VDH UltraControversial Cabinet and Agency Picks—Part Six
Victor Davis Hanson Pete Hegseth/Secretary of Defense 2. Hegseth would likely take a hard look at the 1-4 star general/admiral class and conclude: a) there are in general too many generals and admirals; b) there are far too many incompetent and politicized generals and admirals who have a demonstrable record of failure, especially during the […]
The Rising Tide: Blue State Blues and Trump’s New Wave
Join Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Sami Winc for this Friday news roundup: Israel-Lebanon cease-fire, Trump tariffs, the blue-state model, Hollywood leaving, Stanford censure, DEI dying, and Trump appointments.
Universities Have a 2025 Rendezvous With Reality
Victor Davis Hanson American Greatness Universities have suffered a cataclysmic decline in public approval and support. A Gallup poll taken this year found that only 36 percent of Americans polled either expressed “a great deal” or “quite a lot” of confidence in higher education—once the agreed-on touchstone to upward mobility. Gifting to most universities has been […]
Israel, Mexico, Europe and Giving Thanks in America
In this Thanksgiving episode, Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Jack Fowler talk about the International Criminal Court’s unwarranted arrest warrant for Netanyahu, coming troubles in Mexico, anti-Semitism in Europe, the case for Trump revisited, MSNBC addresses the cultural shift, the legacy of William F. Buckley, and things to appreciate on Thanksgiving.
VDH UltraControversial Cabinet and Agency Picks—Part Five
Víctor Davis Hanson Pete Hegseth/Secretary of Defense What are the pros and cons of the nomination of Pete Hegseth to be Defense Secretary (in the context of the accepted norms for DOD secretary nominees in the past)? Pros On the plus side, Hegseth is a combat veteran of both wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. After […]
VDH UltraA Few of Trump’s Controversial Cabinet and Agency Picks—Part Four
Victor Davis Hanson So, what were the standards that Gaetz did not meet? Or rather were current critics prior critics when there was questionable conduct at the DOJ? Do we remember Obama’s AGs Eric Holder and Loretta Lynch? Eric Holder flagrantly described his supposedly autonomous relationship with President Obama obsequiously as Obama’s “wingman.” He refused […]
America Just Escaped Revolutionary Destruction
Join Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Jack Fowler for the latest on illegal immigration and the Hispanic constituency, tone-deaf sanctuary-city policy in LA, how the election pulled the US back from revolutionary destruction, revolutionary justice and Daniel Penny, the Jaguar ad, the weakness of the case against Pete Hegseth, and Trump is the counter-revolutionary.
The Immorality of Illegal Immigration
Donald Trump will not be president for almost another two months. Yet Democrat politicians, both federal and local, vie to be the most strident in denouncing his plans to begin deporting millions of foreign nationals who, over the last four years, have entered the U.S. illegally. Trump pledges to focus initially only on the 400,000 […]
The Battles for the Philippines and Leftism Fatigue
In this weekend episode, Victor Davis Hanson examines the battles fought over the Philippines in WWII, and, in the news, more Trump nominations, Alvin Bragg’s cases, and Jussie Smollett is let off by the Illinois Supreme Court.
VDH UltraA Few of Trump’s Controversial Cabinet and Agency Picks—Part Three
Victor Davis Hanson Matt Gaetz/Attorney General Matt Gaetz has been the most controversial of the Trump nominees so far. The odds were that he would not be confirmed—and he was not by default after withdrawing his nomination in anticipation of hostile confirmation questioning and attacks. Gaetz certainly is a MAGA loyalist, a former target of […]
War in Russia, a Murderer in Prison, and Needed Change in D.C.
Listen to Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Sami Winc as they discuss the currently escalating Ukraine-Russia War, Laken Riley’s attacker sentenced and Trump’s immigration plans, the Left’s fiery response to Trump nominations Matt Gaetz and Tulsi Gabbard, and shaming the Congress to protect the DEI agenda.
The Trump Counterrevolution Is a Return to Sanity
Victor Davis Hanson American Greatness We are witnessing a historic counterrevolution after Trump’s victory, far different from his first election in 2016. The orthodox and the supposed scripted future are now suspect. And they are likely to be dethroned—from the trivial to the existential. Critics claim Trump has no mandate to stage such a counterrevolution. […]
A Study in Contrasts: Trump Sanity, Left Insanity, and Losing Cred Fast
In this episode, Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Jack Fowler discuss the La Leche League and “chest-feeding,” transexuals not being a third sex, child-endangerment, Trump’s warrior board and university reform, and Whoop-tee-do Whoopi trying to take out a small family-owned bakery with false accusations.
VDH UltraA Few of Trump’s Controversial Cabinet and Agency Picks—Part Two
Victor Davis Hanson James Clapper has admitted to lying to Congress about the illegal activities of the National Security Agency under his direction. Clapper used his titles and tenures to revolve in and out of lucrative billets in private security agencies prior to and following his federal position—raising the ire of watchdogs that alleged he […]
VDH UltraA Few of Trump’s Controversial Cabinet and Agency Picks—Part One
Victor Davis Hanson Tulsi Gabbard/Director of National Intelligence Here in no special order are a few of Trump’s most controversial appointments for high cabinet positions. Let’s start with Tulsi Gabbard, but with a warning: for each appointment, I will try to determine the existing bar for such a selection as established by either Barack Obama […]
A Liberating Time to Be Alive
Join Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Jack Fowler to discuss North Korean troops and Ukraine’s strategy, cabinet nominations Stefanik, Burgum and Gaetz, featuring the UN charade, the media facing a major political realignment, and Obama’s 4th term subverted.
Can Trump End Ukraine’s ‘Endless War?’
Victor Davis Hanson American Greatness Trump was elected in part on promises to avoid “endless wars” of the sort that cost American blood and treasure in Afghanistan and Iraq but without resulting in strategic advantage or civilized calm. Yet as a Jacksonian, Trump also restored American deterrence through punitive strikes against ISIS and terrorist thugs […]
WWII Peripheral Wars and Post-Election Shake Up
Listen to Victor Davis Hanson’s weekend episode with cohost Sami Winc. VDH talks about the peripheral wars in WWII, the shake up at the LA Times, the Left clinging to “mass” rhetoric on deportations, Gen. Austin on “lawful” orders, the Daniel Penny trial, and Melania Trump coming into her own.
VDH UltraHow the Republican David Beat the Democrat Goliath. Part Two
Victor Davis Hanson Money Harris and her PACs supposedly outraised their Trump counterparts by about $1 billion and spent that huge sum in little over 100 days. Would that not ensure Trump was crushed under a landslide of ads and commercials? Not necessarily. What if the commercials for Harris were both more costly and worse? […]
Trump’s Future Cabinet and the Woes and Throws of Harris’ Campaign
Join the Friday news roundup with Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Sami Winc: Trump’s nomination picks, a new Senate majority leader, 15 million less votes counted, Harris’s campaign finance woes, the fight among Israel’s leadership, FEMA withholding support to Trump supporters, and no one is really shocked that Harris lost.