Victor Davis Hanson explains the precedence of US strikes on Venezuelan drug-smuggling boats, the chain of command involved in the controversial second strikes, and the Left’s hypocrisy in branding Hegseth a “war criminal.” Share This
Victor Davis Hanson The medicine is sometimes worse than the disease. Or that is what the Left now means with its widespread attack “on affordability,” ICE enforcement, and the military. Leftists are now not arguing that the past four Biden years did not damage the economy, erase the border, destroy deterrence abroad, weaponize the government,
Victor Davis Hanson 4) Most of the hatred of Israel is prompted not by what it does but by what it is—a successful Jewish state that fuels anti-Semitism and envy. There are dozens of disputed or “occupied” areas in nations abroad. Yet most of the world’s critical attention turns only to Gaza and the West
Victor Davis Hanson asserts the recent shooting of two National Guardsmen in Washington, D.C., is a symptom of a growing tendency to obey laws selectively. Share This
Victor Davis Hanson Why we Americans support Israel is in the news recently—as in debates among the Right over its wisdom and propriety. There is a growing, anti-Israel wing of the Republican Party—ranging from neo-isolationists Tucker Carlson, Candace Owens, Steve Bannon, and Marjorie Taylor Greene to the extreme anti-Semitic, pro-Nazi fringe emblemized by Nick Fuentes
Victor Davis Hanson There was a third catalyst that prompted the dramatic emergence of Nick Fuentes and the Groypers. And that was the realization by such adroit demagogues that an entire generation born in the decades around the millennium had become embittered, frustrated, and increasingly prone to find cosmic culprits for their own vanishing American
Victor Davis Hanson evaluates the cost/benefit of H-1B* visas for the MAGA agenda and the Groyper infiltration into the MAGA movement. Share This
Victor Davis Hanson It is not at all clear that Tucker Carlson, Candace Owens, Steve Bannon, or Marjorie Taylor Greene have much, if any, influence on the Jacksonian foreign policy of Donald Trump, which seeks to achieve and maintain deterrence by opportunistically striking at perceived threats to the U.S. without ensuring “forever wars” abroad. Trump’s
Victor Davis Hanson Why suddenly in 2025 has a newer farther right, often overtly anti-Semitic cadre, appeared—as an “alternative,” well beyond the old populist “alternative right” of a past Pat Buchanan, Ron Paul, or the Tea Party? Obvious answer: It did not “suddenly” appear. But more correctly, the “Groyper” movement was growing insidiously for years
Victor Davis Hanson asserts that the Obamas (Barack and Michelle) should be more appreciative and less condescending to the American people, who granted them power and status. Share This