Russia Then and Now
Listen to Victor Davis Hanson discuss 20th-century Russia and the Soviet Union and reflect on events in the Ukraine today with his cohost Sami Winc.
VDH Ultra40 Years of Queensland Weirdoes
Victor Davis Hanson A Child’s Garden of Animals About 40 years ago, I visited a rural “pound” and adopted a Queensland Heeler (“blue”), or more properly an Australian Cattle Dog. I was confused what the strange, squealing, funny looking fox/wolf-like “wild” dog was—and had only seen one before owned by a Portuguese sheep herder who […]
Why Would Hispanics Drop the Left?
Victor Davis Hanson American Greatness A recent Wall Street Journal poll reported that if the 2022 midterms were held currently, some 37 percent of Hispanic/Latino voters would likely support the Republican candidate. An equal number polled support for the Democrats. Perhaps key is the 22 percent who remain “undecided” and thereby illustrate that the traditionally […]
New Old Talking Points for the Dems
Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Sami Winc discuss the reasons for the accusations of a Trump Coup in 2024 by the Left and then talk about Russia’s strategy on the Ukrainian border.
VDH UltraThe Return of the Angry Readers
Dear VDH, First, thank you for the high-quality output relentlessly streaming from your keyboard and microphone. I’m constantly struck by how much you produce and how good it all is. Our ancient Greek forebears would be proud to see how well you’ve mastered and employ daily the paradigms for thought, evaluation and expression they laid […]
The Classicist: Japan’s Attack on Pearl Harbor
Victor Davis Hanson and Jack Fowler talk about some myths, moments, and men in the 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor, especially the Japanese General Yamamoto, Japan’s imperial culture, and Japan today.
Why Is the Left Worried Suddenly About the End of Democracy?
Victor Davis Hanson American Greatness What is behind recent pessimistic appraisals of democracy’s future, from Hillary Clinton, Adam Schiff, Brian Williams and other elite intellectuals, media personalities, and politicians on the Left? Some are warning about its possible erosion in 2024. Others predict the democracy downturn as early 2022, with scary scenarios of “autocracy” and […]
VDH UltraThe Thinning Veneer of Our Civilization
Victor Davis Hanson Eeyore’s Cabinet Almost daily we read of another smash-and-grab, mass theft somewhere in California. The only surprise twist to these stories is the steady encroachment of thievery into high-end stores in places like Carmel and Walnut Creek. A friend I know in Fresno said she was at a store where a shoplifter scurried […]
VDH UltraSorting out the Strange Mess of Biden, NATO, Putin, Trump, and Ukraine; Part Two
Victor Davis Hanson Historian’s Corner Next, we come to NATO Remember that NATO supposedly hates Trump because in art-of-the-deal bombastic style, he screamed, he yelled, he cajoled—and he got NATO to spend an extra $100 billion on its defense with more commitments to follow. Ukraine is geographically near several NATO members. It is far distant […]
The Traditionalist: Puzzling Puzzles
Listen in as Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Jack Fowler discuss the Notre Dame Cathedral’s Woke, De Blasio’s policy disasters, China’s military spending, Nunes’ decision to leave Congress, Harris’ staff quitting, and the return of the “happy” 1970s.
Cracked Icons
Victor Davis Hanson American Greatness With fits and starts, we are slowly returning to reality after four years of mass hysteria. Our media-deified, progressive icons are finally being exposed as the deceivers they always were. Jussieopath From the moment details emerged surrounding Jussie Smollett’s hate-crime hoax, any sane, non-woke person could have recognized he was […]
VDH UltraSorting out the Strange Mess of Biden, NATO, Putin, Trump, and Ukraine; Part One
Historian’s Corner Victor Davis Hanson Dear Ultra Readers, Could you please help figure out the following confusion about the Ukraine mess as Putin ratchets up the pressure on Ukraine? We were once told by our Washington grandees that Trump was variously Putin’s “puppet” (Hillary Clinton), a Russian “asset” (James Clapper), and “treasonous” (John Brennan). Who […]
The Classicist: Blue State Blues
Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Jack Fowler discuss policy failures in blue states, media bias with no bounds, and blaming racism as an elite conceit.
Woke Got What It Wanted — and Then What?
Victor Davis Hanson American Greatness The woke movement was giddy after January 20, 2021. The Left controlled both houses of Congress. Joe Biden was drafted as the necessary veneer of 1980s Democratic normality to ram through an otherwise hard Left agenda. All the major cultural, financial, economic, entertainment, and media institutions had played various roles […]
VDH UltraThe Critical Race Rhetoric Versus the Reality on the Street
Victor Davis Hanson Eeyore’s Cabinet The Kenosha/Waukesha contrast summed up the great abyss between BLM/Woke/Media rhetoric and the soaring crime reality on the street. The former was hyped as race when it was not, the latter was written off as nonracial when it was. Rittenhouse should have never been arrested; Brooks should never have been […]
The Traditionalist: What’s Wrong With the Cuomos and Other Political Puzzles
Listen as Victor Davis Hanson with cohost Jack Fowler unravel Fauci’s hubris, the Cuomo filial assist, CEOs who praise China, Roe v. Wade in the Supreme Court, and free speech on campus.
VDH UltraGenerations upon Generations of Red-tail Hawks
Victor Davis Hanson A Child’s Garden of Animals In 1959 I first noticed that nesting high in the cottonwoods surrounding our artesian pond (long since dried up and in 2005 sold off) there were “big” birds. My father explained they were a pair of red-tailed hawks. My maternal grandfather added in details (he was born […]
Misremembering Pearl Harbor
Victor Davis Hanson American Greatness Most Americans once were mostly in agreement about what happened on December 7, 1941, 80 years ago this year. But not so much now, given either the neglect of America’s past in the schools or woke revisionism at odds with the truth. The Pacific war that followed Pearl Harbor was […]
Week In Review
Click Here to access VDH’s “Week In Review.” Victor wrote two series for “VDH Ultra” content which are must reads, and we have two weeks of American Greatness included below. We hope you enjoy the podcasts as always – the most recent week’s episodes are linked in this newsletter. We missed two weeks and, of […]