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Jun 30, 2025 • 8min
Victor Davis Hanson: Canada and Mexico Want U.S. Billions—But Also a Fight
With the U.S.' northern neighbor at bay, for now, Americans should turn their attention to the south, where Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum continues to criticize proposed remittance taxes while defending illegal immigration and even weighing in on U.S. civil unrest. Why the hostility?
On today’s episode of “Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words,” Hanson asks the question: Why are our supposed “partners” adding fuel to the fire in a time of instability?
“ This is the killer. They're going to enforce the law all the way back to 2022. … There's $9 trillion of market capitalization in Silicon Valley. But the idea that they're going to be gouged for $2 or $3 billion right in the middle of these heated discussions.
“ They are playing with fire. I have a solution. Maybe we could take Mexico and put it next to Canada and let them fight it out with each other. And keep us out of it.”
(0:00) North American Trade Relations
(0:27) Trade Disputes with Mexico
(2:05) Canada's Digital Services Tax
(3:54) Mexico's Trade Surplus and Remittances
(5:25) Contentious Issues and Proposed Solutions
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Jun 30, 2025 • 13min
Double Supreme Court Victories, Barrett Backhands Jackson, "Big, Beautiful Bill" Heads to Debate | June 30, 2025
Today on the Top News in 10, we cover:
Back-to-back Supreme Court victories mark the end of an era.
The Senate votes 51-49 to advance President Trump’s “Big, Beautiful, Bill.”
Democrats choose strange political hills to die on.
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Jun 29, 2025 • 30min
Getting Put on the SPLC's 'Hate Map' Is Just One More Cancel Culture Attack for Focus on the Family | Jim Daly
When the Southern Poverty Law Center put Focus on the Family on its "hate map," listing the conservative Christian nonprofit alongside chapters of the Ku Klux Klan, it made life a bit tougher, but the Christian group had already faced so many "cancel culture" attacks, it was ready for the blowback.
"We are Christians, we're commanded to love people that don't think the way we think, we're commanded to endure evil patiently, which I feel that this is one of these exercises," Focus on the Family President Jim Daly told The Daily Signal.
The SPLC, which gained its reputation for suing Klan groups into bankruptcy in the 1980s but now puts mainstream conservative and Christian groups on the "hate map" with Klan chapters, branded Focus on the Family an "anti-LGBTQ+ hate group" last month. As I noted in my book, "Making Hate Pay: The Corruption of the Southern Poverty Law Center," the SPLC claims America is more hateful than it actually is, partly to raise money and partly to silence its political opponents.
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Jun 28, 2025 • 23min
First Intel Reports Are ‘Almost Always Wrong.’ That Same Is True of Iran Strike | Victoria Coates
Preliminary reports following U.S. military operations are standard, and “almost always wrong,” according to President Donald Trump’s former deputy national security advisor.
The effectiveness of U.S. strikes on Iran’s three primary nuclear facilities was called into question following reporting from CNN and The New York Times that was based on a leaked initial Defense Intelligence Agency report that suggested the strikes only set Iran’s nuclear program back several months.
Initial reports are “in real time,” Victoria Coates, who served in Trump’s first term and is currently the vice president of the Davis Institute for National Security and Foreign Policy at The Heritage Foundation, told The Daily Signal, adding, such reports, as was the case with the leaked Defense Intelligence Agency report, are “expressed with low confidence.”
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Jun 27, 2025 • 9min
Victor Davis Hanson: 128 Democrats Reject Latest Trump Impeachment—Here’s The Major Reason Why
The same Democrats who turned a blind eye when Obama dropped 26,000 bombs in a single year are now clutching their pearls over Trump’s targeted strike on Iran. Hanson breaks this down on today’s episode of “Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words.”
“ Barack Obama, in the single year, 2016, he dropped 26,000 bombs. And it wasn't just in Syria. It wasn't just in Iraq. It wasn't just in Afghanistan. He dropped them in Libya. He dropped them in Somalia. He dropped them in Yemen. 26,000 bombs. And they all had one thing in common. He didn't think he had to go to the Congress to ask permission.
