The Victor Davis Hanson Show

Israel Strike and Trump Momentum

29 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Join Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Jack Fowler as they discuss Israel's strike on Iran, Netanyahu's statesmanship, Trump's momentum and its prospects...

Revisiting WWII and Israel's Strategic Dilemma: Leaks, Allies, and the Path Forward

26 Oct 2024

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On this episode, join Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Sami Winc as they discuss the complex geopolitical landscape surrounding Israel's current conflic...

The Friday News Roundup: Trump's McDonald's Stunt & Kamala's Gaffes

25 Oct 2024

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Join Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Sami Winc for the latest episode of the Victor Davis Hanson Show, as they delve into the week's top stories, inclu...

America Grows Tired of the Lecturers

24 Oct 2024

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In this episode, Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Jack Fowler analyze the Democrats talking down to voters, the Left’s unappealing “nanny” complex...

Campaign Retrospective: The Empty Suit and Her Media Minders Implode

22 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Listen to Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Jack Fowler discuss the fallout from Kamala's interview with Bret Baier, the Al Smith Memorial Dinner, though...

Forgotten Battlefields of WWII and Campaign Craziness

19 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This weekend episode with Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Sami Winc highlights the wars between the Battle for Britain and the invasion of Russia in 19...

Fake Media and Senatorial Races

18 Oct 2024

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Join Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Sami Winc for a look at the week’s news: Bret Baier interviews Harris, media coverup of so many things left, the...

Kamala Lies, Bill Blunders, and The Democratic Ticket Torn Asunder

17 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Jack Fowler talk about Harris’s plagiarism, the unrecognized Clinton, Walz fumbling his gun ad, stat...

A Stockdale Moment: Who Are The Left Politicians, Why Are They Here?

15 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Join Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Jack Fowler to analyze Whitmer’s mockery of Catholicism, polls and Trump momentum, Stanford policy corrections, ...

Weaponizers, the Walking Blunderers, and the Battle for Britain

12 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this weekend episode, Victor Davis Hanson considers more campaign news from the week — Trump isn’t weaponizing assassination attempts, Walz on ...

Harris Campaign in Full Panic Mode

11 Oct 2024

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Join the Friday news roundup with Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Sami Winc for a look at the Kamala Harris interviews, FEMA's foibles, what happened t...

To Be Or Not To Be Biden and Other Predicaments For Harris

10 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Listen to Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Jack Fowler discuss the polls and electoral college vote, Senate races, Kamala's quandary with Biden, chauvin...

Darkness on the Left

08 Oct 2024

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Join Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Jack Fowler as they talk about Harris off the teleprompter, allegations against Emhoff, the president’s mental i...

VDH Has a Conversation with Filmmaker Michael L. Pack

07 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Victor Davis Hanson interviews Michael Pack, documentary filmmaker, about his new documentary with WSJ Opinion Section — a new series to look at sto...

October Surprise and the Strange Defeat

05 Oct 2024

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Join the weekend edition with Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Sami Winc: the defeat of France 1940, October surprises, more on Israel and the Longshore...

Three Crises and Other News

04 Oct 2024

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In the Friday news roundup, Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Sami Winc discuss Helene, Israel, the Longshoreman strike and other stories in the news thi...

The Shame of the Left's Business: Politicized and Victimized

03 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Jack Fowler discuss Ta-Nehisi Coates on Israel, police deaths, politicized instructors and left busine...

From Nasrallah to Criminal Illegals

01 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Listen to Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Jack Fowler on the death of Hezbollah's leader, Orwellian lies about the border exposed, Putin snared by expl...

Adams Indictment, Troops to the Middle East, and Norway and Denmark in WWII

28 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this weekend episode, Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Sami Winc discuss the Eric Adams' indictment, celebrity-military endorsements of Harris, the p...

Zelensky Goes To Pennsylvania, the Routh Manifesto and Other News Stories

27 Sep 2024

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Join the Friday news roundup with Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Sami Winc: Zelensky goes to Pennsylvania, Biden-Harris interviews run amok, the Al Sm...

Geo-Strategic Truths, California Goes Medieval, and Trump Sanctuary-City Policy

26 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Listen in to Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Jack Fowler on the geo-strategic truth of the Ukraine War, Elon Musk facing off with Governor Newsom, Cali...

Israel on Its Own and Our "Expert" Liars

24 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Jack Fowler discuss Israel in the face of know-nothing, do-nothing policy of the Biden-Harris admin, u...

Hezbollah, Oprah and the Phoney War

21 Sep 2024

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Join the weekend episode. Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Sami Winc discuss Israel takes on and out Hezbollah leadership, Oprah interviews Harris, Rich...

Routh, Violent Rhetoric, and Israel's New Tactics

20 Sep 2024

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Join Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Sami Winc for the Friday news roundup: Ryan Routh's peculiarity, violent campaign rhetoric in the spot light, Harr...

