VDH UltraThe U.S. Is In Real Decline—Really! Part Two: Racial Relations
Victor Davis Hanson And on the pedestal these words appear: “My name is Ozymandias, king of kings: Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair!” Nothing beside remains. Round the decay Of that colossal wreck, boundless and bare The lone and level sands stretch far away. Percy Shelley, “Ozymandias” I say America is in serious […]
Lab Rats, Legal Asymmetry, and Special Envoys
Join Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Jack Fowler in a discussion of a Chinese biolab in the Central Valley, charges dropped for Sam Bankman-Fried, Robert Malley mishandles classified material on Iran, Mitch McConnell’s senior moment, and DeSantis’ recent controversies.
VDH UltraThe U.S. Is In Real Decline—No Kidding! Part One: Energy
Victor Davis Hanson Far-called, our navies melt away; On dune and headland sinks the fire: Lo, all our pomp of yesterday Is one with Nineveh and Tyre! Judge of the Nations, spare us yet, Lest we forget—lest we forget! Rudyard Kipling, “Recessional” There is proverbially a lot of rot in any great nation, which accordingly […]
The Biden Presidency Is Unsustainable
Victor Davis Hanson American Greatness Imagine if Gavin Newsom was currently Vice President amid the final meltdown of the Biden family consortium. Does anyone doubt that Biden would then either be forced to resign by Democratic politicos (for reasons in addition to his escalating dementia), or would be impeached and perhaps abdicate Nixon-style? The presence […]
The Spanish-American War, California’s Water, and Epstein’s Exploits with Universities
In this weekend edition, Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Sami Winc discuss Jeffrey Epstein’s relations with universities, the plan to blow up four Klamath River dams, the Spanish-American War and farmers living with their own mistakes.
VDH UltraWhat is Decivilization? Part Two
Victor Davis Hanson The architects of decivilization are the supposed elites who come out of our purported top schools, with allegedly impressive alphabetic degrees after their names. A Pete Buttigieg is a good example of their pomposity and incompetence, as he lectures us about racist freeway clover-leaf ramps, but cannot deal with an imploding air […]
Confounded by the Left
Join Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Sami Winc in this news roundup: Hunter’s plea deal gone sour, Kamala’s rant against history in Florida, and Democrats censoring RFK Jr.
NATO, Submarines and Looking Back on Tragedy
Join Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Jack Fowler to explore and explain NATO’s expansionism, US military decisions—abortion v. equipping our submarine fleet—our fleets history, victimology, “Killer King” hospital, and the beautiful memory of tragedies past.
The Wild 2024 Race
Current polls, pundits, and politicos insist that the 2024 race is a sure rematch between former President Donald Trump and incumbent President Joe Biden. It may well turn out that way. But in past election cycles, summer polls 15 months before the general election usually did not mean much. In December 2003, the CBS poll […]
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.