1.0VDH’s Blade of Perseushttps://victorhanson.comVictor Hansonhttps://victorhanson.com/author/vdhanson/It Doesn't Have To Be This Wayrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="NjHbkrpMR3"><a href="https://victorhanson.com/it-doesnt-have-to-be-this-way/">It Doesn’t Have To Be This Way</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://victorhanson.com/it-doesnt-have-to-be-this-way/embed/#?secret=NjHbkrpMR3" width="600" height="338" title="“It Doesn’t Have To Be This Way” — VDH’s Blade of Perseus" data-secret="NjHbkrpMR3" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script>
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https://victorhanson.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/New-Project-24.jpg1024512Listen to Victor Davis Hanson discuss with cohost Sami Winc the conditions and prospects of our youth as they prepare to graduate, Boeing HQ leaving Chicago, the French elections, and the death of Norman Yoshio Mineta, RIP.