Category: Victor Davis Hanson

Victor Davis Hanson: California’s Commie Collateral: High Taxes, Arsonists, and $200K Porsches

California’s radical shift has created a bizarre reality where ruling elites demand high-density housing for the masses while lounging in their own coastal estates. The system is no longer about public service, but about consolidating power and wealth for a select few while the middle class pays the literal and metaphorical price, argues Victor Davis Hanson on this morning’s edition of “Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words.”

Victor Davis Hanson: The Democrat Party is ‘Gone Forever’

The traditional Democrat Party of the last century has been systematically replaced by a radical Jacobin movement that seeks the fundamental transformation of Western civilization. This new faction mirrors the French Revolution’s extremists by toppling statues, weaponizing race through DEI, and showing open disdain for national borders. From billionaire socialists to the rejection of law and order, the modern Left has abandoned the working class in favor of a revolutionary agenda that endangers the very foundations of the American Republic, argues Victor Davis Hanson on today’s edition of “Victor Davis Hanson: In a Few Words.”

Victor Davis Hanson: Democrats Lose Next Phase in the Gerrymandering Wars

The Democratic Party is facing a significant electoral crisis as population shifts from blue to red states fundamentally alter the balance of power in the House of Representatives. Recent legal rulings against racial gerrymandering and declining fertility rates in progressive hubs further threaten the long-term viability of the current liberal coalition. As their traditional platform fails to secure a majority, leadership has turned toward radical structural changes to the American governing system to maintain influence. “There were some recent studies by various pollsters about what would happen if all of the states decided to engage in redistricting, gerrymandering, based on the relative control of the state legislatures. “And it came up with a very surprising result: If the Republican red states, or purple states that have Republican majorities, decided to redistrict and Democrats did the same, an all-out war, there would be about 262 Republicans and only 173 Democratic seats,” points out Victor Davis Hanson on today’s edition of “Victor Davis Hanson: In a Few Words.”

Victor Davis Hanson: How James Comey’s 245 ‘I Don’t Knows’ Are Finally Catching Up

Former FBI Director James Comey is under the microscope again, this time hiding behind a ridiculous "seashell" defense after allegedly posting a veiled threat against Donald Trump. While the legacy media rushes to dismiss the "86/47" beach message as a harmless coincidence, Comey’s long record of selective amnesia and partisan leaks tells a much darker story. From orchestrating the Russia collusion hoax to shielding Hillary Clinton's illegal homebrew servers, this latest stunt highlights the sheer arrogance of a thoroughly weaponized justice system. It is past time to hold the architects of the Deep State accountable for years of lying to Congress and betraying the American people, argues Victor Davis Hanson on today’s edition of “Victor Davis Hanson: In a Few Words.”

Victor Davis Hanson: Iran Is Breaking Down, and the Ripple Effects Are Just Beginning

Despite claims the war is failing, Iran is facing massive economic losses, dwindling oil capacity, and a military that’s effectively been neutralized. “It’s not a military problem… the military problem has been solved.” What remains is a political decision about how far to go. But the bigger story is the ripple effect. From a potential breakdown of OPEC and falling oil prices, to China being deterred and Russia stretched thin, the global balance is already shifting. Even Europe’s response is called into question as the U.S. continues to demonstrate overwhelming strategic leverage. In his words, “Iran is broke,” and the consequences are already spreading far beyond the region, argues Victor Davis Hanson.

The Iran War UPDATE: Collapse, Chaos, and What Comes Next | Victor Davis Hanson

Eight weeks into the Iran war, the regime is seriously fractured. Power is divided, internal factions are competing, and the pressure from economic and military constraints is beginning to take its toll. With sanctions, blockades, and internal instability mounting, the question is no longer if Iran is weakening, but how long it can hold together before an inevitable collapse. As the situation develops, decisions made now could determine whether this conflict ends decisively or drags on, argues Victor Davis Hanson on today’s edition of “Victor Davis Hanson: In a Few Words:”

Victor Davis Hanson: Antisemitism Is Like the Democrats’ Sore Throat Before the Big Cold

“I don’t know what’s happened to the Democratic Party, but one of the worst things that historically happens to a party or a group or a nation when they spiral down into suicidal hatred, tribalism, is antisemitism,” argues Victor Davis Hanson on today’s edition of “Victor Davis Hanon: In His Own Words.”

