Trouble Here and in England
Listen to Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Jack Fowler talk about trouble at 10 Downing Street, a crime wave in the US, Putin’s cost-benefit analysis, and what happened to BLM leadership and why. Share This
VDH UltraThe Wages of Woke Ignorance. Part One
Victor Davis Hanson Education is a zero-sum game. Every decision to read one book entails not reading another. For every language mastered, yet another is shorted. What to study is as important as studying anything at all. Ars longa, vita brevis. Woke is many things—Marxist, nihilist, cruel, incoherent, and especially careerist and grifting. But we
Zucker, Truckers, and Things That Make You Pucker
A look at the popular dissatisfaction with the direction of America, Tuckers protest in Canada, the Zucker resignation, Whoopi’s transgressions, and Spotify wars. Join Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Jack Fowler. Share This
VDH UltraA Child’s Garden of Animals. Mr. Possum and His Pecan Tree. Part Two
Victor Davis Hanson As I said, I used to hunt at the woodpile and usually at sunset. One early evening, a huge “thing” broke out of the woodpile. I assumed it was some sort of coyote (distance was only 40 yards, but the wood pile and lengthy shadows camouflaged the target.) I shot once and
Our Elite Is No Elite at All
Victor Davis Hanson American Greatness An elite is always variously defined. The ideal elites, as ancient philosophers argued, were a “natural elite” due to their exemplary character, aptitude, and work ethic. Understandably, a towering few ascended from all walks of life to positions of power, influence, and occasional wealth. But such a natural meritocracy, for
1960s: Looking Back and Forward at Counter-Culture
Inspired by recent critique of Joe Rogan by artist Neil Young, Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Sami Winc take us back to the 1960s where Young was a leader in the music scene of counter-culture. Share This
VDH UltraA Child’s Garden of Animals. Mr. Possum and His Pecan Tree. Part One
Victor Davis Hanson A Child’s Garden I think I was six or seven before I fully realized the farm was swarming with opossums. Given they were nocturnal creatures, I never saw one—until one day sometime around 1960, my grandfather asked us to go the henhouse near the barn and collect eggs. This time I noticed
Leaks, Protests and Party Politics
Victor Davis Hanson talks with cohost Sami Winc on the week’s stories: leaks on Hunter Biden’s Burisma ties and on the disastrous pull-out from Afghanistan, the Canadian truckers protest, and inside the Republic party. Share This
Russian Appeasement Was a Left Wing Monopoly
Victor Davis Hanson American Greatness One way of understanding the 2009-2014 Obama Administration policy of “reset” with Vladimir Putin’s Russia is to recall two iconic incidents. The first was the 2009 “reset.” Newly appointed Secretary of State Hillary Clinton announced that she would pursue a “reset” détente with Russia. America would relax the prior Bush
Crises: From Ukraine to the University
The Ukraine crisis tests NATO, Wokism devastates culture, and universities are destroying a generation: all this and more with Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Jack Fowler. Share This