Victor Davis Hanson and Sami Winc argue the Iran war has been highly asymmetrical and strategically successful, rejecting media claims about Iran’s remaining capabilities and urging sustained pressure to force concessions while oil dynamics shift, including UAE talk of leaving OPEC and the potential for prices to fall. Hanson says Middle Eastern states quietly favor […]
Victor Davis Hanson examines the role of inflammatory left-wing rhetoric in last Saturday’s unprecedented third attempt to assassinate President Trump within two years and explains why the Secret Service’s status quo is unsustainable. Share This
Violent rhetoric from celebrities and Democrats helped create the climate reflected in President Donald Trump’s third would-be assassin’s manifesto, argues Victor Davis Hanson on today’s edition of “Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words.” Hanson assesses Barack Obama’s response to the most recent assassination attempts, recounts attending the White House Correspondents’ Dinner in 2003, and
Victor Davis Hanson Iran The Iran War has (for now) transmogrified from one of military action—Iran has essentially been disarmed for the foreseeable future—to a political/geostrategic standoff. Why does Iran believe it can obtain a deal, given the U.S. devastation of the Iranian military? It knows the U.S. has no intention of invading the country,
Victor Davis Hanson Serling (who easily out-smoked my dad’s two-pack-a-day habit) was serious and answered in terse, short answers. He soon grew quiet but remained gracious and witty. He kept talking to us about politics in the car on the way over to the Reedley lecture, which my dad thought would be a blockbuster—given the
Victor Davis Hanson and Jack Fowler react to a disrupted UCLA Federalist Society event featuring DHS General Counsel James Percival, arguing elite law schools now reward activist intimidation and vulgarity while teaching critical legal theory. They connect this culture to rising tolerance for theft and political violence, citing Hasan Piker’s comments and a New Yorker
Victor Davis Hanson American Greatness Same Old, Same Old: Target Trump At the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, Donald Trump was the target of yet a third assassination attempt—this time in full view of the Washington press corps. The event was presented as a spirited night with Trump. After 11 years of avoiding the predominantly left-wing
New allegations against the Southern Poverty Law Center this week raise serious questions about how donor money may have been used behind the scenes. Like fire brigades in ancient Rome accused of lighting the fires they responded to, the Southern Poverty Law Center is accused of ginning up the same white supremacist violence they fundraised
Iran is losing resources but trying to survive by delaying negotiations while being resupplied via rail links to China and routes across the Caspian. Tightening the blockade and targeting infrastructure if Iran escalates would hasten collapse and could lead to eventual regime change, argues Victor Davis Hanson on today’s edition of “Victor Davis Hanson: In
Victor Davis Hanson examines Europe’s short-sighted indifference toward American basing requests and the Left’s ongoing effort to score political victory at home against President Trump by humiliating the United States abroad. Share This