Victor Davis Hanson I wrote on X about the three blind mice college presidents (Gay of Harvard, Kornbluth of MIT, and Magill of University of Pennsylvania). Recently, one blind mouse has tentatively resigned under pressure, Liz Magill, former dean of the Stanford Law School and lately president of the University of Pennsylvania. An introductory note and warning: […]
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Victor Davis Hanson Almost daily, western news agencies quote “15,000 civilian deaths” caused by the Israel Defense Forces. They once at least used to qualify “according to Hamas authorities.” Now they don’t even do that much, but employ “Palestinian authorities,” as a euphemism for Hamas liars. How does Hamas know the roughly exact number of
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Listen to Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Jack Fowler as they discuss difficult air travel, McCarthy’s new critique of the GOP, the Republican ticket must unify, Hunter’s indictment, and university presidents too blind to see real harassment. Share This
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Victor Davis Hanson American Greatness It is “Trump Will Destroy Democracy” season again. And predictably the Left has gone hysterical, after experiencing a trifecta of frightening 2024 news. One, current polls in the primaries and in a general election for now show that Trump would win. Meanwhile, Joe Biden’s popularity dives below 40 percent. His policies
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Join Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Sami Winc to examine the 4th GOP debate, the new, old cries and lies of Trump’s authoritarianism, university presidents who dither on policy against genocide speak, and the government’s lies and State Department’s censorship. Share This
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The leftwing media is shrieking about the impending “end of democracy” given the looming “Trump dictatorship” they fear. Characteristic of their scenarios is that they never follow up to cite extralegal actions Trump took while President. Let’s examine areas where dictatorial behavior might have appeared to confirm their charges and predictions: 1) Did Trump ever
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On this episode, join Victor Davis Hanson and co-host Jack Fowler as they discuss the latest in the Jussie Smollett case, Derek Chauvin being stabbed in prison, how the left project their prejudice and bias, what’s happening in Ireland and the beginning of Hanukkah. Share This
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Victor Davis Hanson American Greatness After October 7, the public was shocked at what they saw and heard on America’s campuses. Americans knew previously they were intolerant, leftwing, and increasingly non-meritocratic. But immediately after October 7—and even before the response of the Israeli Defense Forces—the sheer student delight on news of the mass murdering of
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Victor Davis Hanson The Left cannot govern, but its unpopularity often proves no bar to its acquisition and retention of power. Due to the media collusion/disinformation melodramas, COVID-19, the lockdowns, the ensuing George Floyd riots, Trump Derangement Syndrome, and vast change in most states’ balloting laws, the Left came into power in 2021 and controlled
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Victor Davis Hanson A common theme in writing about the Middle East is the separation between Hamas and the population of Gaza. Polls are quoted that show prior to October 7 Hamas was increasingly unpopular, allegedly because it was corrupt and had hijacked billions of dollars of foreign and international aid to divert it to
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