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Victor Davis Hanson examines Trump’s proposed summit with Putin and Xi as a bold effort to reshape global power, end the Ukraine war, and deter a move against Taiwan. The discussion explores a possible territorial settlement, parallels with Finland’s Winter War, Europe’s fading diplomatic influence, and the links between Ukraine, Iran, energy markets, and Russia.

Victor Davis Hanson examines whether Democrats’ expected midterm gains are guaranteed. The discussion covers historical voting patterns, redistricting, campaign cash, gas prices, polling credibility, Democratic coalition politics, and the power of Trump-era turnout. It also explores how Republican overconfidence and candidate quality could shape a surprising November outcome.

J. Christian Adams, an election-law attorney and Public Interest Legal Foundation leader, examines noncitizens appearing on voter rolls. He discusses California registration failures, the challenge of measuring the problem, federal citizenship data, voter ID, early voting, and states needing scrutiny before 2026. He also explores poll watching, ballot measures, and legal efforts to improve election administration.

Ukraine’s grinding war is likened to Verdun, with mounting casualties and no clear path to victory. The discussion examines democratic renewal, wartime elections, and the absence of a credible plan to reclaim lost territory. It also explores Trump’s fuel strategy, Europe’s dependence on American protection, tensions over Iran, and the continent’s broader strategic weakness.

Victor Davis Hanson examines immigration, assimilation, radical Islam, and the cultural strains reshaping Europe and America. He explores Europe’s nationalist backlash, Trump’s political counter-revolution, Israel’s failed accommodation of Hamas, and the weakening of regional terrorist powers. The discussion asks whether the West will reject civilizational guilt and defend its traditions, institutions, and achievements.

Victor Davis Hanson explores why the approaching midterms reach far beyond inflation, gas prices, and foreign conflicts. The discussion examines the widening divide between red and blue states, migration away from Democratic-led regions, and battles over immigration, policing, energy, economic policy, Israel, and the Democratic Party’s ideological direction.

Riots across France and elsewhere spark a sweeping discussion about immigration, assimilation and national identity. The conversation explores Europe’s demographic, economic, energy and defense challenges, attacks on cultural symbols, and emerging political alliances. It also turns to America’s own struggles with integration, border policy and the future of the West.

Brooke Medina, communications vice president at State Policy Network, and economist Charles Steele of Hillsdale College explore socialism’s rapid growth among young Americans. They discuss DSA expansion, grassroots organizing, affordability concerns, and socialism’s influence on local politics. Steele examines central planning, healthcare, entrepreneurship, spaceflight, and the future of the American dream.

Victor Davis Hanson examines NATO’s widening transatlantic divide, from unequal defense spending and European security failures to restrictions on U.S. operations against Iran. He also discusses Canada’s reliance on American protection, Europe’s expectations over Ukraine, and the reforms needed to make the alliance a genuinely reciprocal partnership.

Victor Davis Hanson examines America’s shrinking missile inventories and the costly mismatch between multimillion-dollar weapons and cheap enemy drones. The conversation explores Ukraine’s drone production, the vulnerability of America’s limited high-end platforms, and lessons from World War II’s industrial mobilization. It also considers how mass production and affordable systems could address threats from China, Russia, Iran, and beyond.