VDH UltraPutin, Wounded but Deadlier. Part One: The Old Rules of Nuclear Powers
Victor Davis Hanson Historian’s Corner On the battlefields of Ukraine, the Ukrainians are getting stronger and the Russians weaker, despite their great disparities in population, GDP, and financial clout. That is both a good and an increasingly more dangerous thing. Russia is exhausting its munitions supplies faster than they can be resupplied. Ukraine is drawing […]
VDH UltraA Brief Anatomy of Ukraine. Part Four
Victor Davis Hanson What’s Next? For the all the fog of war, the back-and-forth Biden/Putin boasting and name-calling, and the Russian goblin-talk of using nukes, we are beginning to see the outlines of a cease-fire. Before the invasion, Ukraine had mostly lost its Russian-majority borderlands and much of Crimea to Putin. After the invasion, Russia […]
The Left, Leaks, and “Disinformation” Czars
Listen in as Victor Davis Hanson talks with cohost Jack Fowler about the leak from the Supreme Court Roe v. Wade decision, violence in America from the Left, Nina Jankowicz the new “disinformation” czar, a nation of Julias and Pajama Boys, and college graduations.
The Exasperated American
Victor Davis Hanson American Greatness A large majority of Americans now have no confidence in Joe Biden and his administration, which often polls below 40 percent, with negatives nearing 60 percent. Despite the 15-month catastrophe of his regime, the level of his own unpopularity remains understandable but still remarkable. After all, in 2020 voters already […]
VDH UltraA Brief Anatomy of Ukraine. Part Three
Victor Davis Hanson Why and how did Putin Miscalculate? So when Putin entered central Ukraine on February 24, 2022, he had assumed that the United States would only mildly protest. In a sense, he was right. Biden quickly withdrew American embassy personnel. He made it known to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky that the U.S. could […]
Victor’s Favorite Novels, TV Shows, and Movies.
Listen in as co host Jack Fowler asks Victor about his top films, literary works, and TV shows of the past.
Losing the People? Then Change the Rules
Victor Davis Hanson American Greatness Court packing—the attempt to enlarge the size of the Supreme Court for short-term political purposes—used to be a dirty word in the history of American jurisprudence. The tradition of a nine-person Supreme Court is now 153 years old. The last attempt to expand it for political gain was President Franklin […]
VDH UltraA Brief Anatomy of Ukraine. Part Two
Victor Davis Hanson Why Did Putin Invade Now? (Continued) We have seen why Putin did not trust Trump to be silent if he invaded Ukraine. Here are ten reasons why Biden assured him of a flabby response to an envisioned invasion. Biden appeared doddering, non compos mentis, and mentally enfeebled. His diminished state suggested (to […]
Is There Hope for the ‘Dying Citizen’?
On Thursday, April 28, 2022 Pepperdine School of Public Policy hosted the 2022 Augustus and Patricia Tagliaferri Dean’s Distinguished Lecture entailed Is There Hope for the ‘Dying Citizen’? featuring Dr. Victor Davis Hanson.
VDH UltraA Brief Anatomy of Ukraine. Part One
Victor Davis Hanson Why Did Putin Invade Now? Wars usually start with the loss of deterrence. So legitimate questions are raised why Putin chose to invade Ukraine in February 2022, and not say during 2017, 2018, 2019, or 2020? After all, these were all periods when Donald Trump was under attack by a special prosecutor, […]
The American Diet: Capitalism, Truth, and the GOP
Listen in as Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Sami Winc talk about corporate America, climate change, and the Left’s fears of the Republican Party with the impending midterm election.
The New Disinformationists
Victor Davis Hanson American Greatness The Biden Administration feels that it must now use federal resources to attack “disinformation.” So the Department of Homeland Security recently announced the creation of a “disinformation governance board.” The board’s executive director, Nina Jankowicz, at least has clear qualifications for the post. She previously had spread false rumors on social […]
An Interview with Classicist and Military Historian Barry Strauss
Victor Davis Hanson and Barry Strauss discuss his recent book, The War That Made the Roman Empire, and his friendship and experiences with Victor as classicists and military historians. Don’t miss them on the Roman Empire, reshaping the West, and his fascinating thesis.
From Elon Musk’s Twitter to Biden’s Inflation
Listen to Victor and Sami as they talk about Elon Musk, The Democratic Party, and the crisis of rising inflation.
VDH UltraAngry Reader 04-29-22
Victor Davis HansonFrom An Angry Reader: MLK-liberal Victor Davis Hanson admits once again that he facilitated the second-class citizen treatment of his white classics students while helping minorities leap over them. In earlier podcasts he has complained that the Hispanics he helped then turned on him, adopting Spanish surnames and Woke values, as well as […]
Burnout: Leftism Fatigues America
Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Jack Fowler talk over the destructiveness of Fauci’s mask mandate and other Left lies that destroyed people’s lives, the Durham investigation, what our military should really be focused on, and America as La-la land.
Tearing Down the Silicon Valley Wall
Victor Davis Hanson American Greatness Elon Musk has finally managed to buy Twitter. And the moment he did, the enraged Left flipped out. Abruptly leftists began trashing their favorite electronic communications platform as the domain of the nation’s elite, professional classes. Had they just discovered that they had been racists and privileged users all this time? […]
Who Holds the Cards?
Listen in to Victor Davis Hanson discuss with cohost Jack Fowler Musk’s offer for Twitter, Sharpton’s new cynicism, DeSantis v. Disney, Never-Trump-itis, and monetary policy.
VDH UltraAngry Reader 04-27-22
From An Angry Reader: Prof. Hanson, Your idiotic take on the left’s nihilism left me incredibly surprised. A completely new low, even for you. How about you do one on the right’s nihilism? According to you right wing nut jobs: scientists telling us the planet is becoming inhospitable don’t know anything, investing in infrastructure is […]
Remembering the Old Breed. Part Four
Victor Davis Hanson A Child’s Garden of Animals What did Mr. Frank Hanson teach us? How to ride mules, donkeys, and horses bareback. How to put a saddle on—and how to ride with it. And the “nevers”: Never leave an animal tied up in the sun. Never leave any animal without a pan of water. […]