‘We Did That’: Baby Boomer’s ‘Generational Betrayal’
Victor Davis Hanson and Jack Fowler discuss the failure of Baby Boomers to pass on the American Dream and the values of their grandparents. Share This
America’s Decline
The Coarsening of the Culture and Howard’s End
Victor Davis Hanson and host Jack Fowler on the meeting between Trump and Putin in Alaska, the nature of war and deterrence, the decline of Howard Stern, cultural coarseness in public discourse, the controversial policy of in-state tuition for illegal immigrants, and more. Share This
From the Big Beautiful Bill to the Failure of Modernism
Join Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Jack Fowler for a discussion of the federal budget bill, the Reparations Now Resolution, criticism of General Milley, SCOTUS sided with Venezuelan migrants, was society more stable long ago v. Modernism, what will be said about the current generations, Strategika, Gordon Chang critical of deal with China, and Memorial
The Decivilizing of America
Victor Davis Hanson American Greatness Secure borders and stationary populations were considered the mark of emerging civilization by classical historians. In contrast to nomadism and constant strife over disputed territory, peoples who had clearly defined and protected borders ascended to statehood, maintained a distinct culture, and achieved greater prosperity and security. In contrast, what we
Are the Years of Madness Ending?
Victor Davis Hanson American Greatness Never in U.S. history has a president-elect been welcomed as the real president before his January 20 inauguration. And never has the incumbent president so willingly surrendered his last two months in office and all but abdicated—to the relief of his nation and the rest of the world. One reason
America’s Lab Rats?
Victor Davis Hanson American Greatness Half the country thinks something has gone drastically wrong in America, to the point that it is rapidly becoming unrecognizable. Millions feel they are virtual lab rats in some grand research project conducted by entitled elites who could care less when the experiment blows up. Consider: Our military turns over
The Destructive Generation—Proving America’s Weakest Link
Victor Davis Hanson American Greatness Governor Ronald Reagan, in his 1967 inaugural address, famously remarked, “Freedom is a fragile thing and it’s never more than one generation away from extinction.” Reagan today might have expanded on his theme by declaring that civilization itself is both fragile and can lost by a generation that recklessly spends
Is The Great Illusion In Ruins?
Victor Davis Hanson American Greatness In 2021, Joe Biden was elected after a bitterly fought campaign that deposed the incumbent Donald Trump. Democrats eventually captured, for a time, both the House and Senate, ensuring the most left-wing government in modern American history. Americans were then set to witness a great experiment. For the first time
The Pensive West: Self-Contempt and the Contemporary Campus
This weekend Victor Davis Hanson interviews Benedict Beckeld about his book Western Self-Contempt: Oikophobia in the Decline of the West and Kevin Feigelis about the Gaza war and campus life. Share This
Will DEI End America—or America End DEI?
Victor Davis Hanson American Greatness At the nexus of most of America’s current crises, the diversity/equity/inclusion dogma can be found. The southern border has been destroyed because the Democratic Party wanted the poor of the southern hemisphere to be counted in the census, to vote if possible in poorly audited mail-in elections, and to build