Victor Davis Hanson American Greatness There are two ways of looking at the midterms, now less than three weeks away. One is as a simple referendum on the issues and politicians of the day. The other involves a far deeper conflict of visions (as Thomas Sowell puts it): socialism versus capitalism, intrusive versus limited government,… Continue reading The Deep Midterms
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The Same Old, Same Old European Runaround
Victor Davis Hanson American Greatness Nearly every week, another psychodrama arises between the United States and its NATO partners. Europeans blame the Trump administration for the usual things—a lack of cordiality and bombastic threats. But two truths, rarely spoken, characterize all these spats. One is hypocrisy; the other is insecurity. Take Trump’s recent demand that… Continue reading The Same Old, Same Old European Runaround
Why the West Has Turned Against Israel
Why has the West embraced accusations of genocide against Israel while overlooking Hamas’s own genocidal ambitions? Historian Richard Landes joins today’s episode to examine how media manipulation, the spread of antisemitism and the growing alliance between radical Islamists and Western progressives are fueling a dangerous shift in public opinion. From staged footage to the demonization… Continue reading Why the West Has Turned Against Israel
What Might Have Saved Gaza?
Victor Davis Hanson American Greatness After October 7, 2023 Could the destruction of Gaza after October 7 have been avoided? The answer is yes—had Hamas so wished. First, if the Hamas leadership had simply complied with Israeli demands to (a) return the 251 hostages and (b) surrender the architects and perpetrators of the massacre of… Continue reading What Might Have Saved Gaza?
The Power and Perils of ‘White Guilt’ With Shelby and Eli Steele
Victor Davis Hanson hosts Eli and Shelby Steele to discuss Eli’s documentary “White Guilt” (based on Shelby Steele’s work) and argue that “white guilt” is a collective, transactional form of redemption that stigmatizes whites as racist and gives political and cultural power to those who enforce an oppressor-victim binary. They trace its emergence to the… Continue reading The Power and Perils of ‘White Guilt’ With Shelby and Eli Steele
Are We Becoming Gondor?
Victor Davis Hanson American Greatness The Despair and Hope of J. R. R. Tolkien The novelist J. R. R. Tolkien (1892–1973) repeatedly insisted that his epic fantasy The Lord of the Rings, written from 1937 to 1949, was not allegorical. But some scholars have argued otherwise, detecting contemporary, 20th-century influences in his storytelling. Tolkien fought… Continue reading Are We Becoming Gondor?
Why Millions Fell for Iran’s Biggest Lie
MinneDonald Trump brings top AI executives to the White House in a push to secure American technological dominance, drawing comparisons to FDR’s wartime industrial mobilization. Victor Davis Hanson and Sammy Winc also cover growing unrest in Iran, reports of passengers stopping an attempted cockpit hijacking on a flight to Tel Aviv, and the unraveling of… Continue reading Why Millions Fell for Iran’s Biggest Lie
Genocide Hypocrites
Victor Davis Hanson American Greatness On October 7, 2023, Hamas killers slaughtered 1,200 people, more than two-thirds of them civilians, inside Israel. For the ensuing three weeks, they refused Israel’s demands to turn over the 251 hostages and to surrender the architects of the massacre. No matter—within a day of the attacks, when Hamas gunmen… Continue reading Genocide Hypocrites
European Anti-Semitism, Saving Sinwar’s Life, and the Left’s October 7 Denial
European nations are turning against Israel while downplaying the realities of October 7 and applying a different standard to Israel’s response to terrorism. Victor Davis Hanson and Jack Fowler focus on Ireland and Spain’s increasingly anti-Israel rhetoric and the refusal to confront the brutality of the October 7 attacks. They also highlight the irony that… Continue reading European Anti-Semitism, Saving Sinwar’s Life, and the Left’s October 7 Denial
Remembering the False Gloom and Doom of the 1992 Elections—and the Upcoming Midterms
Victor Davis Hanson American Greatness In 1992, Bill Clinton won the presidential election partly on the basis of his campaign’s false accusation that George H. W. Bush had overseen “the worst economic performance since the Great Depression.” Or so claimed Clinton’s running mate Al Gore. James Carville, chief campaign adviser to Clinton/Gore, amplified that message… Continue reading Remembering the False Gloom and Doom of the 1992 Elections—and the Upcoming Midterms