Biden's Latest Israel Proposal and a second Trump Assassination Attempt

19 Sep 2024

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On this episode, Jack Fowler and Victor Davis Hanson delve into the recent assassination attempts on Donald Trump, the Biden administration's controve...

In the Combat Zone

17 Sep 2024

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Join Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Jack Fowler for the recent news: debate commentary is twisting in the wind, Harris does another softball interview...

The News, Thomas Wolfe, and 1939 Poland

14 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this weekend episode, Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Sami Winc explore news about independent voter trends, revelations of Kamala's radical leftism...

Analysis of the Trump-Harris Debate

13 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Listen in to Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Sami Winc analyze Tuesday's debate and Kamala mid-debate-prep trip to Penzey's.See Privacy Policy at https...

Grades, Military Technology, and the Left's Ick and Shtick

12 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Join Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Jack Fowler to examine the usefulness of college grades, the cost-benefit analysis of military weapons, origins of...

Trump's Plans and Taking Sides: Techies, Technology, and Neo-Democrats

10 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This episode has Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Jack Fowler at their best on Trump's speech on policy to strengthen the US, the truth about the troubl...

Crimes, Near Crimes and Misinterpretation of Facts on WWII

07 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Join the weekend episode with Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Sami Winc as they talk about Trump the only option, Cheney's choice, Kamala's fake accent...

The Polls, Diplomacy and a Misconception of WWII

06 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Join the Friday news roundup with Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Sami Winc: encouraging polls, Russian interference, US Steel’s ownership, Hochul ai...

Revelations: Columbia University, Illegal Immigrants, and D.C. Lost Its Head

05 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Jack Fowler discuss the new 91-page document on anti-Semitism from Columbia university taskforce; Auro...

Hardball and Softball Politics

03 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Listen to Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Jack Fowler examine Hillsdale's new model college, Facebook apologetics, Israeli hostages killed by Hamas, mo...

The Life and Times of Sherman, Grant and DJT

31 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this weekend episode, Victor Davis Hanson with cohost Sami Winc explores the current assaults on DJT, the memories of the winners of the Civil War,...

The Empty Campaign and Modern Military Strategy

30 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Join Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Sami Winc in the Friday news roundup: Kamala’s sincerity in question given radical policy changes, voter awarene...

Victor Speaks With H. R. McMaster

29 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this special episode of the Victor Davis Hanson Show, Victor Davis Hanson is joined by his esteemed colleague, Lieutenant General H.R. McMaster, to...

From Military Decisions to Campaign Rhetoric

27 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Jack Fowler examine US policy on Israel and the current bombing, VDH's military group, the never-...

Tocqueville's Appraisal and Harris' Speech

24 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this weekend episode, Victor Davis Hanson with cohost Sami Winc discusses the "New Way Forward" message, Oprah's sense of "unfairness," Democrats a...

Obamas at the DNC and what's next for RFK Jr.

23 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this Friday news roundup episode of the Victor Davis Hanson Show, Victor and co-host Sami Winc dive into the latest happenings from the Democratic ...

From the First Day of DNC to the GOP Impeachment Report

22 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Join Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Jack Fowler to examine the first day of the Democratic National Convention, Kamala's economic policy, AOC's buoyan...

The Truth About Consequences: the No-Consequences Society Must Go

20 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Join Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Jack Fowler as they examine Kamala on street protests 2020-2024, Walz's criminal lying, two scenarios about the De...

Trump's Poll Lead and Kamala's Press Strategy

17 Aug 2024

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Join the weekend edition where Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Sami Winc talk about the Harris-Walz talk and Harris's speech, the Israel ceasefire, the...

Pollsters, Campaign Ads, and Ghosts from Walz's Past

16 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Join Victor Hanson and cohost Sami Winc in the Friday news roundup: the incoherence of a never-Trumper, the pollsters on the impact of Kamala's candid...

Unemployment, UNWRA, and Other Unforgettable Stories

15 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Victor Davis Hanson and his cohost Jack Fowler talk about unemployment in the US, more tortured tales of Tim Walz, the UNWRA staff pa...

Legacies: Michael Brown, the Olympics, and Universities

13 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Join Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Jack Fowler to explore ten years after Michael Brown's death, Olympic history, topics Trump should stick to, who b...

Hume's Enlightenment v. Modern Gaslighting and Surveilling

10 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this weekend episode, Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Sami Winc explore David Hume's life and role in the Scottish Enlightenment. They discuss the w...

Be Careful What You Vote For

09 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In the Friday news roundup, Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Sami Winc discuss Raskin's call for invoking the 14th Amendment to take down Trump, the Har...

