Subject: Proposed deal That was actually a pretty good deal you suggested. I’m afraid the trust level Putin holds for the west is near zero. No cease fire until an agreement is reached, according to Russia. Besides, given Russian superiority on the battlefield, I suspect they want Odessa. Some say Russian troops up to the …
Victor, I do enjoy reading your articles and watching you comment on TV. In your article (the west is sick of the new woke Jihadism) you ended with the following statement “Yet the more violent campuses and streets become, the more clueless the mobs seem about the cascading public antipathy to what they do and …
Dear Victor Hanson A dear friend I met in work-related scenarios once explained that he grew up in a family of dedicated Democrats but that he’d had his eyes opened by listening to Mark Levin on talk radio. It made me curious, so I kept that name in mind. Not long after that I discovered …
From an Angry Reader: First of all, I want to say that I am neither a Democrat, nor am I am Republican. I don’t follow party lines when voting. I consider the character, education, and experience of each candidate before casting my vote. Secondly, I do want to say that I am astounded to hear …
Dear professor Hanson, As at first a curious listener to your podcast trying to understand an academic pro-Trump perspective, over the years you have convinced me with your empirical ontology and deep historic and classical knowledge. Many of your arguments against left wing ideology have struck deep, being raised by baby-ber’s in the organic/antroposophic mindset …
Professor Hanson, I am a regular listener to your podcast. I really enjoy your opinion on things and your down to earth character. Although, I am not anyone special or someone with a large following on any platform but, I believe you would be open to a discussion regarding Joe Biden’s mental health. I am not referring to his signs …
7. This part of the world is not unlike the convoluted history of the former Yugoslavia. Crimea itself had been part of the Ottoman Empire but was annexed to Russia in 1783 by Catherine the Great. It remained Soviet until the USSR’s breakup in 1991 (Note that the Russians lost over 500,000 casualties vainly trying to save Crimea from the Nazis in …
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4. Putin crossed national boundaries (Georgia/Ossetia; Donbas; Crimea; the Kyiv area) in three of the last four American administrations (Bush, Obama, Biden), but not during the Trump administration. Most likely, Putin could not predict what Trump might do in response and so he was deterred. Thus, keep in mind that the leftwing claim that it is on the van of pro-Ukrainian support is contradicted by …
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From an Angry Reader: Dr. Hanson: I have been such a big fan of yours for years. But I am so, so disappointed you suggested Ukraine should give up land and whatever else to “negotiate” an end to the war with Russia; essentially pay Russia for the horror it has brought to Ukraine. Russia deliberately …
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From an Angry Reader: Norman Schwarzkopf: “I never want to be in a fair fight” … nothing wrong with preponderance of power — Proportional response is stupid and harmful. BUT do not call the Gaza incursion as revenge … it is not. it is to teach that the cost of waging violence against Israel will not be worth the expense. J Morgenstern Ann Arbor, …