Victor Davis HansonHistorian’s Corner Whether the Athenian pandemic that destroyed a quarter of the Attic population in 430-29 B.C. and made it nearly impossible for Athens to win the Peloponnesian War, or the outbreaks of Yersinia pestis (A.D. 541–49) that ended the Byzantine emperor Justinian’s grand idea of a reunified Rome headquartered in the East, […]
Victor Davis Hanson with Jack Fowler analyze the critics of Condeleezza Rice, recent obsession with “whiteness,” hostile nations who hide behind accusation of US “racism” as they do worse, and the failure of universities to educate. Victor concludes with a story about his early childhood opportunity at a Martin Luther King speech. Share This
Victor joins Megyn on the first hour of her show to discuss to talk about Dr. Fauci vs. Sen. Rand Paul again, the continued fallout and reaction to Tuesday’s red wave in Virginia and throughout America, the status of Biden’s agenda, and more. Share This
Victor Davis Hanson American Greatness The Left may not wish to admit it, but the fortunes of a once moribund Donald Trump of January 2021 have now largely recovered—even before the stunning gubernatorial victory of Republican Glenn Youngkin in Virginia. How and why? One, Joe Biden did not, as dishonestly advertised, prove to be good
Victor Davis Hanson reflects on the Tuesday (Nov. 2) election results in Virginia, New Jersey, and New York with cohost Sami Winc. Share This
Dr. Hanson joins Peter Robinson in this interview which covers a wide spectrum of topics and references, including the Acts of the Apostles, immigration, Jim Crow laws, primary tribal identities, the suburban everyman, the shrinking middle class, and JFK’s “Ich bin ein Berliner” speech. Share This
Victor Davis Hanson notes that today’s anti-America forces aren’t simply protesting outside the government buildings. They’ve infiltrated the systems and work within the systems they once protested, and that makes them all the more dangerous to America’s constitution, to America’s democratic-republic, and to liberty-loving American citizens. Share This
Victor Davis Hanson Words Matter cis—fancy Latin preposition used by those who know no Latin class—a now taboo word that died around 2020 cultural appropriation—not dying your hair blond dark money—never used again since it is now all leftwing diversity—segregation revival equality—far worse than “inequality” equity—capitalism for me, Marxism for you fragility—a slur used by
Victor Davis Hanson Blade of Perseus Yes, the Glenn Youngkin campaign was supercharged by local and state issues. No Virginians, like no Americans, want to be called racists. In fact, they voted in their first African American and Latino statewide elected officials—classical anti-racism ignoring the “anti-racism” racism of the Left. Ditto the New York mayor’s
Paul Roderick Gregory // The Hill In July, President Joe Biden and German Chancellor Angela Merkel agreed to reimpose sanctions if Vladimir Putin used gas as a “geopolitical weapon.” This agreement constituted a concession in return for Biden’s waiver of sanctions on Nord Stream 2, which allowed its completion. Merkel had already vouched for continued