Walz, Iran, and UK Progressives

08 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Jack Fowler examine the VP pick Tim Walz, overlooking Josh Shapiro, Iran’s choices as the Middle Eas...

A Message for Donald Trump

06 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Join Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Jack Fowler for discussion of the alleged Jimmy Carter wish to vote for Kamala, do's and don'ts for Trump, Kamala'...

Hostages, Harris and the Machiavellian Touch

03 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Join Victor Davis Hanson's weekend episode with cohost Sami Winc: home for the hostages, Olympic trans-boxer, Israel takes out terrorists, Kamala's ca...

Trump Wades and Weighs In

02 Aug 2024

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Join the Friday news roundup with Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Sami Winc: Trump interviewed at the National Association of Black Journalists, Judge ...

Rockets, Nuclear Weapons and Flag Burning

01 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Jack Fowler discuss the Hezbollah rockets hit Israeli soccer stadium killing 12 youths, the opening of...

Pressing Issues: The Assassination and Vice Presidents

30 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Join Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Jack Fowler to consider the assassination attempt on Trump, the Republican National Convention, Joe Biden’s exit...

Ending the End of Everything

27 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Join Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Sami Winc to discuss the lessons of the cities annihilated in warfare and the relevance to modern society.See Priv...

The Case for Trump Update

26 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Sami Winc discuss the changes in the Trump legacy, the trials strategy, and recent campaign since The ...

From Ancient Greece to California

25 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Jack Fowler discuss the Greek Dark Ages and ancient Greek agriculture, the hard decision to leave Cali...

Romans Meet Germans and the Brain Drain of Latin America

23 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Listen in as Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Jack Fowler entertain questions from listeners on the Battle of Teutoburg Forest and the Roman conquest of...

Unveiling the Deep State: Mark Moyar on "Masters of Corruption"

20 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Join Victor Davis Hanson as he interviews esteemed military historian Mark Moyar, the William P. Harris Chair of Military History at Hillsdale College...

Two Empires at Their Apex

19 Jul 2024

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Join Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Sami Winc for a discussion of the Aztec empire, the Spanish empire, and the two-year war that overthrew the Aztec ...

Toxic Males, American Exceptionalism and Papyrus Scrolls

18 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Jack Fowler discuss James Carville's critique of Democratic culture, the feminization of the left, the...

Movies, Novels, and the Death of Classics: Listeners' Questions

16 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Listen in to Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Jack Fowler talk about Shane, The Searchers, Lonesome Dove, The Longest Day, Saving Private Ryan, The...

Art, History, and Human Resilience with Sabin Howard

13 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Victor interviews renowned figurative sculptor Sabin Howard. They delve into Sabin's monumental task of creating the World War I memo...

The Left in the US and in Britain

12 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this Friday news roundup, Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Sami Winc discuss anti-Trump rhetoric and debate performance, the new SAVE Act, Keir Starm...

Justices, Candidates, and Military Technology

11 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Jack Fowler discuss the Animal-Farm Democrats, Biden led the attack on Justice Clarence Thomas, the mi...

The Faustian Bargain

09 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Join Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Jack Fowler to hear about the Biden-Stephanopoulos interview, Kamala Harris the Agnew appointment, California vote...

Immunity, Panic, and Presidential Speeches

05 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Listen in to Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Sami Winc as they discuss the news of the week: SCOTUS rules on presidential immunity, the Biden team in f...

Fake Gaza Famine, Real Ukraine Meatgrinder, and California Purgatory

04 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Join Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Jack Fowler as they look at the lack of data for famine in Gaza, the Ukraine War needs an answer before more die, ...

From the Debate Cauldron into the SCOTUS Fire

02 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Jack Fowler discuss the cauldron of the debate, recent SCOTUS opinions, the unsustainable lies of the ...

The Debate and Dante's Inferno

29 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Join the weekend episode with Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Sami Winc to analyze the Biden-Trump debate, Biden administration's Saudi-Israeli "Peace"...

Democratics Slipping

28 Jun 2024

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Join Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Sami Winc for this Friday news roundup: Mayorkas at the border, Bowman's defeat, Blinken conflates anti-Semitism a...

From Campaigning to Ballots: Democracy At Work

27 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Join Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Jack Fowler as they examine Trump Derangement Syndrome and the 1980 Reagan-Carter campaigns, legislation to addres...

Subverting Israel, RFK Jr., and the US

25 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Join Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Jack Fowler as they analyze the US policy of cutting weapons to Israel and supporting Iran, the logic of the Left'...

VDH Interviews CEO of AMAC

22 Jun 2024

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Join Victor Davis Hanson in this weekend episode as he interviews Rebecca Weber, the CEO of AMAC. She explains the origins and growth of her organizat...

