This week, Erik Torenberg is joined by Dr. Victor Davis Hanson, classicist, political commentator, and Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution at Stanford. Together they conduct a thought experiment: it's 2030, how can we expect to understand the legacy of Donald Trump, the shifting political landscape in Germany and the rest of Europe, the outcome of the Ukraine-Russia conflict, China's ambitions regarding Taiwan, Israel's strategic challenges, and the future of the Democratic Party?

—

📰 Be notified early when Turpentine's drops new publication: https://www.turpentine.co/exclusiveaccess 

🙏 Help shape our show by taking our quick listener survey at https://bit.ly/TurpentinePulse 

—

SPONSOR: NETSUITE | SHOPIFY | INCOGNI | SQUAD

Over 41,000 businesses trust NetSuite by Oracle, the #1 cloud ERP, to future-proof their operations. Whether you're earning millions or hundreds of millions, NetSuite empowers you to tackle challenges and seize opportunities. Download the free CFO's guide to AI and machine learning at https://netsuite.com/zen.

Shopify is the world's leading e-commerce platform, offering a market-leading checkout system Shoppay and exclusive AI apps. Nobody does selling better than Shopify. Get a $1 per month trial at https://shopify.com/momentofzen.

Take your personal data back with Incogni! Use code MOMENT at the link below and get 60% off an annual plan: https://incogni.com/moment

Head to Squad to access global engineering without the headache and at a fraction of the cost: head to https://choosesquad.com/ and mention “Turpentine” to skip the waitlist.

—

RECOMMENDED IN THIS EPISODE:

Official site: https://victorhanson.com/

The Victor Davis Hanson podcast: https://victorhanson.com/podcasts/

Hoover Institution - featured publications and videos: https://www.hoover.org/profiles/victor-davis-hanson

Erik's substack: https://eriktorenberg.substack.com/ 

—

X / TWITTER:

@VDHanson

@eriktorenberg

@turpentinemedia

--

HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE EPISODE:

• Reflecting on Trump's Legacy
• Trump's Second Term
• JD Vance's Future
• Ukraine-Russia Conflict
• US-Europe Relations
• The Future of Europe
• China's Ambitions and Taiwan
• Israel's Strategic Dilemmas
• The Future of the Left