Articles by Victor Davis Hanson

Seismic Shifts: How the World Flipped in 6 Months

Victor Davis Hanson | July 19, 2025

In less than six months, the entire world has been turned upside down. There is no longer such a thing as conventional wisdom or the… Read More

News

Here’s the Excuse Elite University Presidents Will Give When They Cave to Trump’s Demands

Victor Davis Hanson | July 18, 2025

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Commentary

Graham Farrar, CEO of Glass House Farms.

The Illegal, Democrat-Linked Pot Farm the Left Wants You to Ignore

Victor Davis Hanson | July 17, 2025

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Commentary

Gavin Newsom Abandons Californians for 2028 White House Delusions

Victor Davis Hanson | July 16, 2025

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Commentary

Why the Left Is Going Crazy

Victor Davis Hanson | July 15, 2025

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Commentary

Trump Makes ‘Experts’ Eat Their Words With Record-Breaking 3 Weeks

Victor Davis Hanson | July 14, 2025

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Commentary

John Brennan’s Checkered Past Comes Back to Haunt Him Amid DOJ Investigation

Victor Davis Hanson | July 11, 2025

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Politics Commentary

How the Left Lost Its Collective Mind

Victor Davis Hanson | July 11, 2025

Across the political Left, from orthodox Democrats to Antifa in the streets, the opposition to President Donald Trump has lost its collective mind. The Democrat… Read More

Commentary

New York mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani

Zohran Mamdani’s Skeletons Are Coming Out of the Closet

Victor Davis Hanson | July 10, 2025

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Commentary

Leftists Embrace Sedition and Insurrection as Democrats Lose Power

Victor Davis Hanson | July 09, 2025

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Commentary

Trump Isn’t Doing Anything Unprecedented

Victor Davis Hanson | July 08, 2025

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Commentary

Elon Musk’s ‘America Party’ Poses Threat to GOP

Victor Davis Hanson | July 07, 2025

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International Commentary

Donald Trump stands on an outdoor stage with his hands by his side while wearing a red baseball cap that has "USA" on it.

What the First 6 Months of the Trump Admin Have Revealed About Our ‘Experts’

Victor Davis Hanson | July 05, 2025

The first six months of the Donald Trump administration have not been kind to the experts and the degree-holding classes. Almost daily during the tariff… Read More

Society Commentary

An etching of the Declaration Committee of those who drafted the Declaration of Independence: Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Roger Sherman, Ben Franklin and Robert Livingston. With Franklin and Adams standing, the others sitting, with Jefferson pointing to a draft of the Declaration.

A Reminder of What the 4th of July Means

Victor Davis Hanson | July 04, 2025

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Politics Commentary

New York mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani backed by grim SEIU sign-carrying supporters, gives a speech.

The Fantasy World of Mamdani

Victor Davis Hanson | July 03, 2025

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Commentary

Trump’s Winning Streak May Soon Face Obstacles

Victor Davis Hanson | July 02, 2025

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Commentary

The Trump-Deranged ‘Experts’ Were Wrong. Again.

Victor Davis Hanson | July 01, 2025

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Commentary

Canada and Mexico Want US Billions, but Also a Fight

Victor Davis Hanson | June 30, 2025

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International Commentary

Donald Trump stands and holds his right hand out while he is surrounded by microphones.

In the End, Everyone Hated the Iranian Theocracy

Victor Davis Hanson | June 28, 2025

It is hard even to digest the incredible train of events of the last few days in the Middle East. Iran had been reduced to… Read More

Commentary

128 Democrats Reject Latest Trump Impeachment—Here’s the Major Reason Why

Victor Davis Hanson | June 27, 2025

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Commentary

President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth

It Doesn’t Matter If Iran Can Build a Bomb. It Matters If America Has the Guts to Bomb It, Again.

Victor Davis Hanson | June 26, 2025

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Commentary

Unhinged Rhetoric Reveals Left’s Desperation

Victor Davis Hanson | June 25, 2025

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Commentary

The Left’s Hypocrisy on Trump’s Iran Strike

Victor Davis Hanson | June 24, 2025

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Commentary

Iran Has Only One Negotiating Chip Left: Its Survival

Victor Davis Hanson | June 23, 2025

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PoliticsCommentary

Can the Left Ever Stop Its Craziness?

Victor Davis Hanson | June 21, 2025

California Sen. Alex Padilla recently crashed a press conference by Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem. He deliberately wore no identification. He gave no advance warning… Read More

Commentary

The Optimistic, the Realistic, and the Pessimistic Scenarios for Iran

Victor Davis Hanson | June 20, 2025

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Commentary

Donald Trump in a white "Make America Great Hat" and open collar shirt points as work is underway to put up a flagpole on the White House lawn.

The ‘Donald Trump Is Evil’ Routine Isn’t Going to Cut It Anymore

Victor Davis Hanson | June 19, 2025

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Commentary

Israel Dismantles Iran’s Defenses, but Will It Be Enough?

Victor Davis Hanson | June 18, 2025

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Security Commentary

A low angle bust of Donald Trump outdoors.

Misunderstanding Trump

Victor Davis Hanson | June 18, 2025

Many are now demanding that President Donald Trump act abroad in the way they think he had promised and campaigned—which can be mostly defined as… Read More

Commentary

How the Transgender Movement Turned the Left Against Women

Victor Davis Hanson | June 17, 2025

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