The reaction to President Trump’s Iran strategy has reached peak absurdity—critics can’t decide if he’s too aggressive or not aggressive enough. While the media spins, the reality on the ground tells a very different story about leverage, restraint, and results. What actually happened—and why it matters heading into the midterms—cuts straight through the noise. Share […]
The reaction to President Trump’s Iran strategy has reached peak absurdity—critics can’t decide if he’s too aggressive or not aggressive enough. While the media spins, the reality on the ground tells a very different story about leverage, restraint, and results. What actually happened—and why it matters heading into the midterms—cuts straight through the noise. Share
Victor Davis Hanson American Greatness The rare quick and total victory over an enemy at little cost often ensures unquestioned political support in modern consensual societies. In most cases, however, especially in the Western world, ongoing military success or failure is adjudicated through the lens of politics—in a way sometimes at odds with the reality
The “Glib Barista” Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s, D-N.Y., ignorance of world affairs was one full display for the world to see at the Munich Security Conference last week. But why did she even go in the first place? Elections, says Victor Davis Hanson. VDH and Jack Fowler also discuss California’s ongoing billionaire exodus, which, by some
The “Glib Barista” Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s, D-N.Y., ignorance of world affairs was one full display for the world to see at the Munich Security Conference last week. But why did she even go in the first place? Elections, says Victor Davis Hanson. VDH and Jack Fowler also discuss California’s ongoing billionaire exodus, which, by some
Victor Davis Hanson American Greatness Recent regional special elections have seen Democratic candidates win a number of special election races. Now energized left-wing politicos remind the nation daily that every incumbent president, except three over the last century, has suffered substantial midterm losses in Congress. Polls show Trump suffering an average 11-point negative unfavorability rating.
Victor Davis Hanson American Greatness In the months before the April 12, 1861, firing on Fort Sumter, there were lots of sharp divisions in the North about the proper reaction to the first seven Confederate states that had already left the Union. Not all Unionists believed that war was inevitable. Some, in fact, were happy
Victor Davis Hanson and Sami Winc discuss whether President Donald Trump just didn’t want the distraction of the Epstein files, was protecting Republican donors, or was luring Democrats into a trap. Share This
Victor Davis Hanson and Jack Fowler examine the MAGA base’s current frustration and how President Donald Trump only has one year left to show results before the 2026 midterms. Share This
Victor Davis Hanson American Greatness The current economic indicators, at least those attributable to the 10-month Trump administration, are strong. Fourth-quarter GDP is estimated to grow between 2.7 and 4 percent, the robust latter figure according to the Atlanta Federal Reserve Bank. Inflation from June to August ranged from 2.7 to 2.9 percent, significantly lower