Iran

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, […]

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The World Woke Up

Victor Davis Hanson American Greatness In less than six months, the entire world has been turned upside down. There is no longer such a thing as conventional wisdom or the status quo. The unthinkable has become the banal. Take illegal immigration—remember the 10,000 daily illegal entries under Biden? Recall the only solution was supposedly “comprehensive immigration reform”—a euphemism for mass amnesties.

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Zohran Mamdani, Hypocrite Extraordinaire

In this Friday news roundup VDH and Sami look at the passage of the Big Beautiful Bill, the hypocrisy of NYC mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani, Justice’s lawsuit against LA for its sanctuary city policies, and the fatwas issued against Donald Trump and Netanyahu. Share This

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Iran and China as Paper Tigers

Join Victor Davis Hanson and Jack Fowler as they cover global perceptions of Iranian theocracy, assessing Iranian military effectiveness including during the Iraq-Iran War, the leadership of Xi Jinping, racial politics within the Democratic Party, and more. Share This

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The Decline and Fall of Our So-Called Degreed Experts

Victor Davis Hanson American Greatness The first six months of the Trump administration have not been kind to the experts and the degree-holding classes. Almost daily during the tariff hysterias of March, we were told by university economists and most of the PhDs employed in investment and finance that the U.S. was headed toward a

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NATO Revived, Iranian Sleeper Cells, & the Berlin Blockade

In this weekend edition, Victor Davis Hanson and co-host Sami Winc examine Trump’s polling and public support for military action, the Democratic Party internal divisions, Trump’s impact on NATO, the Berlin airlift of 1948-49, concerns over Iranian sleeper cells, and more. Share This

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Iran Abandoned, and Blue Cities, Too

In this Friday news roundup, Victor Davis Hanson and co-host Sami Winc look at where Iran stands with its ‘allies’, the continuing exodus from blue cities, and how to encourage reverse migration through self-deportation. Share This

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In the End, Everyone Hated the Iranian Theocracy

Victor Davis Hanson American Greatness It is hard even to digest the incredible train of events of the last few days in the Middle East. Iran had been reduced to an anemic, performance-art missile attack on our base in Qatar—the last Parthian shot from a terrified regime, desperate for an out—and a ceasefire. Iran would have

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Iran, the Pariah Nation

In this episode, VDH and Jack look at fallout from the Iran strike, the nature of the Iranian diaspora, the emotional toll the transgender issue has on parents, the removal of dams in California, the legacy of Sam Peckinpah, and more. Share This

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Trump Bombs Iran, While Obama Just Bombs

Victor Davis Hanson and co-host Jack Fowler discuss Trump neutralizing Iran’s nuclear threat, the unpredictability of Trump’s foreign policy, MAGA’s support for the strike, Obama’s pathetic posturing, Gavin Newsom as a mediocre failure, and more. Share This

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