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The Tentacles of the Social Media Octopus

Victor Davis Hanson American Greatness A shared theme in all dystopian explorations of future and current totalitarian regimes—whether China, Russia, Iran, North Korea, or Cuba—is government control of all media information, fueled by electronic surveillance. A skeptical public learns to say one thing publicly but quite another privately. It nervously nods yes at the news …

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The New Disinformationists

Victor Davis Hanson American Greatness The Biden Administration feels that it must now use federal resources to attack “disinformation.” So the Department of Homeland Security recently announced the creation of a “disinformation governance board.” The board’s executive director, Nina Jankowicz, at least has clear qualifications for the post. She previously had spread false rumors on social …

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Tearing Down the Silicon Valley Wall

Victor Davis Hanson American Greatness Elon Musk has finally managed to buy Twitter. And the moment he did, the enraged Left flipped out. Abruptly leftists began trashing their favorite electronic communications platform as the domain of the nation’s elite, professional classes. Had they just discovered that they had been racists and privileged users all this time? …

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Who Holds the Cards?

Listen in to Victor Davis Hanson discuss with cohost Jack Fowler Musk’s offer for Twitter, Sharpton’s new cynicism, DeSantis v. Disney, Never-Trump-itis, and monetary policy. Share This

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From Bombs to the Bible

Listen in this holy weekend to Victor Davis Hanson discuss the latest news and the Gospels: including Elon Musk, Frank James, the sinking of the Moskva, and professor Hanson ends with reflections on the Gospel of John. Share This

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Tweets Won’t Stop Modern Barbarians 

Boko Haram and the Sultan of Brunei couldn’t care less about Western outrage. by Victor Davis Hanson // National Review Online  Nigeria’s homegrown, al-Qaeda linked militant group, Boko Haram, brags openly that it recently kidnapped about 300 young Nigerian girls. It boasts that it will sell them into sexual slavery. Those terrorists have a long and …

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