What the Left Has Left for America
Victor Davis Hanson American Greatness The present-day Left bears little resemblance to the old civil-libertarian, integrationist Democratic Party that existed from the 1960s through 2000. The antecedents to its current madness were once previewed in the old party’s extremist wing of campus radicals of the 1960s and 1970s. They were accentuated by Black Lives Matter […]
Napoleonic Wars and Plums
This weekend episode Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Sami Winc discuss the significance of the Napoleonic Wars and look at the whole production of a plum crop after they discuss some current news.
VDH UltraSigns of Decay, Fears of Decline. Part Five
Victor Davis Hanson Theft, of course, characterized failed societies. In the last four years America has become a nation of thieves. No need to chart the spiraling crime rate. More interesting is the reaction to it and the effects on the dying citizens who play by the rules. Here are the symptoms of a thieving […]
From India to California
Join Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Sami Winc who discuss a white manager winning $25 million in Starbucks’ suit, Tucker’s rant on dictators, India’s role in international affairs, Adam Schiff’s censure, Senate Bill 553 in California, Cornel West and Francis Suarez enter the 2024 race, and the movie Tar.
Signs of Senility and Bay Area Blues
In this episode, Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Jack Fowler explore dementia and the Oval Office, California politics — tech power, decadence and wealth — and San Francisco worse than the 1970s to which the experience of Eli and Shelby Steele attests.
America Wakes Up to Woke
Wokeness was envisioned as a new reboot of the coalition of the oppressed. Those purportedly victimized by traditional America would find “intersectional” solidarity in their victimhood owing to the supposed sexism, racism, homophobia, transphobia, and other alleged American sins, past and present. The so-called white male heterosexual victimizing class was collectively to be held responsible […]
VDH UltraSigns of Decay, Fears of Decline. Part Four
Victor Davis Hanson Broken things are a sign of decay and decline. The proverbial Third-World hotel room, and I know it too well, is a mishmash of broken water fixtures and light switches, non-working alarm clocks, and blinds that don’t close—aside from inoperable air conditioners, refrigerators, and heaters. I once tried to turn on the […]
VDH UltraAngry Reader
Re: A Classicist Farmer: The Life and Times of Victor Davis Hanson There is an active discussion in circles I travel regarding the difference between abject ignorance, and willful exploitation of that which a speaker may know to be true, but choices to frame in a way that serves a political purpose. When one reads […]
Pride and Impunity: The Biden Administration
Listen to Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Jack Fowler discuss the pride events at the White House and the Pentagon, new evidence on the Wuhan Lab leak, and evidence from Burisma incriminating Biden.
The Ukraine-American Gordian Knot
Most Americans sympathize with Ukraine and were and are willing to supply it with defensive weapons to repel Russian aggression. Proof of that goodwill is the virtual draining of U.S. weapon stocks—from stockpiles of anti-tank weapons and large-caliber artillery shells to anti-aircraft and surface-to-surface missiles. Yet the more the United States gives, the more Volodymyr […]
The Revolution in the Colonies and in Tractors
In this weekend episode, Victor Davis Hanson talks with cohost Sami Winc about the American Revolution and the history of tractors on the farm. He leads with a little more on the Trump indictment.
Who Killed Homer? The Demise of Classical Education
One of the most interesting shifts in the humanities is towards ‘social relevance’ and away from traditional modes of teaching. Is it right to say that the trend began several decades ago, at the same time Classical languages declined in primary schools? Today computer programs can translate languages almost instantly. The Classics, rooted for many […]
Justice, Injustice, and Fatal Street Brawling
Join Victor Davis Hanson and Sami Winc as they discuss a deadly fight in New York, Trump’s indictment charges and Waltine Nauta‘s role, and the Biden pride party.
VDH UltraThe Politics of Indictment. Part Two
Victor Davis Hanson So what is the ultimate fate of Donald Trump? I wrote in The Case for Trump that he was a Sophoclean/John Ford tragic hero. If you have not read the Ajax, Antigone, or Philoctetes, you still know the stereotype from Shane, The Searchers, High Noon, The Magnificent Seven, and even in some […]
Our Merry Band of Censors and Other Lawlessness
Listen in as Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Jack Fowler in a discussion of Southern Poverty Law Center’s influence and hate lists, “studies” educator’s censoring and indoctrinating, censorship of politicians on social media, and the politics of illegal immigrants.
Indict Walt Nauta? Why Not the Biggest Liars First?
Victor Davis Hanson American Greatness Walt Nauta is a 10-year-Navy veteran and served as an aide to former President Trump both in and out of office. Special Counsel Jack Smith has now indicted him for allegedly “making false statements in interviews with the FBI.” The indictment’s subtext is that Nauta refused to cooperate with, and […]
VDH UltraThe Politics of Indictment. Part One
Victor Davis Hanson Mike Pence had initially condemned Trump without context for his flawed archives protocols (he seems to be backtracking now). So has Chris Christie and Nikki Haley (she too had second thoughts). They are right that everyone must obey the law. But there are two other issues in play here: one, equality under […]