VDH UltraWhat is Decivilization? Part One
Victor Davis Hanson The Biden administration, with assent from California politicos, bureaucrats, Indian tribes, and green activists, is partnering with the state to destroy four major dams on Northern California’s Klamath River. Their ostensible idea is to facilitate better salmon runs, in part due to concessions to Native American lobbyists. The government brags that the […]
VDH UltraAmerica’s Razor’s Edge
Victor Davis Hanson We are the most powerful country in civilization’s history but not invulnerable. Even America will finally bleed out if we continue to open our own veins. Was it $40, $50, or $60 billion in equipment, weapons, supplies, and infrastructure that the U.S. simply abandoned in Afghanistan? That was that—no problem? We had […]
Conservatism, Education, and Small Towns
In this episode, Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Jack Fowler discuss the many conservative movements in the US, American athletes protesting the US, Stanford University‘s recent resignations, education does not need to decline, Hoover Institution’s direction, and Jason Aldean‘s song and perseverance.
How To Create Conspiracy Theories
Victor Davis Hanson American Greatness It is easy to birth conspiracy theories. All that is required is chronic government stonewalling of reasonable requests for transparency. Then add in high officials serially lying under oath, along with the blatantly unequal application of the law. Institutionalize arguments from authority of politicians and bureaucrats who refuse to adjudicate […]
Rhetoric, a Legacy, and Abandonment
Join Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Sami Winc this weekend as they discuss Trump’s rhetoric and supporters, the legacy of the Civil War, and Xiyue Wang abandoned by Princeton in Iran.
War, Political Parties and Child Diplomacy
In this Friday news roundup, Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Sami Winc discuss third party possibilities in 2024, the Ukraine war, Biden nibbles a child, Geraldo fired, and China cracking down on dissidents.
VDH UltraThe Mystic Chords of Memory. Part Two
Victor Davis Hanson Yet at that ancient time of such misery, I remember then thinking of the pep talk of Aeneas who tried to lift the spirits of his defeated Trojans, scattered by storm and defeat. I had just read Book 2 the prior week—Aeneid Book 2, Line 203—when the hero riles up his exhausted […]
Beyond Race and Social Movements
In this episode, Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Jack Fowler examine historically black colleges, the trans movement and the reaction to the new movie Sound of Freedom.
The Biden Family Caricatures
The Biden first family seems determined to confirm every stereotype of their antisocial behavior—to the point of dysfunctionality. During the 2020 campaign at least eight women alleged that then presidential candidate Joe Biden in the past had serially and improperly touched, kissed or grabbed them. One, Tara Reade alleged she was sexually assaulted by Biden, […]
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 […]