“ All they're doing is saying, 'If Donald Trump does something, we are going to be irate. We're going to use pornography. We're going to use smuddy language. And we're going to oppose him. And now, we're going to impeach him.' And some people in that party said, 'This is so unhinged. It's so contradictory. It's so paradoxical. It's so hypocritical.'”
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(0:00) Impeachment Efforts
(0:21) Obama's Bombing Campaign
(1:47) Democratic Hypocrisy and Political Strategy
(4:02) Domestic Issues and Criticisms
(5:16) Global Politics and Military Concerns
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Jun 27, 2025 • 47min
High Stakes for High Tech: Virginia’s Data Center Controversy
Once again, the issue of Data Centers are coming up in Virginia as many the local boards of supervisors are making plans to at least set up “commissions” to study more regulations on this industry.
The nay-sayers point to the energy load required by these centers as they pump up to 70% of internet traffic through Virginia. However, as we laid out in our June 10th column, it’s the politicians that put us in this pickle and they are the ones we will need to get us out of it.
We sat down with Caleb Taylor, policy director of the Virginia Institute for Public Policy, to find out what the solutions should really look like and how long they could take to implement.
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Jun 27, 2025 • 43min
Open Calls for Violence, Senators Fight Over Iran & the Parliamentarian | June 27, 2025
The podcast delves into alarming calls for violence from influential figures on the left, raising concerns about public safety. It addresses the turmoil among Senate Democrats regarding immigration policies, particularly related to ICE, and highlights heated battles over legislative strategies. Discussions also encompass the complexities of deportation, cultural identity, and the economic implications of immigration. Furthermore, the chaos surrounding military actions against Iran showcases the division within the Senate, marking a crucial moment in the political landscape.

Jun 26, 2025 • 7min
It Doesn’t Matter if Iran Can Build a Bomb. It Matters if America Has the Guts To Bomb Them, Again
Leaked defense intelligence documents obtained by CNN allege that last Saturday night’s strike against Iran’s nuclear infrastructure only set the country’s nuclear program back a few months.
However, the CIA reported this week that it would take “years” for Iran to rebuild its nuclear capabilities.
Bottom line: It doesn’t matter how long it takes Iran to rebuild its nuclear weapon’s program. What matters is will the next presidential administration have the courage to take the Iranian threat serious and bomb them, again, argues Victor Davis Hanson on today’s edition of “Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words:”
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00:00 Introduction and Initial Reactions
00:32 Cost-Benefit Analysis of the Strike
01:00 Public and Political Reactions
02:25 Rebuilding Challenges for Iran
04:17 Strategic Implications and Future Concerns
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Jun 26, 2025 • 17min
Racism Rebranded: The Hidden Bias of 'Anti-Racism' Against Asian Americans
Racism is ugly and must be fought. Not a controversial statement, right? What if racism rebranded itself as “anti-racism”? Such is what the Asian-American community is facing and no place has been more of a flash-point for that than Northern Virginia’s Thomas Jefferson High School For Science And Technology.
This prestigious STEM school has been at the center of a battle between the Virginia Department of Education’s “anti-racism” directives from the Terry McAuliffe administration and the Asian-American parents that brought suit because their kids were denied admission.
Despite the US Supreme Court passing on their case last year, the Department of Justice has opened an investigation into the allegations. We sit down with Helen Raleigh, a child of Communist China who escaped to the US after coming to America as a college student. Her most recent book is titled “Not Outsiders” and she visited with us at Freedomfest in Palm Springs to talk about the quite racial prejudices the Asian American community faces. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jun 26, 2025 • 12min
Trump Administration Fights CNN on Faulty Iran Leak, Biden Aide Refuses to Testify | June 26, 2025
Tensions flare as the Trump administration takes on CNN over a dubious intelligence leak about U.S. strikes in Iran. The conversation dives into the challenges of media accountability during military operations, showcasing the bravery of pilots while critiquing major news outlets. Meanwhile, Biden aides are dodging subpoenas concerning a coverup scandal, raising questions about transparency in the administration. This mix of politics, military strategy, and media ethics keeps the discussion vibrant and relevant.