From Superpower to Self-Sabotage? The Real Threat to America’s Greatness | Victor Davis Hanson

As America approaches its 250th anniversary, the nation’s unmatched economic, cultural, and military dominance remains clear on the global stage. The enduring strength of the Constitution, a merit-based society, and a tradition of innovation have fueled a level of success few nations have ever achieved. But growing debt, declining birth rates, and shifting cultural values raise serious questions about long-term stability. The future of American greatness may depend on whether the country can preserve the principles that made it exceptional in the first place, argues Victor Davis Hanson on today’s edition of “Victor Davis Hanson: In a Few Words.”

Iran Is Collapsing—But D.C., Europe, and Former Allies Want Trump to Quit | Victor Davis Hanson

Will the 360-degree pressures that surround President Donald Trump force him to stop short of dealing the final death blow to the Iranian regime? I hope not. Why, after Iran has been militarily destroyed and has a restive population that could rebel any minute now, does Iran keep saying that it’s winning, and why do people put pressure on Donald Trump as if he’s losing? The answer is that war is not necessarily just about military affairs alone—it’s politics, argues Victor Davis Hanson on today’s edition of “Victor Davis Hanson: In a Few Words.”

Iran’s Bluff Collapses as Trump Tightens the Screws | Victor Davis Hanson

Nothing that the Iranians say can be taken at face value because there is no Iranian government. The first and second echelon of that apparatus is gone. So you have the people in the military, that's one clique. You've got the theocracy, that's another. You've got the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. Then you've got these elected politicians. And they have two driving concerns. One, they are terrified that one of the other three groups will think they're weak and are negotiating with the Americans and either kill 'em or marginalize 'em or cut off their revenues, such as it is. So they always want to outdo each other.

Iran Thought It Was Untouchable… Then Trump Changed the Rules | Victor Davis Hanson

Within a matter of weeks, Iran’s ability to wage war has been rendered inert by American and Israeli forces. Over the course of seven U.S. presidencies, Iran—the most populous Middle Eastern country—developed a self-inflated view of itself. But why? Whether through the Biden-backed Iran nuclear deal or Barack Obama’s “creative tension” approach to Middle East conflicts, numerous U.S. administrations gave the Iranian regime the impression that the Western world was afraid of them. Then Trump called their bluff, argues Victor Davis Hanson on today’s edition of “Victor Davis Hanson: In a Few Words.”

 

One Disagreement, Total Revolt? Victor Davis Hanson Calls Out MAGA’s New ‘Defectors’

Operation Epic Fury was never the pretext for a larger, endless war, and the so-called anti-MAGA right—Tucker Carlson, Megyn Kelly, or Marjorie Taylor Greene—should know better than to label it as such, argues Victor Davis Hanson on today’s edition of “Victor Davis Hanson: In a Few Words.” The whole subtext of the Iran campaign is this: While regime change is not the primary agenda, America’s weakening of the regime may spur people to rise up and overthrow the government.

How Trump Outsmarted Iran While Critics Rooted Against America | Victor Davis Hanson

The legacy media, the so-called anti-MAGA Right, and the Democrat grandees in Congress have two things in common: They never wanted the U.S.-Iran war to go in America’s favor. Many of the critiques of Operation Epic Fury were not historically empirical, meaning they didn’t compare the ongoing conflict with Iran to past U.S. wars, such as the bombing campaign in Serbia or even the war in Afghanistan. But the evidence—in five weeks alone, the United States, with the Israeli Air Force, wiped out most of the top echelon of the four ruling cliques in the Iranian nation—was there, argues Victor Davis Hanson on today’s edition of “Victor Davis Hanson: In a Few Words”: We’ve never taken on a country of 93 million people that had the most fearsome, terrible reputation of being dangerous and unpredictable, and running the Middle East with a ring-of-fire proxies in Syria, Iraq, Yemen, Gaza, Lebanon—indomitable. They had terrified seven presidents. And yet, in five weeks, we destroyed its ability to make war.

