Restoring Deterrence Will Prevent Endless Wars
Victor Davis Hanson American Greatness On January 3, 2020, the Trump administration conducted a drone strike near Baghdad International Airport, killing Iranian Major General Qassem Soleimani. Soleimani had a long record of waging surrogate wars against Americans, especially during the Iraq conflict and its aftermath. After the Trump cancellation of the Iran Deal, followed by […]
Republican Loyalists, Democrat Spendthrifts
In this episode, Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Jack Fowler discuss Trump’s political picks, how 95% of Republicans loyal to Trump, Trump’s anti-establishment rhetoric welcomed by the people, McConnell refusing to help Republican candidates, the strange lucidity of Biden’s recent speech, Sotomayor losing favor with the Democrats, Harris campaign paying celebrities, the Left clinging to […]
VDH UltraHow the Republican David Beat the Democrat Goliath. Part One
Victor Davis Hanson Media Yes, the Left controls the Media. But the times they are changing. The biased news network triad of ABC, NBC, and CBS, along with PBS and the cable MSNBC, CNN, and CNBC news channels, may garner over 20 million nightly network viewers. Their anchors may be higher paid and more prestigious […]
VDH UltraWho on the Left Was Privately Delighted by the Harris Defeat? Part Two
Victor Davis Hanson Hillary Clinton. Prior to Kamala, Hillary was accused of running a singularly lousy and failed 2016 campaign as the nation’s first would-be shoo-in female president. Her effort was inept, marred by corruption and arrogance, and she was acknowledged to have blown an easy victory. Hillary resented deeply the idea that the upstart […]
The Restoration: The First Order of Business for the Trump Administration
Listen to Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Jack Fowler discuss the ways 2024 echoed 1865, dealing with military leaders who hope to thwart Trump’s administration, dealing with deporting illegal immigrants, cleaning up the Left’s messes in our cities and states, Newsom’s schizophrenic positions on policy, how Gavin wants to preserve that great destruction of California, […]
The Fault, Dear Democrats, Is in Yourselves
Victor Davis Hanson American Greatness “Men at some time are masters of their fates: The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars, But in ourselves.” – William Shakespeare, Julius Caesar “They had learned nothing and forgotten nothing.” – Often attributed to Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand The Democratic election postmortem immediately descended into public blame-gaming — […]
The Political Blame Game and Allied WWII Air Campaign Against Germany
On this episode, join Victor Davis Hanson and co-host Sami Winc as they discuss the current political blame game and its implications. They also explore the often-overlooked two-year air campaign by the United States and Britain against Germany during World War II, shedding light on its significance and outcomes.
The Three Historians: Niall Ferguson, Victor Davis Hanson, and Andrew Roberts | Uncommon Knowledge
On Winston Churchill’s role in World War II, the false premise of the 1619 Project, the Cold War, World War II, and the role of historians in public life.
Election 2024 – Why Trump Won | Victor Davis Hanson
VDH joins John Anderson after President-elect Trump’s victory to explore why his direct style resonated with middle America.
VDH UltraWho on the Left Was Privately Delighted by the Harris Defeat? Part One
Víctor Davis Hanson The Bidens (of course). Dr. Jill had never forgiven Kamala Harris for smearing her husband on the 2019 Democratic primary debate stage as a racist. Jill suspected that Kamala was aware of or complicit in the Obama/Pelosi/Schumer/Jeffries machinations to dispose of Joe in July 2024. As a result, Jill now enjoys the […]
Harris Exit and Campaign Blame Game
Listen in to the post-campaign debrief by Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Sami Winc: Harris’s concession speech, say goodbye to some celebrities, who’s celebrating Harris’s loss, Senatorial races and GOP in the House, and rethinking campaign strategy.
Harris Was Always Doomed
Victor Davis Hanson American Greatness The presidential race was not unpredictable, as the now once again discredited polls swore to us. Instead, the great Trump comeback victory was clear by the last weeks of the campaign. The Republicans had made massive gains in voter registrations since 2020, when Trump had lost the Electoral College by only a […]
Post-Election Analysis: the Rewards of Authenticity and Hard Work
Join Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Jack Fowler to analyze the Nov. 5 election: Trump wins, the people fed up, the end of the end of never-Trumpers, the polls lie, Left dividing and divided, Harris never had momentum, poor choices of the Biden-Harris admin, the Left went radical, VP picks matter, and what will the […]
VDH UltraFrom an Angry Reader and Not Angry Reader:
From my leftist point of view, you just look like a dumb, racist old man…babbling on about mixed-race kids, whites this, whites that. You are such a stupid, shitty human. Love, Adam Jacobs Amerikkkan leftist Dear Angry Reader Adam Jacobs, Well, given as you say from your “leftist point of view,” I take that as […]
VDH UltraKeep Calm on This Election Day—and for a Variety of Reasons
Exhibit A: Final 2020 Wisconsin Poll: Biden by 17% October 28, 2020 news: “A Washington Post-ABC News poll found that former vice president Biden is leading Trump 57% to 40% among voters in Wisconsin.” Exhibit B: Final 2020 Wisconsin Actual Vote Count: Biden by 0.6% 49.4% | 1,630,866 48.8% | 1,610,184 As far as polls, […]
Last Thoughts on Election Day
Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Jack Fowler discuss the election: last polls, the call for Liz Cheney to face the reality of war, October surprises, political endorsements, insulting the electorate, breaking up the administrative state, Schumer advising anti-Semitic universities, and an analysis of California government inertia on the homeless-housing crisis.
From ‘Clingers’ to ‘Garbage’—Why the 16 years of Vilification?
Victor Davis Hanson American Greatness Who actually are the “garbage” people? Are they one and the same with Joe Biden’s “semi-fascists,” “chumps,” and “dregs of society?” Or Barack Obama’s “clingers?” Do they include Hillary Clinton’s “deplorables” and “irredeemables?” Are they FBI grandee Peter Strzok’s Walmart shoppers who “smell?” Over the last decade-and-a-half, Barack Obama, Hillary […]
Left-leaning Politicos With Eyes Wide Open and WWII Defense of the Soviets
In this weekend episode, Victor Davis Hanson talks with cohost Sami Winc about the long and failed German campaign into Russia. They look at current news: Bezos tarries, Fetterman astonished, one-issue campaigns, and Trump and the Jewish vote.
The Tudor Dixon Podcast: Rhetoric and Violence in Modern Politics with Victor Davis Hanson
Tudor Dixon speaks with VDH about the unprecedented nature of the current election cycle, the rhetoric surrounding political violence, the cultural revolution affecting women’s rights, and the backlash against progressive policies.