Victor Davis Hanson

So when I wanted to go every week to work, I had to find all of these securitist detours. It's reopened and they build... That was all for one overpass. And I looked down, there's no track there. It's just the same thing. I know a lot of... These were all left-wing environmentalists. And if you go down and follow the route...

So when I wanted to go every week to work, I had to find all of these securitist detours. It's reopened and they build... That was all for one overpass. And I looked down, there's no track there. It's just the same thing. I know a lot of... These were all left-wing environmentalists. And if you go down and follow the route...

about 20 miles from where I'm speaking into Kings County, there was this historical floodplain from Tulare Lake. And the result of that were these 400- and 500-year majestic oaks, some of the biggest oaks in California. And every farmer that had one on his property, you were not allowed to cut them down. So you had these cotton fields with these beautiful... And they just went in and just, bam!

about 20 miles from where I'm speaking into Kings County, there was this historical floodplain from Tulare Lake. And the result of that were these 400- and 500-year majestic oaks, some of the biggest oaks in California. And every farmer that had one on his property, you were not allowed to cut them down. So you had these cotton fields with these beautiful... And they just went in and just, bam!

about 20 miles from where I'm speaking into Kings County, there was this historical floodplain from Tulare Lake. And the result of that were these 400- and 500-year majestic oaks, some of the biggest oaks in California. And every farmer that had one on his property, you were not allowed to cut them down. So you had these cotton fields with these beautiful... And they just went in and just, bam!

pulled up every one that was in the way, and then you had all these farmers. They had 100 acres on this side, and then they had 300 acres. They said, no, no, there's only going to be, we have to drive eight or nine miles around to get to the other side of your farm. And it just got, they went through downtown Fresno and ruined small businesses.

pulled up every one that was in the way, and then you had all these farmers. They had 100 acres on this side, and then they had 300 acres. They said, no, no, there's only going to be, we have to drive eight or nine miles around to get to the other side of your farm. And it just got, they went through downtown Fresno and ruined small businesses.

pulled up every one that was in the way, and then you had all these farmers. They had 100 acres on this side, and then they had 300 acres. They said, no, no, there's only going to be, we have to drive eight or nine miles around to get to the other side of your farm. And it just got, they went through downtown Fresno and ruined small businesses.

So what I'm getting at, they had a multi-billion dollar overhead in eminent domain suits before they ever did anything. And they build all, so now we've got all these bridges everywhere. There's one over Fresno and Bakersfield, all, and they're total incompetence.

So what I'm getting at, they had a multi-billion dollar overhead in eminent domain suits before they ever did anything. And they build all, so now we've got all these bridges everywhere. There's one over Fresno and Bakersfield, all, and they're total incompetence.

So what I'm getting at, they had a multi-billion dollar overhead in eminent domain suits before they ever did anything. And they build all, so now we've got all these bridges everywhere. There's one over Fresno and Bakersfield, all, and they're total incompetence.

Every time that I say something like this on a podcast or on an air, when this podcast is over, after it's aired, I'm going to get some little official letter from a person who's on the California High Speed Rail Commission. And most of them are left-wing former functionaries and they're going to are developers who have a financial interest in it. And a lot of people do.

Every time that I say something like this on a podcast or on an air, when this podcast is over, after it's aired, I'm going to get some little official letter from a person who's on the California High Speed Rail Commission. And most of them are left-wing former functionaries and they're going to are developers who have a financial interest in it. And a lot of people do.

Every time that I say something like this on a podcast or on an air, when this podcast is over, after it's aired, I'm going to get some little official letter from a person who's on the California High Speed Rail Commission. And most of them are left-wing former functionaries and they're going to are developers who have a financial interest in it. And a lot of people do.

And they're, you know, that subcontractors and they're going to say, Victor, you're just ignorant. You don't know what's going on. This thing is going great. And then you look at what the I'll just finish this, Jack, by saying what's scary is not the 20 billion or so that's going to get you from Bakersfield to Merced at about 20 miles faster than if you took the Santa Fe.

And they're, you know, that subcontractors and they're going to say, Victor, you're just ignorant. You don't know what's going on. This thing is going great. And then you look at what the I'll just finish this, Jack, by saying what's scary is not the 20 billion or so that's going to get you from Bakersfield to Merced at about 20 miles faster than if you took the Santa Fe.

And they're, you know, that subcontractors and they're going to say, Victor, you're just ignorant. You don't know what's going on. This thing is going great. And then you look at what the I'll just finish this, Jack, by saying what's scary is not the 20 billion or so that's going to get you from Bakersfield to Merced at about 20 miles faster than if you took the Santa Fe.

Because they've already scaled down the speed. is two things are very scary. Given California rates 45th in the nation in test scores, and given that the public schools are completely failed, and given the level of education among the population, and given that we have an enormous challenge of integration assimilation because 27% of the people in the state were not born in the United States,

Because they've already scaled down the speed. is two things are very scary. Given California rates 45th in the nation in test scores, and given that the public schools are completely failed, and given the level of education among the population, and given that we have an enormous challenge of integration assimilation because 27% of the people in the state were not born in the United States,

Because they've already scaled down the speed. is two things are very scary. Given California rates 45th in the nation in test scores, and given that the public schools are completely failed, and given the level of education among the population, and given that we have an enormous challenge of integration assimilation because 27% of the people in the state were not born in the United States,