Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words

A sharp look at the 2026 midterms, questionable polling, media bias, and a Michigan ad accused of fueling antisemitism. The discussion turns to Democratic efforts to nationalize Elon Musk’s companies, the political fallout from his break with the Left, selective immigration coverage, Trump’s turnout strategy, and Gavin Newsom’s socialist vision for the Democratic Party.

Barack Obama’s criticism of Trump’s renovations, wealth and foreign policy sparks a broader examination of political hypocrisy. The discussion turns to allegedly manipulated polling, Trump’s Nixon-like approach to Ukraine, and Europe’s reliance on U.S. power. History takes center stage with reflections on Verdun’s impact on France and Agincourt’s lesson in technology, terrain and tactics.

A wide-ranging discussion examines LeBron James, NBA ties to China, Caitlin Clark, and ideological tensions in the WNBA. It also explores alleged FBI misconduct over Hunter Biden’s laptop, Antifa networks in Europe, California’s tax and political strategies, Iran and Ukraine, AI and energy, and the Smithsonian’s rejection of a documentary challenging DEI orthodoxy.

France’s unrest, antisemitic attacks, and Europe’s immigration pressures take center stage alongside strained welfare systems, weakening defenses, and cultural identity. The discussion also covers America’s debt, wealth taxes, banking double standards, and lessons from past presidencies. Other topics include the WNBA’s culture war, expatriates rediscovering America, wildlife dangers, and Israel’s counterterrorism strategy.

A sweeping look at Ukraine, Trump’s pressure on Russia, Iran, Europe, and the economic stakes shaping American politics. The conversation turns to Ilhan Omar investigations, California’s fragile power grid, election integrity, Democratic coalition struggles, and Republican vulnerabilities ahead of the midterms. Cultural controversies and the tragic heroism of Shane round out the discussion.

France’s riots spotlight the pressures of mass immigration, failed assimilation, welfare dependence, and political paralysis. The discussion turns to antisemitism, revolutionary networks, Obama-era controversies, and ideological influence in media and universities. Elon Musk’s innovations offer a contrasting look at American engineering, while declining literacy and forgotten World War II sacrifices round out the conversation.

Victor Davis Hanson examines France’s spreading unrest, Europe’s immigration and assimilation failures, and the public safety crisis fueling political anger. He and Jack Fowler also explore Turkey’s threats toward Greece and Cyprus, NATO’s uneven burdens, Trump’s strategy on Russia, China, and Iran, and the deepening divide between elite policies and everyday realities.

Victor Davis Hanson, an American historian, classicist, author, and Hoover Institution fellow, explores Iran’s prospects for revolt, Israel-related reporting and conspiracy theories, and the evolution of postmodernism. He traces how European ideas entered American classrooms, discusses military adaptation from the Maginot Line to drone warfare, and weighs competing approaches to teaching Latin.

A sweeping tour of World War II’s final decisions, from Japan’s resistance and America’s limited atomic arsenal to the contrasting strategies of MacArthur and Nimitz. The discussion also examines Henry Ford’s Nazi-era ties, Audie Murphy’s battlefield heroism, Canada’s friction with the United States, Iran’s nuclear threat, and the global forces shaping oil prices.

Allegations of campus antisemitism take center stage, including a professor accused of posing as a MAGA supporter to harass a Jewish colleague. Victor Davis Hanson examines Ilhan Omar’s accountability questions, political double standards, France’s protests, Hamas’s use of civilians, and international hostility toward Israel. The discussion also turns to Cornell’s controversial sexual-health materials and Kamala Harris’s political future.