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.… Continue reading The World Woke Up
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… Continue reading In the End, Everyone Hated the Iranian Theocracy
Ten Iranian Questions
Victor Davis Hanson American Greatness 1. What are we to make of Saturday night’s destruction of the three Iranian nuclear sites at Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan? Trump and the U.S. military took a great risk and succeeded in astounding fashion. Operationally, the destruction of the nuclear sites seems to have gone perfectly, in contrast to… Continue reading Ten Iranian Questions
What Exactly Was Iran Thinking — Or Not?
Victor Davis Hanson American Greatness Iran apparently had not adjusted to its new 2025 status—or maybe it had. Most of its bought terrorists are currently either destroyed or anemic. There is no more ascendant Iranian “Shia crescent” in the Middle East. Russia is no longer a Middle East power, patron, and protector. The Assad dynasty… Continue reading What Exactly Was Iran Thinking — Or Not?
Who Really Are the Lawless and the Dictatorial?
Victor Davis Hanson American Greatness The left is in its usual sanctimonious but schizophrenic mood. The media claims daily that the Trump administration has usurped power. It is supposedly destroying democracy. It tramples on the rule of law and thus has created a virtual dictatorship. Yet at the same time, Democrats high-five the most recent… Continue reading Who Really Are the Lawless and the Dictatorial?
The Real First 100 Days
Victor Davis Hanson American Greatness Pundits are confused about what to make of the first 100 days of the second Trump administration. Supporters talk of “flooding the zone,” believing Trump is making so many changes so quickly that his opposition is reduced to deer-in-the-headlights infancy. They must be right when the nation suffers daily Democratic… Continue reading The Real First 100 Days
The Trump Counterrevolution and the Moral Ledger
Victor Davis Hanson American Greatness Despite the media hysteria, Trump’s counterrevolution remains on course. Its ultimate fate will probably rest with the state of the economy by the November 2026 midterm elections. But its success also hinges on accomplishing what is right and long overdue—and then making such reforms quietly, compassionately, and methodically. No country… Continue reading The Trump Counterrevolution and the Moral Ledger
Trump, Tariffs, Trade—and a Taboo?
Victor Davis Hanson American Greatness After only a hundred days, the Trump counterrevolution has made quite miraculous progress on the border, illegal immigration, cost-cutting, curbing the DEI/woke revolution, and a historic Ukrainian War settlement. The pushback to this multifront effort from the left has been formidable, if not hysterical. The greatest fury mostly centers around… Continue reading Trump, Tariffs, Trade—and a Taboo?
Do Elite Universities Really Wish to Fight the Federal Government?
Victor Davis Hanson American Greatness Harvard has refused to accept the orders of a Trump administration commission concerning its chronic problems with anti-Semitism, campus violence, and racial tribalism, bias, and segregation. Yet, unlike some conservative campuses that distrust an overbearing Washington, Harvard and most elite schools like it want it both ways. They do as they… Continue reading Do Elite Universities Really Wish to Fight the Federal Government?
Will Harvard Go Full Hillsdale?
Victor Davis Hanson American Greatness Harvard University has rejected various demands of a presidential commission on anti-Semitism. The task force wants to persuade Harvard to ensure Jewish students on its campus are no longer harassed, or else lose its federal funding. Harvard retorts that it won’t be bullied by Washington. Among its other requirements, the… Continue reading Will Harvard Go Full Hillsdale?