Victor Davis Hanson American Greatness China has tentatively agreed to curtail sales of fentanyl to Mexico and other Latin American nations. For three decades, Beijing sent the raw product to Latin American and Mexican cartels. The gangs then processed and disguised the toxic brew as less lethal narcotics and prescription drugs for export. The cartels laundered the… Continue reading Not Quite Yet, China
Are Americans Better or Worse Off Since January?
Victor Davis Hanson American Greatness The left wing and media rage hysterically from one Trump psychodrama to the next, while Trump trolls both on social media. But all that is verbiage. What matters is the data and facts of Trump’s first nine months since January 20, 2025, in comparison to either Biden’s prior year or… Continue reading Are Americans Better or Worse Off Since January?
Who Are the Real Kings?
Victor Davis Hanson American Greatness So-called King, Donald Trump, ran in two contested Republican primaries. He ran three times in a general election. He was elected twice, and his party recently won a Republican Congress. In contrast, in 2020, Joe Biden did not run a typical campaign. He avoided the public, staying ensconced in his… Continue reading Who Are the Real Kings?
How Biden and Obama Failed in the Middle East
Victor Davis Hanson American Greatness The short answer to why both the Biden and Obama administrations failed to achieve peace in the Middle East is that they took actions opposite to Trump’s current efforts, which have led to a ceasefire. First, consider Iran. Iran was flush with cash, on a trajectory toward a nuclear weapon,… Continue reading How Biden and Obama Failed in the Middle East
The Pieces of Trump’s Peace
Victor Davis Hanson American Greatness What did Donald Trump do differently to obtain at least temporary calm in the Middle East compared to the failed efforts of past administrations, foreign powers, and the United Nations? Let us count ten different approaches. Trump curtailed a considerable amount of Iranian oil income and its dispersal. He stopped,… Continue reading The Pieces of Trump’s Peace
Reactionary, Neo-Confederate Portland
Victor Davis Hanson American Greatness In blue cities across America—Portland, Oregon, especially—often violent protesters now seek to surround ICE facilities to stop federal officers from fulfilling their assigned and legal duties of arresting illegal aliens. Some 10 million or more illegal aliens were allowed to enter the U.S. during the Biden years—illegally and thus without… Continue reading Reactionary, Neo-Confederate Portland
From the League of Nations to the United Nations to Trump Global?
Victor Davis Hanson American Greatness Historians traditionally blame the failure of the League of Nations—the post-World War I, Versailles-era dream of President Woodrow Wilson—on many things. Its membership was small (58 nations). The League’s utopian rhetoric lacked commensurate force. The postwar ascendant United States refused to join. The winners of World War I, like France… Continue reading From the League of Nations to the United Nations to Trump Global?
Comey Faces Indictment, but His Real Crimes Remain Untouched
We have no idea whether the current DOJ indictments will lead to a conviction of James Comey, namely that he authorized FBI subordinates to leak to the media and then lied about it, obstructing Congress in the process. It may come down to the word of Comey, a known fabricator, against the testimony of his… Continue reading Comey Faces Indictment, but His Real Crimes Remain Untouched
The Crudity of the Obsessive-Compulsive Left
Victor Davis Hanson American Greatness Donald Trump just visited the United Nations to offer a customary annual presidential address. Before he arrived, there were reports that UN staffers had joked about shutting down the escalator to chastise Trump for cutting out aid to some UN programs. Upon arrival, as if on cue, Trump was met… Continue reading The Crudity of the Obsessive-Compulsive Left
Trump’s New War Production Board?
Victor Davis Hanson American Greatness The left weighs in on anything that Trump is against, which drives it to lionize criminals like Abrego Garcia, champion open borders, and oppose increased oil and natural gas production. And they are against anything Trump is for. So often, they did not care much about big-city crime rates, supported… Continue reading Trump’s New War Production Board?