munition shortages, immigration madness and Biden voters jumping ship, and ends with a discussion of Greek lyric poetry and western civilization.
Gaza War and Gay Resignation
In this news round up, Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Sami Winc discuss the extension of the Gaza War in the Middle East, the resignation of Dr. Gay, and California’s Assembly Constitutional Amendment 7 (ACA7) yet another discrimination effort.
A Happy Biden Kwanzaa and Crazy New Toy Requirements
On this episode, join Victor Davis Hanson and co-host Jack Fowler as they discuss Joe Biden’s Kwanzaa wishes, the Governor of Minnesota shows his ignorance to history on social media, and California has new requirements for toys being sold in the state.
Harvard—Out the Frying Pan Into the Fire
Victor Davis Hanson American Greatness Harvard may assume the forced resignation of its president, Claudine Gay, has finally ended its month-long scandal over her tenure. Gay stepped down, remember, amid serious allegations of serial plagiarism—without refuting the charges. She proved either unable or unwilling to discipline those on her campus who were defiantly anti-Semitic in […]
The Utter Insanity of Joe Biden’s Open Border
Victor Davis Hanson American Greatness There have been more than 8 million illegal entries into the United States since Joe Biden was elected president. He appointed Alejandro Mayorkas as Secretary of Homeland Security, whose apparent prime directive was to destroy the southern border. That task is precisely what Mayorkas has now accomplished. The result is that the border is neither “porous” nor “problematic,” but […]
Horrors and Atrocities and our Universities
In this first episode of 2024, Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Jack Fowler talk over Trump excluded from the Maine ballot, Blinken-Mayorkas seeking amnesty, “Dr” Gay and the “disservice” done her, the horrors of Oct. 7 and the left’s support, the portrait on “The Blade of Perseus” and the modern painter after the Classical tradition.
End the Year with Hesiod and 2023 Highlights
In this last episode of 2023, Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Sami Winc discuss some remaining news stories, Hesiod’s Works and Days, and the best and worst of 2023. Thanks to all our listeners.
The Last News of 2023
Victor Davis Hanson with cohost Sami Winc looks at the final news of 2023 in the US and the Middle East: pro-Palestinian protests on Christmas Day, endless border fiasco, beyond Israel’s war in Gaza, the machinations of Turkey, Qatar and Mexico, and another lawsuit against Rudy Giuliani.
Water, Waste, and Losing Face
Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Jack Fowler examine California’s wastewater to water bill and other bad ideas, deductive indoctrination destroying our sophisticated society, the Shane-like character we need, Peter Daszak looking for public funds, and the most well-known cases of plagiarism.
Our Razor’s Edge
Victor Davis Hanson American Greatness At the end of the year, we are on the razor’s edge of many things that soon may blow up. Americans are far beyond President Joe Biden’s serial untruths of some eight years that he never discussed Hunter Biden’s various get-rich-quick schemes. All were predicated on the perception of foreign […]
The Legacy of Woke: Destroyed Brands and Privileged Victims
Listen in to Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Jack Fowler as they discuss Haley/DeSantis strategy, SCOTUS strike down of Jack Smith requests and Biden loan forgiveness, how the Left destroyed any university, company, movie and brand that took it up, and the history of Republican and Democrat.