VDH UltraThe Mystic Chords of Memory. Part One
Victor Davis Hanson One baleful symptom of approaching 70 is spending more time thinking of the past than of the future—supposedly a tic that is incompatible with healthy aging and longevity. In fact, such retreats into the past are dangerous: siren-like they lure you away from the present conundrum and suck you into the past […]
Wreckage and Renewal
Join Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Jack Fowler in a discussion of the accident at the Titanic wreckage, RFK Jr. and other options for the Democratic Party candidate, and education reform, what it might be.
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Victor Davis Hanson: Revisionist History and the Dying Citizen | Robinson’s Podcast #112
Robinson and Victor discuss The Dying Citizen. More particularly, they talk about the Ancient Greek origin of a flourishing egalitarian society centered around the notion of citizenship, the way this history has been subverted and recast, the perils of judging the past through the lens of the present, how citizenship is threatened in the United […]
Have We Forgotten the Russian Way of War?
Victor Davis Hanson American Greatness “I think I am not exaggerating when I say that the campaign against Russia has been won in fourteen days.” General Franz Halder, June, 1941, Chief of Staff, Oberbefehlshaber des Heeres Masters and commanders of history who have sworn that they have defeated an incompetent, disorganized, and corrupt Russian army are legion. […]
How A Democracy Fights
In this weekend episode, Victor Davis Hanson talks with cohost Sami Winc about right and left politics and politicians in the US, the nature of war in our Civil War, and current military promotions stalled by Sen. Tuberville.
Investigations and Foreign Visits
Listen in as Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Sami Winc talk about Christopher Wray‘s testimony, the Select Sub-committee on Corona Virus Pandemic’s conclusions, and Biden’s visit to Britain.
Nation on Fire or Does the West Ever Snap? Part Two
Victor Davis Hanson Are violent immigrants who sparked a crime wave in Sweden, or the riotous in France, or those furious in Florida that Ron DeSantis dared to enforce immigration laws on the books, so aggressive because their hosts were expected to be so passive? They now fear that a DeSantis is a dangerous man […]
The Western Paradox
Listen in as Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Jack Fowler examine Ben & Jerry’s founder’s “stolen land” comment, French riots and the illogical of illegal immigration, the Dutch government dissolved, and the court case forbidding Biden administration to collude with social media outlets.
Ten Reasons Why Affirmative Action Died
The end of affirmative action was inevitable. The only surprise was that such intentions gone terribly wrong lasted so long. First, supporters of racial preferences always pushed back the goal posts for the program’s success. Was institutionalized reverse bias to last 20 years, 60 years, or ad infinitum? Parity became defined as an absolute equality […]
VDH UltraNation on Fire or Does the West Ever Snap? Part One
Victor Davis Hanson We recently witnessed days of riot, arson, and mayhem in France. Sweden is also mired in immigrant crime and violence—and immigrant contempt for Swedish culture. Sweden’s embassies are sources of threatened violence by Islamists upset that a Swedish immigrant from the Middle East burned a Koran. (Would Christians worldwide protest at Turkish […]
VDH UltraIsrael and Its Global Discontents
Victor Davis Hanson I just returned from 17 days abroad and watched a lot of BBC and CNN international news, given there were no other alternatives. Their coverage of the recent Israeli effort to destroy a terrorist network in Jenin was surreal. It can be summed up as the following: Killing Jews randomly inside Israel […]
Biden’s Record and Republican Campaigns
In this episode, Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Jack Fowler talk about Bidenomics, Biden’s diplomacy, border and crime record, Turkey and the islands of Greece, the polls and DeSantis’ and Trump’s standing and campaigns, and affirmative action cases decided by the Supreme Court.
Illegal Immigration and Western Spiritual Sickness
The usual suspects have weighed in on recent belated efforts to enforce U.S. immigration laws. Our now bankrupt media, the corrupt government of Mexico, and the Diversity/Equity/Inclusion apparat have damned a series of laws recently passed by the Florida legislature and signed by Governor Ron DeSantis that enforce existing federal immigration laws. Such critics seem oblivious to […]
Jenin, Istanbul and Athens
Listen to Victor Davis Hanson discuss with cohost Sami Winc the latest about the 4th of July, cocaine in the White House, no child support as reparation, and the current state of nations in the eastern Mediterranean from which he just returned.
Causes of Civil War and More
In this weekend episode, Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Sami Winc have a conversation about Gal Luft the whistleblower, US weapons in the Ukraine war, causes of the Civil War, and the trick of repetition in agriculture.
VDH UltraAwakening the Snoring Conservative Dragon. Part Four
Victor Davis Hanson What can we do to resist Woke? Here are steps 7-10. 7. Continue demanding changes at the university—the incubator of the entire woke revolution. The point is not to harm but to save America’s once premier institution. Conservatives should insist on a program to save higher education to ensure our national preeminence. […]
All Things Presidential
Listen in as Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Jack Fowler look at the current presidential race and especially the Trump-DeSantis divide. Then VDH examines the records of presidents in history.
What the Fourth of July Was Not
Victor Davis Hanson American Greatness Our national Fourth of July holiday—currently the nation’s 247th since the first in 1776—marks the birth of the United States. The iconic Declaration of Independence was published on the 4th and largely written by Thomas Jefferson. Its core sentence would become among the most famous words in American history: “We hold these […]
Silicon Valley Technology and the Generals Kenney and Lemay
Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Jack Fowler take questions on social media, whether our world mimics Ayn Rand’s vision, and Australia’s military history, which leads to a discussion of the generals George Kenney and Curtis LeMay.