Things That Are Not: from "Cheapfakes" to "War Crimes"

21 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Listen in to Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Sami Winc to look at the week's news: New York appellate court upholds Trump gag order, Biden's last-ditch...

Citizens, Polls, and Blaming Whistleblowers

20 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Jack Fowler discuss Biden giving citizenship to illegal immigrants, war tales from the dinner table, t...

Looking Ahead: Gaza War and UK Elections

18 Jun 2024

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Join Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Jack Fowler as they discuss the dog days of Biden, the political implications of Gaza War, Nigel Farage's candidac...

The Walls of Constantinople and How the Impenetrable Become Penetrable

15 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this weekend episode, Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Sami Winc talk about Constantinople's fall in 1453 and more current news: Russian boats off th...

Gaza Negotiations and Terrorizing the American Electorate

14 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Join Victor Davis Hanson in this news roundup with Sami Winc as cohost to examine the Gaza negotiation debacle, hostages home to Israel, protests in t...

Water, Rural Rage, and Popular Classes

13 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Listen in to Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Jack Fowler talk about the California water madness, the Gaza pier bust, white rural rage hoax, and why th...

Woke Jihadism

12 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Jack Fowler discuss the Hunter gun verdict and justice that "works," Paul Ryan's revealing interview, ...

The End of Thebes: Alexander's Vengeance

08 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Listen to Victor Davis Hanson discuss with cohost Sami Winc the fate of Thebes in the 4th century BC at the hands of Alexander the Great.See Privacy P...

Bleeding Civilization: from Illegal Immigration to Debt-Making Policy

07 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Join Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Sami Winc on the Friday news round up: Biden's executive order on the border, incendiary bombs on Israel, Californ...

The Justice Challenge: Trump v. Hunter

06 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Listen to Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Jack Fowler discuss the recent news on the Trump verdict, the opening days of Hunter's trial, Caitlyn Clark f...

War Gaming Operation Downfall: What If We Invaded Japan? And other listener questions

04 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this special episode of the Victor Davis Hanson Show, Victor and host Jack Fowler delve into listener questions. The episode kicks off with an in-d...

The End of Carthage: Things We Can Learn

01 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Don't miss Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Sami Winc as they discuss the second chapter in VDH's new best-selling book, "The End of Everything": the de...

Makers and Breakers: California, Churchill, and Biden's Buddies

30 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Join Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Jack Fowler as they talk about California living and leaving, a world and war without Churchill, and in absentia d...

California Governors and Middle East Politics

28 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Jack Fowler discuss the governorship of Arnold Schwarzenegger, Islamic states past and present, Israel...

From Bonafide Medieval War Hero to Certified Military Genius

25 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Join this Memorial Day weekend episode, in which Victor Davis Hanson with cohost Sami Winc explore the medieval tales of "Beowulf" and "The Song of Ro...

Victor Answers Your Questions

24 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

On this episode, join Victor Davis Hanson and co-host Jack Fowler, as Victor answers questions that have been sent in by listeners of the show, on top...

The Genesis of Protests, Pandemics, and Good Journalism

23 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Sami Winc discuss the Israel-Gaza war and pro-Palestinian protestors, US taxpayers funding gain-of-fun...

Trump Seeks Drug Testing and AOC "Baby-Girl" Colleagues

21 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Join Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Sami Winc to examine drug testing before a debate, Congressional "baby girl" culture, Diddy damages, Newsom's char...

Roman Historians and Modern Universities

18 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Join the weekend edition. Victor Davis Hanson with cohost Sami Winc examines some remaining news--Sonoma State ask president to step aside, do univers...

The Ins and Outs of Left-Wing Justice

17 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this Friday news roundup, Victor Davis Hanson with cohost Sami Winc look at the news stories of the week: Cohen and Castello testimony, Trump rally...

Diplomacy Dilemma: Trump stability v. Obama-Biden chaos

16 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Jack Fowler take on diplomacy and decisions in the Middle East, Russia, Germany, and Canada. Don't mis...

Feminizing Pro-Hamas Protesters and Losing-Leaving California

14 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Join Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Jack Fowler as they discuss the disproportionately female Hamas supporters, Hillsdale-Hoover models of what to do,...

Early Christian Thinkers and Signs of the Changing Times

12 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Join this weekend episode to hear about Boethius and St. Augustine in the fallen Roman empire. Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Sami Winc also talk abou...

Reversals of Fortunes

10 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this Friday news roundup, Victor Davis Hanson with cohost Sami Winc looks at the Trump trials gone awry, Biden's flipflop on Israel, universities s...

Our Leadership and Looking Back to WWII

09 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Jack Fowler take on the quality of the current advisors to the administration, Operation Market Garden...

It Stopped Making Sense: Radicalizing the University

07 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Jack Fowler talk about protests as a class thing, faculty being as immature as students, universities ...