VDH UltraWhat Do They All Want from the Iran War? The Great Game. Part Four: The Paleo-Right

Victor Davis Hanson Many once hard-core podcasters/internet influencers/politicos and MAGA loyalists have broken with Trump, ostensibly because they have termed the 60-day air campaign over Iran (13 fatalities) a “forever” or “endless” war. A core of influential MAGA apostates (for example, Steven Bannon, Tucker Carlson, Marjorie Taylor Greene, Megan Kelly, Candace Owens, Joe Rogan, etc.) […]

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The Four Horsemen of the New Antisemitism

Victor Davis Hanson American Greatness Few predicted that blaming Israel and the Jews who support it would flare up in the early 21st century—and in America of all places, where there are nearly as many Jews as there are in Israel. After all, Israel is the only consensual society in the Middle East. It holds

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Antisemitism Surge, Iran Deal Doubts, Europe’s Free-Ride, and California’s Breakdown

Victor Davis Hanson and Sami Winc cover New York’s Mamdani removing a city webpage celebrating ties with Israel and broader incidents they describe as a mainstreaming of antisemitism, which Hanson attributes to DEI ideology, Middle East money and influence in universities, and Israel’s current strength. Hanson recounts a contentious Piers Morgan appearance defending Israel and

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Nazi Tattoos Used to Be Taboo—Now They’re in the Democratic Party

Victor Davis Hanson and Jack Fowler evaluate Tucker Carlson’s recent comments praising Maine Democrat Senate candidate Graham Platner, focusing on allegations about Platner’s past Nazi tattoo, extremist social-media statements, anti-Israel rhetoric, elite background, and questions about running for Senate while reportedly receiving 100% PTSD disability benefits. They discuss claims of election-related misconduct in Maine, including

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The Democratic Party Is Dead, Long Live the Jacobins!

Victor Davis Hanson American Greatness For the past century, the agendas of the Democratic Party were predictable. They professed concern for working Americans and supported blue-collar unions. Unemployment insurance, a 40-hour work week, disability insurance, and Social Security were their trademarks—often rapidly achieved by growing government bureaucracies and continually raising taxes. Still, many Democrats were

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VDH UltraWhat Do They All Want from the Iran War? The Great Game, Part Three: The Leftwing, Democratic, Media Nexus

Victor Davis Hanson Item: Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT) on that propaganda news that some Iranian ships claim that they broke through the American blockade, a move intended to bankrupt the terrorist regime, the senator in response posted on social media, “Awesome.” Item: Tom Friedman, New York Times columnist, remarked in an interview that while he

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VDH UltraWhat Do They All Want from the Iran War? The Great Game, Part Two: The Gulf and Israel

Victor Davis Hanson The Gulf The Gulf nations of the Gulf Cooperation Council (Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates) have two agendas—one stealthy and unknown to the public, and one transparent and well-recognized. That is, given their huge treasuries, their gigantic oil reserves, their vulnerable pipelines and refineries, their small

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