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Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words
276 episodes · 20 with AI analysis
Victor Davis Hanson provides commentary on the latest political and cultural news with an eye to the historical significance of our time. He is an author, historian, classicist, and contemporary analyst. Join him to learn about the what's going on in your world.
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Immigration Policy and Border Security×2Iran Nuclear Negotiations and Military Strategy×2California Mail-In Ballot System VulnerabilitiesElection Integrity and Voter ID RequirementsJohn Bolton Classified Documents CaseNever-Trump Movement and Elite DefectionAmerican Education System DeclineDEI Hiring Practices and Institutional CompetenceCalifornia State Exodus and Migration PatternsD-Day 80th Anniversary and Greatest Generation Legacy
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Jun 9, 2026
Victor Davis Hanson: California Election Theft Happens With Mail‑In Ballots, Not Election Day
California Mail-In Ballot System VulnerabilitiesElection Integrity and Voter ID RequirementsJohn Bolton Classified Documents Case
View AnalysisJun 10, 2026
Victor Davis Hanson: Raymond Ibrahim, Islamic History, and Western Decline
Islam-West historical conflict and contemporary antagonismMass Muslim immigration and integration failure in Western EuropeDEI policies enabling fraud and shielding immigrant communities from accountability
View AnalysisJun 11, 2026
Victor Davis Hanson: Iran Can’t Be Trusted, and Trump Turns the Tables on Kristen Welker
Iran Nuclear Program and Sanctions StrategyCalifornia Mail-In Ballot Fraud and Election IntegrityFBI Political Weaponization Under Biden Administration
View AnalysisJun 16, 2026
Victor Davis Hanson: Businesses Keep Leaving California, Passing of Gordon Wood, and Updates on Iran
California Election Integrity and Voter Verification SystemsIran Military Campaign and Negotiation StrategyBorder Security and Child Trafficking Networks
View AnalysisMay 23, 2026
Victor Davis Hanson on What Holds Nations Together This Memorial Day
Memorial Day and citizen soldier traditionClassical Greek democracy and property-owning military serviceCuba regime change strategy and psychological operations
View AnalysisMay 27, 2026
Victor Davis Hanson: Tulsi Gabbard’s Legacy in Review
Democratic Party 2024 Election Autopsy and Strategic FailuresTulsi Gabbard's Resignation and DNI Role PerformanceJanuary 6 Compensation Fund and Republican Party Divisions
View AnalysisMay 28, 2026
Victor Davis Hanson: The Modern Left Wants Control More Than Accountability
Institutional Capture and Ideological ControlProsecutorial Lawfare and Political WeaponizationCalifornia Governance Failures
View AnalysisMay 29, 2026
Trump’s Iran Strategy, Why China Isn’t Rising, and the Socialist-Islamist Democrat Party
Iran Nuclear Negotiations and Military StrategyUS-China Geopolitical Competition and Economic Decline ThesisThucydides Trap Historical Myth Debunking
View AnalysisMay 30, 2026
California Politics, Greek Mythology, and The Future of the West
California Governance and DEI ImplementationLos Angeles Mayoral Race 2025Homelessness Policy and Urban Decline
View AnalysisJun 2, 2026
ICE Threats, Elite Leftist Radicals, NFL Wokery, and California’s “Stop Nick Shirley” Bill | VDH
ICE Agent Threats and Federal Law Enforcement SafetyCalifornia Assembly Bill 2624 (Stop Nick Shirley Act)DEI Policy Implementation and Unintended Consequences
View AnalysisJun 4, 2026
Victor Davis Hanson: Is Britain Experiencing Its Right-Wing George Floyd Moment?
Iran Nuclear Negotiations and Military StrategyTwo-Tier Justice Systems in Western DemocraciesImmigration Policy and Labor Market Competition
View AnalysisJun 12, 2026
From Courtroom Protests to Belfast Riots: VDH on Race Politics, Immigration, and California’s Mail-In Machine
Mail-in voting infrastructure and ballot harvesting mechanicsCalifornia electoral fraud and voter roll managementCritical race theory and DEI policy outcomes
View AnalysisJun 13, 2026
Victor Davis Hanson: Identity Politics Is Driving America Backward
Identity Politics and DEI Policy FailuresBorder Security and Immigration EnforcementAfghanistan Withdrawal and Military Humiliation
View AnalysisMay 19, 2026
Victor Davis Hanson: The COVID Narrative Officially Collapsed
COVID-19 Lab Leak Cover-Up and Institutional AccountabilityChina-US Strategic Competition and Taiwan PolicySelective Law Enforcement and Rule of Law Erosion
View AnalysisMay 21, 2026
VDH on Kamala Harris’ Radical ‘No Bad Ideas’ Playbook, the Left’s War on Law Enforcement, and Colbert’s Nihilism
Kamala Harris's Policy Platform and Ideological ConsistencyDemocratic Proposals to Eliminate Electoral College and Pack Supreme CourtLaw Enforcement Attacks and Defund the Police Movement
View AnalysisFeb 6, 2026
The Rise of America’s ‘Alternative’ Classical Schools | Deacon Christopher Roberts
Classical education curriculum and pedagogyCatholic school reform and institutional authenticityFaith-integrated education models
View AnalysisFeb 7, 2026
Victor Davis Hanson RETURNS: Bay Area Democrats Play Populist at the Expense of the Middle Class
2028 Presidential Election DynamicsDemocratic Party Coalition DeclineKamala Harris Electoral Viability
View AnalysisMar 19, 2026
The Merits of Joe Kent’s Resignation, the Democrats’ Anti-Israel Shift, and America’s Blue-State Decline | Victor Davis Hanson
Iran military strategy and U.S.-Israeli campaign effectivenessJoe Kent resignation and Trump administration policy disagreementsDemocratic Party anti-Israel shift and polling data
View AnalysisMar 20, 2026
Victor Davis Hanson: DHS Shutdown Is All About the Economy, Not ICE
Iran Military Strategy and Drone CapabilitiesDHS Government Shutdown EconomicsU.S.-European NATO Alliance Credibility
View AnalysisMar 21, 2026
Life’s Not Perfect. Transitioning to a Boy Won’t Make It Better | Stella O'Malley
Gender dysphoria in adolescents and medicalization protocolsDetransition outcomes and long-term health complicationsSocial media algorithms and youth vulnerability to online communities
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