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Victor Davis Hanson Show

A Swing and a Hit: DOGE and Diplomacy

Listen to Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Sami Winc as they discuss the latest revelations by DOGE, Trump’s Ukraine deal, Hamas in a pickle, German police raid homes of “hate speech” perpetrators, Keir Starmer promises troops, and Egypt’s bid to rebuild Gaza. Share This

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Tom Hanks, Margaret Brennan, and the European Ministers—Reveal It All

Victor Davis Hanson American Greatness Three recent but completely unrelated events illustrate the deranged hatred of Donald Trump and his supporters continuing now even into a second decade. And yet the venom only further marginalizes the left. In its too-long 50th anniversary spectacle, Saturday Night Live offered a skit in which marquee actor Tom Hanks did

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The By-Gone Era: Free Felons, Sanctuary Cities, and University Protestors

In this episode, Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Jack Fowler examine the new direction of the Trump administration: Bondi after felons, Boston mayor coddles illegal child rapist, ICE can’t be denied, Zeldin and the misappropriation of funds, DOGE suggestions taking hold in DC, and Bowdoin College student suspended for pro-Palestinian encampment during protest. Share This

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Is There a Democrat Blueprint to Regain Power?

Victor Davis Hanson American Greatness What is the long-term Democratic Party’s strategy to return to power? Americans may ask that only because so far, the Democrat agenda seems to entail polarizing and alienating as many voters as possible. They gleefully double down on their 2024 defeat. And they seem almost to grow ecstatic at ensuring

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Mythologies About Musk

Victor Davis Hanson American Greatness Here are some of the untruths told about Elon Musk and DOGE. “Musk has no right to cut USAID.”  Elon Musk and his team are not cutting any federal programs. They are auditors. They were given legal authority under a presidential executive order creating the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). Its mandate

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Historic Transparency, Theater, and Success

Listen in with Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Jack Fowler who talk about Secretary of State Rubio in Panama, moving USAID to the State Department, DOGE exposing excess, national test scores, Maxine Waters, California recovery czar, Biden security clearance denied, Trump theater versus Left histrionics, the fate of social media Parler, transgendered athletes banned from

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How To Commit Democratic Party Suicide

Victor Davis Hanson American Greatness The Democratic Party is polling about 31 percent approval, a near-historic low. Despite enjoying a huge lead in fundraising, legacy media favoritism, and incumbency, in the 2024 election, Democrats lost the White House to Donald Trump. Ever since, they have offered nothing new, no novel agenda, no innovative policies—nothing other

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A Weekend in the Hanging Gardens and in the Troubling News

Listen to Victor Davis Hanson’s weekend episode with cohost Sami Winc: Trump sues Pulitzer Prize Board over Russian hoax, new leadership for Democrats, Politico and Associated Press paid by USAID, Cooper Union university sued by harassed Jewish students, and Trump executive order barring biological men in women’s sports. Share This

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Trump First Weeks: Israel, ISIS, and Impeachment

Join the Friday news roundup with Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Sami Winc. Netanyahu visited D.C. and Trump entertained many initiatives, USAID funds going to terrorists and corruption, Canada bristles at tariffs, Democrats meltdown, and Al Green (D-TX) calls for impeachment. Share This

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Are Trump’s Tariffs Really Tariffs?

Victor Davis Hanson American Greatness Hysteria has erupted here and abroad over President Trump’s threats to level trade tariffs against particular countries. Both American and foreign critics blasted them variously as either counterproductive and suicidal or unfair, imperialistic, and xenophobic. Certainly, tariffs are widely hated by doctrinaire economists. They complain that tariffs burden consumers with

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