The Drossy Touch of Joe Biden
Victor Davis Hanson // American Greatness Almost everything Joe Biden has touched since entering office has turned to dross. None of his blame-gaming, none of his distortions, none of his fantasies and unreality can mask that truth. The Afghan Catastrophe Seven months ago, Afghanistan was relatively quiet—with about 10,000 vestigial NATO troops, including 2,500 Americans,
VDH UltraHistorian’s Corner: Ten Easy Ways to Unwind a Nation In Just A Few Months
Part Four: Steps 9-10 Erase Customs and Traditions Ending a nation requires discrediting its past. Start with Year Zero reinvention. That is, 1776 and 1787-9 are no longer our foundational dates. Instead 1619, a made-up date supposedly when the first African-American slave stepped onto North America, marks the foul birth of the now despised country,
The Traditionalist: Special on Afghanistan
Listen to Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Jack Fowler discuss the current events in Afghanistan. Share This
Ripples of Kabul
Victor Davis Hanson // American Greatness The American-nurtured Afghan military of the last 20 years that had suffered thousands of prior casualties evaporated in a few hours in the encirclement of Kabul. Enlistees apparently calculated that their own meager chances with the premodern Taliban were still better than fighting as a dependency of the postmodern
VDH UltraHistorian’s Corner: Ten Easy Ways to Unwind a Nation in Just a Few Months
Part Three: Steps 6-8. VI. Trash the Productive Class Why are frackers considered not just polluters, but near criminal enemies of the planet? Thanks to them, abundant natural gas has reduced US carbon footprints in a manner that exceeds those nations in the Paris Climate Accord. Thanks to them, the US has no strategic interests
The Traditionalist: Investigations of John Solomon
Victor Davis Hanson // Art19 and Just the News Join Victor Davis Hanson as he interviews investigative reporter John Solomon on the investigations of FBI misconduct, Hunter Biden’s computers, the Clinton uranium deal, and the whistleblower plus Vindman and more. It’s an exhaustive conversation. Listen in. Share This
Are We in a Revolution and Don’t Even Know It?
Victor Davis Hanson // American Greatness Institutions are being absorbed not just by the woke apparat, but by an array of ideologies that seeks to destroy them. The collective madness that ensued from the pandemic, the quarantine, the self-induced recession, the George Floyd killing and subsequent months of exempted riots, the election year, and the
VDH UltraOur Afghan Agonies
Victor Davis Hanson // The Blade of Perseus Joe Biden could easily have stayed quiet about his intentions in Afghanistan—or at least leave the enemy in some doubt. He might have maintained US air facilities to support Afghan forces, and kept the major cities secure as they were between 2017-20 under Trump, who himself
Radio Free Hillsdale: VDH, Coupland and Swineheart
Scot Bertram talks with Victor Davis Hanson about the re-release of his book MEXIFORNIA and the current state of our southern border. Dan Coupland takes a dive into the children’s classic TREASURE ISLAND. And Anthony Swinehart shares with us his discovery of a new species of hickory tree. Share This