In this news roundup Victor Davis Hanson and host Sami Winc cover the ongoing diplomacy involving NATO and Ukraine, the Secret Service after Butler, how Trumps can handle Jerome Powell, and much more.
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6 thoughts on “Where Powell Stands, Beating Mamdani, and the Fallout from Butler”
Eric McGeer
A couple of quick comments from another Canadian listener. VDH stated that 80% of Canadians dislike Donald Trump, mainly because of his annexationist remarks, but my sanctimonious and humourless countrymen should be thanking him for uniting the country more than any Canadian politician ever could. Apart from that, however, Canadians tell pollsters one thing while saying another to friends or colleagues, and many quietly support Trump and wish that someone of his ilk would come with fire and a sword to clean out our own Augean stables in Ottawa. And many in our military are frustrated at their underfunded equipment and retention rates, yet they maintain their own high standards within their ranks. Admirable people who mean business when push comes to shove, as the Taliban found out. But we wasted ten years under narcissistic dunce whose only achievement was to be a worse Prime Minister than his father, especially on defence matters. But there are signs that public opinion is changing and that other NATO members are reading the riot act to the current government. Good for Trump to put an end to the freeloading.
Stephen Kratovil
First, the VDH podcast is the Best, period! A comment: VDH has mentioned the Democrats ‘Lawfare’ often and upon occasion in the context of the Trump Admin potentially enforcing ‘the law’ against the ‘evil doers’ of the Obama, Clinton & Biden regimes. IMHO, it is not an issue that should be conflated; as one is illegal activity and one is legal activity. Without consequences for the immense injustices under Obama, Clinton & Biden; nothing will change. Further, just because the Democrats (as always) will yell Lawfare when their transgressions are litigated legitimately, shouldn’t deter aggressive prosecution.
Paul Scofield
The Left yearns for another 2020 Summer of Violence, where many, many people cowered in a fetal position to the calculated chaos and destruction, in hopes that it would abate. What they are likely to get this time around, should they continue their seditious ways is something more akin to [Gen.] Sherman’s March to the Sea.
Anonymous
I was in NATO in the 70’s with the British Army and we had no respect for the soldiers of other countries in it, absolutely none. Now fast forward to today. The British Army is a shadow of itself from the 70’s my old regiment has been disbanded other regiments as well or amalgamated into others. I sorry but NATO is NEVER EVER GOING TO WIN A GROUND WAR WITH RUSSIA. The saving grace is the air forces but you don’t win wars by AirPower alone. Russia is winning and there is nothing NATO and Trump can do to stop other than going to DEFCON 3 or whatever it is!
Peter Wrenshall
As a Canadian, I will make a brief comment on our trade dispute, and ask a question. First, it appears now that a roughly 10% tariff on Canadian exports is unavoidable, although PM Carney could achieve a breakthrough if he can cut the Gordian knot of the Ontario and Quebec-dominated agricultural supply management cartel, which is responsible for tariffs against US dairy products in the range of 400%. The remaining 10% in my view can be overcome by liberalizing the Canadian economy. In particular we can start by removing the environmentalist-driven barriers to oil and LNG exports from our coasts. Trump’s concern over large, persistent trade deficits with Canada is understandable especially given the US’s enormous national debt. But my question is, given that the Canada-US terms of trade have not changed substantially since the adoption of CUSMA during the first Trump administration, why does Trump now feel the need to set aside CUSMA in spirit and letter in his second administration? Why does Trump believe that the trade deficit question wasn’t resolved during his own first administration?
Joseph Puleo
Victor…Admiral Bing was shot by a firing squad on the quarter deck of his own flagship. The battle was in the Caribbean at Minorca. Bing had been sent out, for political reasons, with a hastily gathered fleet that was inadequate to the task. Bing refused to engage in what he felt was a hopeless action. I know this is a minor point but there is so little I can add to your extremely perceptive views that I wanted to make this small contribution.
A couple of quick comments from another Canadian listener. VDH stated that 80% of Canadians dislike Donald Trump, mainly because of his annexationist remarks, but my sanctimonious and humourless countrymen should be thanking him for uniting the country more than any Canadian politician ever could. Apart from that, however, Canadians tell pollsters one thing while saying another to friends or colleagues, and many quietly support Trump and wish that someone of his ilk would come with fire and a sword to clean out our own Augean stables in Ottawa. And many in our military are frustrated at their underfunded equipment and retention rates, yet they maintain their own high standards within their ranks. Admirable people who mean business when push comes to shove, as the Taliban found out. But we wasted ten years under narcissistic dunce whose only achievement was to be a worse Prime Minister than his father, especially on defence matters. But there are signs that public opinion is changing and that other NATO members are reading the riot act to the current government. Good for Trump to put an end to the freeloading.
First, the VDH podcast is the Best, period! A comment: VDH has mentioned the Democrats ‘Lawfare’ often and upon occasion in the context of the Trump Admin potentially enforcing ‘the law’ against the ‘evil doers’ of the Obama, Clinton & Biden regimes. IMHO, it is not an issue that should be conflated; as one is illegal activity and one is legal activity. Without consequences for the immense injustices under Obama, Clinton & Biden; nothing will change. Further, just because the Democrats (as always) will yell Lawfare when their transgressions are litigated legitimately, shouldn’t deter aggressive prosecution.
The Left yearns for another 2020 Summer of Violence, where many, many people cowered in a fetal position to the calculated chaos and destruction, in hopes that it would abate. What they are likely to get this time around, should they continue their seditious ways is something more akin to [Gen.] Sherman’s March to the Sea.
I was in NATO in the 70’s with the British Army and we had no respect for the soldiers of other countries in it, absolutely none. Now fast forward to today. The British Army is a shadow of itself from the 70’s my old regiment has been disbanded other regiments as well or amalgamated into others. I sorry but NATO is NEVER EVER GOING TO WIN A GROUND WAR WITH RUSSIA. The saving grace is the air forces but you don’t win wars by AirPower alone. Russia is winning and there is nothing NATO and Trump can do to stop other than going to DEFCON 3 or whatever it is!
As a Canadian, I will make a brief comment on our trade dispute, and ask a question. First, it appears now that a roughly 10% tariff on Canadian exports is unavoidable, although PM Carney could achieve a breakthrough if he can cut the Gordian knot of the Ontario and Quebec-dominated agricultural supply management cartel, which is responsible for tariffs against US dairy products in the range of 400%. The remaining 10% in my view can be overcome by liberalizing the Canadian economy. In particular we can start by removing the environmentalist-driven barriers to oil and LNG exports from our coasts. Trump’s concern over large, persistent trade deficits with Canada is understandable especially given the US’s enormous national debt. But my question is, given that the Canada-US terms of trade have not changed substantially since the adoption of CUSMA during the first Trump administration, why does Trump now feel the need to set aside CUSMA in spirit and letter in his second administration? Why does Trump believe that the trade deficit question wasn’t resolved during his own first administration?
Victor…Admiral Bing was shot by a firing squad on the quarter deck of his own flagship. The battle was in the Caribbean at Minorca. Bing had been sent out, for political reasons, with a hastily gathered fleet that was inadequate to the task. Bing refused to engage in what he felt was a hopeless action. I know this is a minor point but there is so little I can add to your extremely perceptive views that I wanted to make this small contribution.