In this Friday news roundup, Victor Davis Hanson talks with cohost Sami Winc about DOGE confronted by the judiciary, Hamas weaseling out of promises, why criminal illegals weren’t caught before Trump’s admin, declassifying files on JFK and MLK Jr., Marc Fogel returns from Russia, and Fort Bragg becomes Fort Bragg once again. Share This
Elon, Hamas, and Deporting Criminals or the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly Read More »
Victor Davis Hanson American Greatness Here are some of the untruths told about Elon Musk and DOGE. “Musk has no right to cut USAID.” Elon Musk and his team are not cutting any federal programs. They are auditors. They were given legal authority under a presidential executive order creating the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). Its mandate
Mythologies About Musk Read More »
Join the Friday news roundup with Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Sami Winc. Netanyahu visited D.C. and Trump entertained many initiatives, USAID funds going to terrorists and corruption, Canada bristles at tariffs, Democrats meltdown, and Al Green (D-TX) calls for impeachment. Share This
Trump First Weeks: Israel, ISIS, and Impeachment Read More »
Victor Davis Hanson American Greatness Hysteria has erupted here and abroad over President Trump’s threats to level trade tariffs against particular countries. Both American and foreign critics blasted them variously as either counterproductive and suicidal or unfair, imperialistic, and xenophobic. Certainly, tariffs are widely hated by doctrinaire economists. They complain that tariffs burden consumers with
Are Trump’s Tariffs Really Tariffs? Read More »
Join Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Jack Fowler to examine the status of Venezuela, China, Colombia, and the Middle East in the Trump administration, universities and diplomacy returning to normal, cutting back useless and dangerous DEI programs, Democratic strategists blind, the plane crash in DC, and Ibram X. Kendi’s Boston University center closes. Share This
Return to Normality and Meritocracy Read More »
Join the Saturday episode with Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Sami Winc as they discuss the ancient pyramids in Giza and recent news: Bankman-Fried’s parents want a pardon, Trump re-opens Guantanamo, a retrospective on executive orders and pardons, the hysterical style of interrogation, and David Mamet’s art. Share This
Going to Giza and Cutting Through DC Waste Read More »
In this episode, Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Jack Fowler discuss Trump’s America First Manifesto contrasted with Obama, how Mexico thinks DJT is unserious, Greenland’s status, facing China’s Belt and Road Initiative, meritocracy’s comeback, de-DEIing the university, the irony of Biden and mental fitness, and the anniversary of the Alger Hiss conviction. Share This
Don’t Look Back: America First and the Dangerous Alternative Read More »
Victor Davis Hanson American Greatness President Trump recently gave a video talk to the World Economic Forum (WEF) assemblage in Davos. He expressed fondness for Europe. He praised many for their attendance—and then tore into the evils of hyperregulation, high taxes, radical environmentalism, and the DEI/ESG commissariat of both the prior Biden administration and indeed
Trump and His New Frenemies, Abroad and at Home Read More »
Victor Davis Hanson American Greatness 2024 proved to be the year of the reemergence of many once and unfairly pilloried public figures. Elon Musk weathered nonstop attacks on his X social media platform. Furor escalated over his newfound 2024 Trump advocacy—even as he ended 2024 with his iconic Tesla brand still the best-selling car in
Devin Nunes Reemerges Read More »
Join Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Sami Winc as they discuss Netanyahu’s plan for the Houthis, Russia’s disruption of Baltic states and Finland, the AI advisor for Trump, questioning the electors for Jan. 6, and the Olympian temple of Zeus, a wonder of the ancient world. Share This
From Israel to Russia to the Temple of Zeus Read More »