Victor Davis Hanson: Trump Puts the Kibosh on Iran’s ‘Rug Deal’ With Strait of Hormuz Blockade

The Iranian regime is banking that the closure of the Strait of Hormuz will: Tank the world economy. Propel Democrats back into power in 2026. That would work, if not for the fact that Iranian allies, like China, are the ones being severely hurt by closure, and the Iranian economy has no way to survive embargo-like conditions, argues Victor Davis Hanson on this week’s “Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words”: “[Iran] has counted on the Left to embolden them. So their strategy is to indulge in accrued stereotypes of the Middle East. They want to do a rug deal. And they want to barter and barter and barter and feign anger. “And they want to draw that out for three to four to five months. And they want the world economy, and then they want the Left to come in and take the House and take the Senate and cut off funds and stop the war. “I don't think that's going to happen. That's their strategy. But what he's trying to argue is that strategy requires a quiet population that can be intimidated, as it is now, but permanently so, and it requires some economic viability to survive. And they already can't afford food, they can't afford gas, they're under attack, they've lost probably half a trillion dollars in weapons and infrastructure that was accrued over 47 years.

Iran Crumbles, Critics Scramble: Trump’s Long Game Leaves the Media Exposed | Victor Davis Hanson

 

We don't know what the ultimate prognosis of this war is, but if we take the long view, it's far more favorable to our interests than it is to our enemies. The media’s 24-hour ragebait cycle can’t explain what’s actually unfolding in Iran. While critics swing wildly between calling Trump a “warmonger” and “weak,” the reality points to a regime that’s been militarily and strategically crippled. Meanwhile, adversaries like Russia and China are feeling the ripple effects, and NATO’s cracks are on full display. The long view tells a very different story—and it’s one the headlines won’t admit, argues Victor Davis Hanson on today’s edition of “Victor Davis Hanson: In a Few Words.”

Beginning of the End for Iran | Victor Davis Hanson

President Donald Trump recently outlined the endgame for Iran. How does it end? There are three scenarios: 👉 Bomb the mullahs back to the Stone Age, hoping a popular uprising takes root and overthrows the regime. 👉 The Venezuela solution: Install a current, more moderate member of the regime as a transitional figure until elections can be held. 👉 Bomb the infrastructure and leave. Donald Trump recently outlined the end game for Iran. We’ve been there about a month, and he was saying in week five it would take two or three weeks, so maybe seven weeks total or two months. That got people very angry and said it’s an endless war. And the people on the left, remember, don’t want the war to work because they want to win the midterms. And they’re not, they haven’t been successful so far in hurting Trump, but they feel that if they can create a narrative that this is an Afghanistan-like withdrawal, which they oversaw that was a disaster, or a Vietnam or an Afghanistan or Iraq, maybe they can bring him down.

Surreal War, Silent Media: Victor Davis Hanson Breaks It Down

It’s the second week of the so-called Iran war, and we’re told that it’s dragging on, we’re losing, and the Trump administration has no real success plan, or clear end in sight. How is it then that Iran has no military, navy or leaders left, asks Victor Davis Hanson on today’s episode of “Victor Davis Hanson: In a Few Words.” “When you look at Iran… it has no military left… All of these special contingents are under enormous assault: The command and control is destroyed, the missile defense is destroyed. And yet people say that it's unconquerable. It doesn't make any sense... So what's going on?”

Victor Davis Hanson: The Rise and Fall of Kristi Noem at Homeland Security

Three things led to Kristi Noem’s recent demotion as the Department of Homeland Security secretary: She wasn’t judicious in her language when ICE shot two protesters in Minnesota. She spent millions of dollars on campaign ads and lied that President Trump told her to make them. And she abandoned her South Dakota values by allegedly having an affair with Corey Lewandowski. Victor Davis Hanson breaks down Noem’s fall and why Border Czar Tom Homan is much better at the law enforcement work she was trying to do. “He represents, you know, kind of America law enforcement, and he’s very good at what he does. And for all of that hard bark on him, he knew that you don’t take high-profile Immigration and Customs Enforcement people and pick people off the street, and that was a rare occurrence.”

