Victor Davis Hanson: Strong Fathers Build Civilizations—Weak Ones Lose Them
As we approach Father’s Day on June 15th, Victor Davis Hanson reflects on the vital, often forgotten role of fathers in shaping strong families and a strong nation. In a culture that increasingly downplays masculinity and the traditional family, Hanson calls for a reevaluation of fatherhood—not as an optional accessory, but as a cornerstone of moral courage, responsibility, and strength on today's episode of "Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words." “ One of the roles of fathers is to give young children, especially males, a sense of direction. And almost this tragic sense that sometimes you have to do things that you don't want to do, but somebody else doesn't do them, you're going to be in trouble. “To the degree this country will make it, it will be a strong father figure that instructs us how to be masculine. How to be a man. How to protect the weak. How to stand up and challenge bullies that prey on the weak and the innocent. And that's a lost art now.