Federal Government

The Democrats’ October Surprises

On today’s edition of “Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words,” Victor and Jack list off and examine a few of the Democrat Party’s’ own self-inflicted surprises this October: Abigail Spanberger’s calamitous performance in the first and only 2025 Virginia Gubernatorial debate, and the strategy behind the Democrats’ unpopular government shutdown. Share This

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Reflections on the Counter-Revolution in America

Victor Davis Hanson American Greatness When Donald Trump entered office, he faced a number of choices that had confronted the last three Republican presidents, Ronald Reagan, George H. W. Bush, and George W. Bush. They all had the choice to either shrink government and reduce deficits or slow government growth while cutting taxes. They had the choice

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Who Caused the Counter-Revolution?

At some point, some president was going to have to stop the unsustainable spending and borrowing. To have any country left, some president would eventually have had to restore a nonexistent border and stop the influx of 3 million illegal aliens a year. Some commander-in-chief finally would have to try to stop the theater wars

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The Atomic Bomb Controversy and Fixing the Government

Join the weekend show with Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Sami Winc: a look at government employee decadence, Musk’s compensation package, Hegseth’s nomination saga and DeSantis’s name floated, and bombing Hiroshima and Nagasaki to end WWII. Share This

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Lies, Debates, and Equivocates

Join Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Sami Winc to examine the 4th GOP debate, the new, old cries and lies of Trump’s authoritarianism, university presidents who dither on policy against genocide speak, and the government’s lies and State Department’s censorship. Share This

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The War in Gaza Brings Out Anti-Semitism

In this episode Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Jack Fowler discuss Biden’s recent speech, China’s battleships in the Persian Gulf, anti-Semitism from universities to the federal government, immigrant sympathies for a romanticized motherland, and donating to our post-modern universities. Share This

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Targeting the Middle Class and Our Political Circus

Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Jack Fowler talk about the IRS targeting the middle class, the new US border is northern Texas, illegal immigration, AOC’s “spouse” getting perks, pornhustling candidate for the Virginia legislature, Manchin the artifact, and appeasing Iran. Share This

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The Locomotive of Truth Coming At Us

 Join Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Jack Fowler as they talk about Chuck Schumer, de-weaponizing federal agencies, wealth-hating California and turning it conservative, and the truth about segregated campuses and other left policies. Share This

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Anarchy, American-Style

Victor Davis Hanson American Greatness The 1960s revolution was both anarchic and nihilist. But it was waged against—not from—the establishment. Hippies and the Left either attacked institutions or, in Timothy Leary fashion, chose to “turn on, tune in, drop out” from them. The current revolution is much different—and far more dangerous—for at least three reasons. The Establishment Is

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Politics in America

 Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Sami Winc talk about permanent Washington power, the problem of the FBI and other agencies, Adam Schiff’s complaints, the new Republican House, and Charles McGonigal‘s indictment for Russian collusion. Share This

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