Victor Davis Hanson: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly Iran War Outcomes

Critics have hounded the Trump administration for supposedly not clearly stating to the American public their most favorable outcome in the ongoing conflict with Iran. With the midterms less than eight months away, the pressure is on this administration to get the job done. And it can happen in one of three ways, argues Victor Davis Hanson on today’s edition of “Victor Davis Hanson: In a Few Words:” The Optimal Choice: What’s left of the Iranian military and Revolutionary Guard will capitulate, opening the doors for a Western-supplied transitory government made up of exiles to lead the nation until elections can be held. The Impalpable Solution: The “Venezuela solution,” i.e., appoint a lower-tier, secular, dissident member of the former regime, like a general. The Worst Choice: Allow the mullahs to “stew in their own juices.” Bombed their nuclear and military capabilities off the face of the earth and then leave.

Victor Davis Hanson: The New Democratic Socialist Party Is a ‘Graveyard of Bad Ideas’

Are Democrats really ready for a comeback—or are we about to revisit the graveyard of their own failed experiments? In this episode, Victor Davis Hanson breaks down why The so-called “new paradigms” of the Obama-Biden years—open borders, DEI mandates, deficit socialism, disarmament, and radical gender ideology—didn’t just falter… they collapsed under their own weight, argues Victor Davis Hanson on today’s edition of “Victor Davis Hanson: In a Few Words:”

Victor Davis Hanson: Under Trump, America Is Again ‘No Better Friend, No Worse Enemy’

Almost one year into his second term one thing is clear: President Donald Trump is neither an interventionist, nation-builder or an isolationist. Instead, Trump has seemingly adopted the foreign policy of President Andrew Jackson, guided by principles like “No better friend, no worse enemy.” However, Trump’s Jacksonian approach to the world stage comes with a slight twist, a “vise,” so to say, argues Victor Davis Hanson on today’s edition of “Victor Davis Hanson: In a Few Words”: “If Maduro cannot put embargoed oil on sanctioned tankers and get to Cuba, then Cuba's going to have no ability to distill gasoline, nor will it have energy. And that's exactly what is happening. The Cuban economy is in a Trump vise. Are we going to bomb Cuba? No. Are we going to have a Bay of Pigs standoff or invasion? No. Are we going to have a Cuban Missile Crisis with China? No. We're going to have a Trump vise. And it's going to squeeze.”

Victor Davis Hanson: Western Civilization Can’t Survive Without Assimilation

Western civilization is being tested like never before. Victor Davis Hanson argues to the contrary, saying that while much of Western Europe and America’s blue states continue down a failing path, signs of renewal are emerging in unexpected places—Eastern Europe and America’s red states. These countermovements are pushing back against cultural nihilism, restoring free speech, reinforcing the nuclear family, and demanding legal immigration with full assimilation. He breaks down these emerging trends on today’s episode of “Victor Davis Hanson: In a Few Words.” “’It’s a verdict for the future of Western civilization. We've had the revolution for 50 years, but we haven't seen a counterrevolution to the degree that's taking place. Western European elites in the former British Commonwealth and blue state elites all are very critical of the Yahoos in Eastern Europe and the Yahoos in the red states. But only for a while because their paradigm is collapsing as we speak. And the people who are gonna save Europe are the people who they thought they were embarrassed of. It's quite ironic, but it's also a hopeful time for Western civilization.”

Victor Davis Hanson: Nunes Unveils Trump Media’s Nuclear Fusion Vision

Former Rep. Devin Nunes, R-Calif., shared insight into his work with President Donald Trump’s social media and crypto company merging with TAE Technologies, a company focused on nuclear fusion power. Nunes, who is CEO of Truth Social and who also chairs Trump’s Intelligence Advisory Board, outlined future plans for building commercial reactors, expecting to commence construction in 2026, with Hanson during today’s episode of “Victor Davis Hanson: In a Few Words.” “Let me break it down: We are Trump Media & Technology Group. We have, everybody knows, Truth Social… We also have $2.5 billion Bitcoin treasury that we put together in the summer… We wanted to solve big problems. This company does only big things. And we picked the most important issue at the highest level… Just like we led on free speech, we’re now leading on energy because you can’t have the technology without the energy.”

Patriots are FLOODING Minnesota to KICK Ilhan Omar OUT!! – Victor Davis Hanson

Patriots across the country are pouring into Minnesota as Ilhan Omar faces the biggest political backlash of her career. Explosive new commentary from Victor Davis Hanson breaks down why voters have finally had enough — and why this showdown could reshape the state’s future. This isn’t just a protest… it’s a full-scale reckoning.

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