Join Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Sami Winc for discussion of the First Gulf War in our historical segment and look at current news about China, Russia, California and the Russian collusion hoax.
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Bryan Stephens
People used to say before 1990 that the Abrams could never do what Patton did in the Battle of the Bulge.
The Gulf War proves all the nay sayers about American Technology in the 1980s were wrong.
RONALD MECHSNER
Dr. Hanson, I really enjoyed listening to this episode. These episodes are a regular listen as I walk my dogs Sunday am in LA County.
As a native born Canadian, now naturalized American, I think I can understand to a degree why the President focuses more on Canada than Mexico in the trade arguments. This is not to excuse the reasons to challenge Mexico – it is not a friendly nation or a partner of the US for the reasons you cogently presented – and more. But Canada is, even if the past subsidy of the past US-CDA trade relationship is a $62B-$63B subsidy to Canada.
Canada, at least up until the Trudeau pere et fils, was a close partner and ally of the US. At times, it was not that different from a ’51st state’. But it clearly fundamentally changed under Justin Trudeau and the Liberal Party mindset of much of the last decade. We can see some of this with the focus that new PM Carney has towards trying to get Canada membership in the European Union.
The Canadian government, under Trudeau and Carney, have not been a friend of the US. Now they proclaim their support, like UK and France, for a ‘Palestinian State’. Mexico has, for the longest time not been a friend of the US. But when a long-term friend turns on the US and it’s Administration, it should be addressed harsher than a nation that was adversarial and corrupt for decades.
Peter Wrenshall
Dear Dr. Hanson: You mentioned that Trump seems more concerned with Canada’s faults as a trading partner than Mexico, when it should be the other way around. I agree: From my perspective as a Canadian, this illustrates one of Trump’s most important weaknesses – he often seems to let personal pique inappropriately affect his foreign policy. I would also say, as you apparently do, that Trump is taking serious risks when he uses tariffs as a foreign policy tool unrelated to economic issues.
Charles Carroll
Dr Hanson says that illegal aliens who do useful work and don’t otherwise break laws should be allowed to stay after paying a fine. Many of these fine people work by stealing Americans’ Social Security Numbers. My wife is a preparer for H&R Block and can attest that it isn’t all that occasional. Then the American files and has his or her form rejected. Can’t get the refund some of them really need. Can’t E-file. Preparers have to write letters and work with Ombudsmen to arrange for the American to manually file. Why don’t these Americans count for anything?
We have had a guest worker program in effect for decades. My daughter’s father-in-law in southwest Kansas had Mexican workers for years. He filled out the paperwork every year. Put the workers up in nice houses (I personally visited them) and was proud of the long-term relationships he had with them. Even sponsored some for U.S. citizenship.
Bob Lewis
Listening on Blade of Perseus and lost sound at around 44 minutes. Saturday 8/2/25
People used to say before 1990 that the Abrams could never do what Patton did in the Battle of the Bulge.
The Gulf War proves all the nay sayers about American Technology in the 1980s were wrong.
Dr. Hanson, I really enjoyed listening to this episode. These episodes are a regular listen as I walk my dogs Sunday am in LA County.
As a native born Canadian, now naturalized American, I think I can understand to a degree why the President focuses more on Canada than Mexico in the trade arguments. This is not to excuse the reasons to challenge Mexico – it is not a friendly nation or a partner of the US for the reasons you cogently presented – and more. But Canada is, even if the past subsidy of the past US-CDA trade relationship is a $62B-$63B subsidy to Canada.
Canada, at least up until the Trudeau pere et fils, was a close partner and ally of the US. At times, it was not that different from a ’51st state’. But it clearly fundamentally changed under Justin Trudeau and the Liberal Party mindset of much of the last decade. We can see some of this with the focus that new PM Carney has towards trying to get Canada membership in the European Union.
The Canadian government, under Trudeau and Carney, have not been a friend of the US. Now they proclaim their support, like UK and France, for a ‘Palestinian State’. Mexico has, for the longest time not been a friend of the US. But when a long-term friend turns on the US and it’s Administration, it should be addressed harsher than a nation that was adversarial and corrupt for decades.
Dear Dr. Hanson: You mentioned that Trump seems more concerned with Canada’s faults as a trading partner than Mexico, when it should be the other way around. I agree: From my perspective as a Canadian, this illustrates one of Trump’s most important weaknesses – he often seems to let personal pique inappropriately affect his foreign policy. I would also say, as you apparently do, that Trump is taking serious risks when he uses tariffs as a foreign policy tool unrelated to economic issues.
Dr Hanson says that illegal aliens who do useful work and don’t otherwise break laws should be allowed to stay after paying a fine. Many of these fine people work by stealing Americans’ Social Security Numbers. My wife is a preparer for H&R Block and can attest that it isn’t all that occasional. Then the American files and has his or her form rejected. Can’t get the refund some of them really need. Can’t E-file. Preparers have to write letters and work with Ombudsmen to arrange for the American to manually file. Why don’t these Americans count for anything?
We have had a guest worker program in effect for decades. My daughter’s father-in-law in southwest Kansas had Mexican workers for years. He filled out the paperwork every year. Put the workers up in nice houses (I personally visited them) and was proud of the long-term relationships he had with them. Even sponsored some for U.S. citizenship.
Listening on Blade of Perseus and lost sound at around 44 minutes. Saturday 8/2/25