Victor Davis Hanson

Articles and commentary from historian Victor Davis Hanson on politics, culture, foreign policy, and the issues shaping America and the world.
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    How the Left Turns Assassins Into Heroes

    Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of today’s video from Daily Signal Senior Contributor Victor Davis Hanson. Subscribe to our YouTube channel to see more of his videos. Hello, this is Victor Davis Hanson for The Daily Signal. I’d like to talk about the assassin’s creed, specifically Thomas Matthew Crooks. He tried to kill,…
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    Democrats’ Dangerous Game of Federal Nullification

    Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of today’s video from Daily Signal Senior Contributor Victor Davis Hanson. Subscribe to our YouTube channel to see more of his videos. Hello, this is Victor Davis Hanson for The Daily Signal. I’d like to talk about insurrection chic. By that I mean this phenomenon of the Democrats…
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    Victor Davis Hanson: Democrats Who Told Military Not to Obey ‘Illegal’ Orders Are ‘Not Being Honest’

    On this episode of “Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words,” Victor Davis Hanson and Jack Fowler take aim at the six congressional Democrats who called on military members to defy “illegal” orders from the commander in chief. Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of today’s edition of “Victor Davis Hanson: In His…
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    4D Chess? Why Trump May Have Delayed on Epstein Files

    Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of today’s video from Daily Signal Senior Contributor Victor Davis Hanson. Subscribe to our YouTube channel to see more of his videos. Hello, this is Victor Davis Hanson for The Daily Signal. I’m tired of the Epstein files, as you are. Jeffrey Epstein, the convicted pedophile, died over…
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    Michelle Obama’s Absurd Whining

    Diversity, equity, and inclusion is a euphemism for a rigid racialist theology. It deductively postulates that a large percentage of the population is oppressed by racism and sexism, mostly by white males. DEI makes no allowance for the class or wealth of the alleged victims or their supposed victimizers. So once that rigid party line…
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    Academia Failed to Pass on the Western Tradition. But There’s Hope for Keeping History Alive.

    History is too important to be left to academia, especially in an age of crumbling institutional trust. On a recent episode of “Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words,” Hanson spoke about the remarkable collection of talent pooling at the Hoover Institution, a think tank in California that he’s been a part of for over…
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    Victor Davis Hanson: Venezuela Is No Panama, and Trump Knows This

    While many on the Left, and even some on the Right, believe the Trump administration’s decision to park the USS Gerald R. Ford off the coast of Venezuela is a precursor for war, Victor Davis Hanson argues that President Donald Trump’s “America First” base and recent U.S. history in the region may shine the light…
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    Victor Davis Hanson: Did Trump Lure Democrats Into a Trap on Epstein Files?

    In this episode of “Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words,” Victor Davis Hanson and Sami Winc discuss whether President Donald Trump just didn’t want the distraction of the Epstein files, was protecting Republican donors, or was luring Democrats into a trap. Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of today’s edition of “Victor…
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    Don’t Ignore This—Hitler Revisionism Is Growing Online

    Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of today’s video from Daily Signal Senior Contributor Victor Davis Hanson. Subscribe to our YouTube channel to see more of his videos. Hello, this is Victor Davis Hanson for The Daily Signal. We’re hearing this epithet, invective, smear, slander, “Nazi, Nazi, Nazis, Hitler,” all the time now. We’re…
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    Victor Davis Hanson: ‘We Did That’: Baby Boomers’ ‘Generational Betrayal’

    In this episode of “Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words,” Victor Davis Hanson and Jack Fowler discuss the failure of baby boomers to pass on the American dream and the values of their grandparents. Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of today’s edition of “Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words” from Daily…
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    Why the Green Agenda Is Crumbling

    Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of today’s video from Daily Signal Senior Contributor Victor Davis Hanson. Subscribe to our YouTube channel to see more of his videos. Hello, this is Victor Davis Hanson for The Daily Signal. For most of my life, at least for the last 35 years, we have accepted the…
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    Beware of These Political Land Mines, President Trump

    Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of today’s video from Daily Signal Senior Contributor Victor Davis Hanson. Subscribe to our YouTube channel to see more of his videos. Hello, this is Victor Davis Hanson for The Daily Signal. I think most of our listeners, I know I do, favor the current administration, what it’s…
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    Biden’s Immigration Invasion Was Nothing Like the Huddled Masses Coming Through Ellis Island

    Between 1892 and 1954, approximately 12 million immigrants arrived at the now-iconic Ellis Island to enter the U.S.—or nearly 200,000 legal entries per year. All were registered, documented, and given rudimentary health exams. They arrived as rich and poor, white and non-white, and, without exception, legally. With the gradual decline of such great influxes, Ellis…
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    Victor Davis Hanson: What President Trump Needs to Tell Americans About Prices

    In this episode of “Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words,” Victor Davis Hanson and Jack Fowler discuss what President Donald Trump needs to tell Americans about prices and when they can expect to come down.   Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of today’s edition of “Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words” from…
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    The Fine Line Between Debate and Dangerous Rhetoric

    Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of today’s video from Daily Signal Senior Contributor Victor Davis Hanson. Subscribe to our YouTube channel to see more of his videos. Hello, this is Victor Davis Hanson for The Daily Signal. There’s been a lot of confusion, discussion, but also confusion, about the idea of platforming some…
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    Victor Davis Hanson: The ‘Alt-Alt-Right’s’ Numerous Misconceptions About Israel

    Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of today’s edition of “Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words” from Daily Signal Senior Contributor Victor Davis Hanson. Subscribe to VDH’s own YouTube channel to watch past episodes. Sami Winc: So, Victor, I know that you wanted to talk about Israel, that’s sort of tag teaming with…
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    Victor Davis Hanson: How California Progressives Created a Medieval Society

    On today’s episode of “Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words,” Victor Davis Hanson and Sami Winc discuss how California officials would rather go after Immigration and Customs Enforcement than help those impacted by the Palisades Fire, and how California’s powerful “live in splendor,” impervious to the suffering caused by their progressive policies. Editor’s note:…
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    Will Trump’s Economy Survive the Left’s Sabotage Ahead of Midterms?

    Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of today’s video from Daily Signal Senior Contributor Victor Davis Hanson. Subscribe to our YouTube channel to see more of his videos. Hello, this is Victor Davis Hanson for The Daily Signal. There’s been a lot of talk about affordability. That’s a new word for the generation between…
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    Victor Davis Hanson: The Sad, Conflicted State of Young American Men

    On today’s episode of “Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words,” Victor Davis Hanson and Jack Fowler discuss the troubling state of young American males, and how the education system has stripped young men of the desire and ability to be responsible adults. Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of today’s edition of…
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    Socialism Has Failed Everywhere. Mamdani’s NYC Will Be No Different.

    Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of today’s video from Daily Signal Senior Contributor Victor Davis Hanson. Subscribe to our YouTube channel to see more of his videos. Hello, this is Victor Davis Hanson for The Daily Signal. Socialism is in the news. Zohran Mamdani did the unthinkable. He was elected to be mayor…
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