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Trumpism: Then, Now—and in the Future?

Victor Davis Hanson // American Greatness What was, is, and will be the Trump agenda?  Against all odds, what elected Trump in 2016 was a recalibration of American foreign and domestic policy—and the art of politicking itself. Doctrine and Policy In foreign affairs, the United States would no longer adhere to every aspect of the […]

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Trump Won the Debate—But Won Bigly the Post-Debate

Victor Davis Hanson // National Review There was a low bar for Joe Biden in the first debate, given his cognitive challenges. Because he exceeded that pessimism, he won momentum.  In opposite fashion, there was similarly an expectation that a disruptive Donald Trump would turn off the audience by the sort of interruptions and bullying

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Strategika #68: Crisis in the Eastern Mediterranean

Turkey In The Eastern Mediterranean Crisis Please read a new essay by my colleague, Soner Cagaptay in Strategika. Three wars that Turkey is currently involved in, namely in Syria, Libya, and the South Caucasus, suggest that Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s foreign policy has settled into a new phase. Erdoğan is building a “mini Empire” by—often—simultaneously

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The Unapologetic Bias of the American Left

Victor Davis Hanson // American Greatness Some yearn for the ancient monopolistic days of network news, the adolescent years of public radio and TV, and the still reputable New York Times—when once upon a time the Left at least tried to mask their progressivism in sober and judicious liberal façades.  An avuncular Walter Cronkite, John Chancellor,

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Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict adds to Putin’s headaches, West’s worries

An article by my Hoover colleague Dr. Paul Gregory in The Hill The last thing Vladimir Putin needed is another hotspot in Russia’s “near abroad” — Russia’s term for the 14 republics that once were part of the old Soviet Union, along with the Russian Republic.  In 2014, Putin boasted of an ambitious imperial restoration project; his

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A Few Cracks in the Progressive Wall

Victor Davis Hanson // National Review The contemporary progressive agenda — of, say, an Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Kamala Harris, Bernie Sanders, or Elizabeth Warren — has rarely appealed to 51 percent of the American electorate. Most polls show opposition to Court packing and the abolition of the Electoral College. Voters don’t seem to like the Green New

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Destroying the Institutions We Inherited

Victor Davis Hanson // National Review In the 21st century, hallmark American and international institutions have lost much of their prestige and respect. Politics and biases explain the lack of public confidence in organizations and institutions such as the World Health Organization, the Commission on Presidential Debates, the Nobel Peace Prize, the Pulitzer Prizes, and the

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The Case for Trump: Victor Davis Hanson Makes The Closing Argument

Ricochet Podcast Featuring Victor Davis Hanson With a little over three weeks to go before the election, we thought it would a good time to have a heart to heart discussion with our good friend Victor Davis Hanson. the Classics professor, the military historian, the farmer, the cultural observer, and the author of The Case For

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