Victor Davis Hanson and host Jack Fowler on the meeting between Trump and Putin in Alaska, the nature of war and deterrence, the decline of Howard Stern, cultural coarseness in public discourse, the controversial policy of in-state tuition for illegal immigrants, and more.
I type this with a bit of trepidation because it won’t be received well by many. On the subject of coarsening, President Trump is going to schedule a UFC cage fight on the White House grounds on the 250th anniversary of our independence declaration (Independence was achieved in 1783 with the Treaty of Paris). I’m a retired Marine who boxed, wrestled and fought my share in bars at the beginning of my career so it isn’t about pugilism. It is about the coarseness of cage fighting which we are now going to broadcast as the main event of our celebration. I always envision the proverbial Man from Mars visiting us and wonder what he would think.
Also nothing could be more coarse than the way we (and he) refers to our president as “Trump”. I know of many Marines, soldiers and sailors who were steely hard but who employed the appropriate honorifics when addressing or discussing others. President Trump is a crude New York developer. I was born in Astoria and grew up on Long Island so I understand him. I wouldn’t have any other person as President right now. He is one of your tragic heroes. Yet, I still think the President of the United States should conduct himself with a certain amount of decorum, as J.D. Vance and/or Marco Rubio will.
Dear VDH
This program I am sorry to say was the worst you have ever done in my appraisal.
As a loyal follower of your podcasts I felt compelled to let you know.
No one cares about the dirt bag known as Howard Stern, his few selective followers are far to stupid to ever tune into your great shows and we that do follow you could care less if Howard Stern meets his maker today. Please do not waste our time or yours on such a useless topic.
As for illegals getting tuition and other perks denied US Citizens again the problem is far greater than that.
Affirmative action has destroyed the quality of professions for over 50 years that is the bigger issue.
Blacks have been given jobs they were and are never qualified to have. Race does play an important part in society because we have coddled the stupid and low IQ populations for so long.
Let’s be clear Black Lives DO NOT Matter at all. Ask any gang member in Chicago. The carnage in Chicago, Philly, NY and other black cities is actually a great thing, let them kill each other off.
Sorry, I have had it with the black race, let us swap their silly 9mm hand guns with 12 ga shotguns so their kill percentage increase considerably. A current weekend kill percentage in Chicago averages about 18%, pathetic. Give them 12 gauges and lets see it get to 90%.
Feel free to call me racist, the older I get the happier I am when I see another dead black person or stupid person of color.
I have ranted enough.
Chris L
Ted Kennedy was the Tom Cat of the Senate.
Folks should view the 1994 A&E DVD — Investigative Reports Chappaquiddick.
The official story is most likely fiction.
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Trump says Big Beautiful Bill does not cut Medicare or Medicaid.
Main Stream Media repeatedly says both programs cut.
Can you sort this out for us?
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Keep Up your great work !!
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