The “Glib Barista” Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s, D-N.Y., ignorance of world affairs was one full display for the world to see at the Munich Security Conference last week. But why did she even go in the first place? Elections, says Victor Davis Hanson. VDH and Jack Fowler also discuss California’s ongoing billionaire exodus, which, by some […]
Without a free market, the U.S. would not have “liberty,” “prosperity,” or “economic growth.” Young religious people who are not on the left used to support free markets “by default,” but that’s no longer the case, explains Mark Tooley, president of the Institute on Religion and Democracy. Share This
Truckers went from being revered in pop culture as the archetype of the “last American cowboy” in the 1970s and ’80s to teetering on the edge of irrelevance today. Why has the perception of the trucking industry by the American public “gone completely down the toilet”? There are many reasons the rugged individualists of yesteryear
Victor Davis Hanson he explains why he thinks Jeffrey Epstein “was too clever” to ever leave behind “a notebook” or “incriminating tapes with sex.” “I don’t think he had anything. And I don’t think that [Donald] Trump will pardon [Ghislaine] Maxwell. I think she’s going to sit there [prison] the rest of her life.” Additionally,
Mass migration isn’t just a policy debate; it’s a power struggle with global stakes. Bestselling investigative journalist Peter Schweizer, author of “The Invisible Coup,” lays out his thesis that mass migration isn’t just a humanitarian or economic issue, but also a strategic tool foreign powers use to reshape American politics. Share This
Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime performance this past Sunday has the country split on whether or not it presented a message of unity or division. And the decision to hand him the stage traces back to an unexpected source: a close ally of Barack Obama. Few fans realize that rapper Jay-Z has been quietly steering
We have “100 years of natural gas below our feet” is Rep. Troy Balderon’s, R-Ohio, appraisal of the energy situation in his home state. Since the early 2010s, The Buckeye State has been host to one of the largest “fracking booms” in the country, which has helped awaken and foster the entrepreneurial spirit throughout the
Following his major lung surgery at the end of Dec. 2025, Daily Signal senior contributor Victor Davis Hanson RETURNS for his first episode of “Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words” of 2026. Share This
Why is the classical education movement gathering so much steam in America right now? Deacon Christopher Roberts, classical education expert and president of Martin Saints Classical High School, argues that classical educators have an inner drive for communion with God, the eternal, and with each other and how this addresses America’s cultural crisis. Share This
The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments last November about whether President Trump exceeded his executive authority by imposing what some are calling “sweeping, worldwide tariffs” in Learning Resources Inc. v. Trump. While we wait for the high court to render a decision, John Yoo, a University of California, Berkeley, law professor and visiting scholar