As debate continues over President Trump’s handling of Iran, some foreign policy allies are beginning to question whether the administration is applying enough pressure. Victor Davis Hanson weighs in on those criticisms, arguing that Iran has been dramatically weakened economically and militarily, while warning that any agreement should be approached with skepticism. Hanson also reflects… Continue reading California’s Decline Is No Longer Deniable
Karmelo Anthony Conviction Marks The End of Critical Legal Theory
In this Friday news roundup, Victor Davis Hanson and co-host Sami Winc discuss the Karmelo Anthony murder conviction and reactions to it, arguing the facts were clear and contrasting it with past high-profile race narratives they call false. They also cover violent incidents involving immigrants, including an attempted beheading in Belfast, and claim public anger… Continue reading Karmelo Anthony Conviction Marks The End of Critical Legal Theory
VDH on California’s Mail-In Ballots, John Bolton’s Classified Case, and D-Day’s First Week
“I can think of three races where Californian Republicans in purple districts clearly won on Election Day—they’ve even had victory celebrations. And then it starts just like this. You start to see the mail‑in ballots and then trickle, tickle, tickle, tickle, tickle, tickle, and the portions have nothing to do with the proportions that were… Continue reading VDH on California’s Mail-In Ballots, John Bolton’s Classified Case, and D-Day’s First Week
Iran Stalling Tactics, Reform Party Shock, Hephaestus & the Double Standard in U.S. Justice
Contrary to the belief of some media pundits, the Islamic world, not Israel, has inflicted the greatest damage on the United States, argues Victor Davis Hanson on today’s edition of “Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words.” Also discussed: Negotiations with Iran inevitably drag on through delay and deception, warning the prolonged standoff affects U.S.… Continue reading Iran Stalling Tactics, Reform Party Shock, Hephaestus & the Double Standard in U.S. Justice
Why Our Systems Collapse
Victor Davis Hanson American Greatness America has a lot of built-in safety backups and redundancies. But every once in a while, when tradition, science, time-tested protocols, and common sense are ignored, a fragile system utterly collapses. Usually, an iconic event reveals how vulnerable the entire country has become, and predictably occurs when suicidal ideologies and… Continue reading Why Our Systems Collapse
The Rogue’s New Gallery of Left-Wing Scoundrels
Victor Davis Hanson American Greatness The entire career of race-baiter Al Sharpton was founded on falsehoods about the Tawana Brawley scam. Nearly everything the left told us about the Trayvon Martin fight was false. The “hands up, don’t shoot” Ferguson fable and the Covington Kids myth were quickly exposed. The Duke Lacrosse and Jussie Smollett… Continue reading The Rogue’s New Gallery of Left-Wing Scoundrels
Woke DEI + Green Nihilism = Dresden in California
Firebombing on the Pacific Over 25,000 acres are ablaze in Los Angeles in the Pacific Palisades fire, a veritable living hell. Some 12,000-plus structures were incinerated. More than 250,000 souls have been evacuated and are in need of shelter. No one has really taken charge yet. And now even the woke culprits for the catastrophe… Continue reading Woke DEI + Green Nihilism = Dresden in California
The Selfish Californian
Victor Davis Hanson American Greatness We hear plenty of reasons for the perfect storm that imploded California. One-party, progressive government, of course. Decades of unchecked illegal immigration, without doubt. Years of mass flight out of state of the productive middle classes, certainly. But perhaps the most important, but overlooked, reason has been the infusion of… Continue reading The Selfish Californian