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Cry the Beloved Europe?

Victor Davis Hanson American Greatness   Nothing bothers the European elite as much as American conservatives praising the European foundations of their shared, but threatened, Western civilization. Europeans especially resent having their social-welfare state system critiqued by upstart, crass Americans. Their pique only increases as they push back against the condescending American idea that the […]

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Trump Calls Out Europe in New National Security Strategy

Victor Davis Hanson and Jack Fowler dive into how President Donald Trump’s newly revealed national security strategy statement takes Europe to task. They also ask the question, “Will Western Civilization in Europe be around in 100 years?” Share This

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Immigration Gone Wild

Victor Davis Hanson American Greatness It is hard now even for Democrats to defend illegal immigration, given that the Biden administration allowed in more than 10 million entrants. Among them were an estimated 500,000 criminals. No one believes that was wise or should ever be repeated. Worse, the message went out that there would be

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A Newsom Nihilist Nomination?

Victor Davis Hanson American Greatness As California Governor Gavin Newsom gears up to run for president, what in the world will he run on? Californians know that Newsom will not boast, “I will do for America what I have done to California!” Why not? Count the reasons. California’s astronomical gas prices and taxes remain the highest in

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The War in Ukraine: Lots of Questions and a Few Answers

Victor Davis Hanson American Greatness Why did the war in Ukraine start in 2021? As in 2008 and 2012, but unlike 2017 to 2021, Vladimir Putin sensed an American president would not or could not deter him, so he invaded a former Soviet republic. Under past presidents, Putin saw no downside to grabbing Ossetia, the

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Insurrection Chic

Victor Davis Hanson American Greatness Is Jeff Davis the Model? Who is the real, or fictional, inspiration for the new insurrectionary wing of the Democrat Party? The fictitious Hollywood insurrectionist, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, “James Mattoon Scott” (Burt Lancaster), who in the 1964 film Seven Days in May attempted to overthrow the presidency? Or perhaps

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Venezuela Is No Panama, and Trump Knows This

While many, Left and Right, believe the Trump administration’s decision to park the USS Gerald R. Ford off the coast of Venezuela is a precursor for war, Victor Davis Hanson argues that President Donald Trump’s America First base and recent U.S. history in the region may shine the light on an entirely different outcome. Share

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