Why Newsom and Harris Are Pretending Biden Was Great

Why are Gavin Newsom and Kamala Harris suddenly praising Joe Biden’s presidency? Victor Davis Hanson breaks down the political theater behind the Democrats’ about-face — and what it reveals about their panic over Donald Trump’s comeback. Also: French intellectuals, the influence of the Classical tradition on the Founders, Trump’s Latin American strategy, and more. Share […]

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VDH UltraUndermining the Supremacy Clause

Victor Davis Hanson reviews Article 6 of our U.S. Constitution, particularly the Supremacy Clause, and implores those in power in Illinois, California, Oregon, Washington, and New York to do the same. Article VI, Clause 2: “This Constitution, and the Laws of the United States which shall be made in Pursuance thereof; and all Treaties made,

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Are Americans Better or Worse Off Since January?

Victor Davis Hanson American Greatness The left wing and media rage hysterically from one Trump psychodrama to the next, while Trump trolls both on social media. But all that is verbiage. What matters is the data and facts of Trump’s first nine months since January 20, 2025, in comparison to either Biden’s prior year or

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VDH UltraAngry Reader 10-29-2025

From an Angry Reader Subject: Stupid Hit Job article Oh Victor… Hope you got paid well for your awful pack of lies about the “left”… Can’t think of anybody cheering on the Texas Floods. There’s an amoral lie. I’ll make sure to cancel my subscription. Why did I think you were better than this? Lots

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VDH UltraThe Secret But Real Story of California. Part Three

Victor Davis Hanson In the last two years, I have had two medical emergencies—a complete, strange anaphylactic shock due to a routine bee sting (the fourth or fifth sting that spring that had caused no problems) and pneumonia. And so twice I have gone to a local ER. On both occasions, I was about the

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The Left is ‘Bleeding Kansas’

Victor Davis Hanson American Greatness In the late 1850s, “Bleeding Kansas” was the term used to describe the escalating cycle of violence, when surrogates for the Union and soon-to-be Confederacy fought each other over whether Kansas would be admitted as a free or slave-owning state. As the assaults and killings increased, radicals set the agenda.

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