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Victor Davis Hanson: The American Tech Boom No One Is Talking About
America is undergoing a technological revolution across artificial intelligence, space exploration, software, genetic engineering, and other industries that will shape the future. U.S. companies dominate many of the world’s most valuable technology sectors, while American AI platforms account for most of the services people around the world use every day.
SpaceX and other American companies are d
Victor Davis Hanson: Republicans’ Midterm Strategy Is Right in Front of Them, Use It
Republicans cannot rely solely on Democrats’ extremism and a SCOTUS radical gerrymandering win to carry them through the midterms. They need a clear record of accomplishments, Operation Make D.C. Safe and Beautiful, pacification of a China- and Russia-aligned Venezuela, and a concrete agenda for the next two years.
They need a new "Contract with America," argues Victor Davis Hanson on today’s edi
Victor Davis Hanson: Who Killed Jason Arday?
Jason Arday’s rise to a prestigious professorship at Cambridge University unraveled amid allegations of plagiarism and fabricated claims in his memoir. His death raises difficult questions about the institutions that elevated him, Cambridge’s commitment to DEI-based hiring, and Simon & Schuster’s decision to publish his memoir despite concerns about its accuracy. The scandal exposes the consequenc
Victor Davis Hanson: How Trump’s “Anaconda Plan” Is Squeezing Iran
Iran is facing an increasingly severe economic and military squeeze as sanctions, financial isolation, trade restrictions, and attacks on its military infrastructure cut the country off from the global economy. The strategy resembles an economic “Anaconda Plan,” gradually depriving Iran of oil revenue, foreign currency, industrial parts, weapons, fuel, and access to international markets while neg
Victor Davis Hanson: Could Tucker Carlson Split the Republican Vote in 2028?
Tucker Carlson and a group of MAGA conservatives are reportedly considering a possible third-party movement ahead of 2028. The history of third-party campaigns shows how they can split an ideological coalition and hand victory to the opposing party, from Theodore Roosevelt and the Bull Moose Party to Ross Perot and Ralph Nader.
The proposed movement shares much of its agenda with the Trump admini
Victor Davis Hanson: Trump or the Left—Who Really Broke the Rules First?
From JFK appointing his brother as Attorney General to Hillary Clinton, Jimmy Carter, and Stacey Abrams denying election results, the historical record shows the Left has followed every play in their weaponization playbook.
The Left’s outrage at Trump’s recent appointment of Todd Blanche as Attorney General was another prime example that their accusations almost always mirror their past c
Victor Davis Hanson: The WNBA Is Turning on Its Biggest Stars
Caitlin Clark's arrival transformed the WNBA, dramatically increasing attendance, television ratings, merchandise sales, and league revenue. Despite that success, controversy has continued to surround Clark and teammate Sophie Cunningham, including on-court treatment, public reactions, and growing debate over the league's culture.
Sophie Cunningham's comments on transgender athletes competing in
Victor Davis Hanson: Israel’s Critics Have a History Problem
Charges of apartheid, settler colonialism, ethnic cleansing and genocide against Israel fall apart under historical scrutiny, Victor Davis Hanson argues.
He points to the glaring double standard applied to Israel while far more severe abuses by other regimes receive little attention on today’s edition of “Victor Davis Hanson: In a Few Words.”
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Victor Davis Hanson: What the Situation On the Ground In Iran Actually Looks Like
Iran’s strategy may be less about negotiating with President Donald Trump and more about delaying, dragging out the conflict and waiting for the Democrat Socialists to take power in Congress.But while the Left claims Trump is running out of time, the reality on the ground suggests Iran is the one being squeezed, with its economy, military and industrial infrastructure steadily deteriorating.
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Victor Davis Hanson: New York Just Sent This Letter to Nearly One Million Homeowners
Zohran Mamdani's proposal to impose a new surcharge on certain New York property owners expanded far beyond the $5 million homes initially discussed, with notices sent to nearly one million homeowners whose properties are valued at more than $1 million. The policy has sparked criticism over its burden on longtime homeowners, retirees, and families whose homes have appreciated in value despite mode
Victor Davis Hanson: The Strange Alliance Between Islam and Socialism
Radical Islam and the socialist left have formed an unlikely political alliance despite their profound ideological differences. Both movements share a deep hostility toward Western civilization, capitalism, Israel, and liberal democracy, creating a coalition driven by common enemies rather than common beliefs.
The history and core principles of Islam, Marxism, socialism, and communism reveal wher
Victor Davis Hanson: Anthony Fauci’s Fall Is a Modern Greek Tragedy
Anthony Fauci’s private diary presents a starkly different account of the COVID pandemic from the one given to the American public. The records reveal his awareness that the lab-leak theory was credible, his private agreement with arguments against school closures, and his fixation on media attention, awards, money, and personal influence.
Fauci publicly portrayed himself as the embodiment of sci
Victor Davis Hanson: What Critics Get Wrong About Homer’s ‘Odyssey’
Homer’s Odyssey was not written as a straightforward account of the Bronze Age. It emerged from centuries of oral storytelling that preserved faint memories of Mycenaean civilization, absorbed the customs of the Greek Dark Ages, and incorporated warfare, agriculture, politics, and language from Homer’s own time.
The collapse that followed the Trojan War transformed ruined palaces, forgotten tom
Victor Davis Hanson: Iran Plans to Stall the War Until the Midterms
After nearly five months of conflict with Iran, Trump needs a new strategy to end the war.
Iran is betting high gas prices and the continuing conflict will hand the midterms over to Democrats.
The U.S. needs to turn the Iranian playbook against the regime—recognizing an alternative government, cutting off all funds, and refusing to negotiate with terrorists that have slaughtered their
Victor Davis Hanson: President Trump Is Undoing a Destructive Revolution 50 Years in the Making
Today’s revolutionary movement to subvert America’s integral values has been 50 years in the making, and President Trump is the first true counter-revolutionary challenging the Left’s narrative.
Unlike the Bushes, John McCain, or Mitt Romney, Trump is signing legislation and implementing policies to end the revolution, from classrooms to the military to the border.
“He’s the firs
Victor Davis Hanson: Democrat Socialists Think America Is Somehow Worse Than Mass-Murderer Mao Zedong
We’re hearing more and more from the Democrat Socialists about America's troubled past. But what exactly are America’s sins?
Of course, they have no answer except to criticize capitalism, the very system that brought them a $9 million home and a $120,000 Porsche.
And if you ask most Americans, they’d tell you the Democrat Socialists have gone too far. Mao Zedong’s communist China doesn’t really
Victor Davis Hanson: The Socialist Masquerade: Why the Left Keeps Faking Middle-Class Credentials
Tim Walz. James Talarico. Graham Platner. The Left can’t stop propping up “middle-class” candidates that somehow resonate with no one from the actual middle class.
The November midterms are fast approaching, and Democrats may be realizing that elite socialists masquerading as men and women of the people is not the win they think it is.
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Victor Davis Hanson: Trump Is Preparing for the Final Phase Against Iran
For nearly 140 days, the conflict with Iran has shifted from direct military action to negotiations and limited exchanges, leaving key objectives unresolved.
Missile attacks on Gulf states continue, the Strait of Hormuz remains contested, and questions remain about Iran's enriched uranium and nuclear capabilities.Iran has sought to prolong the conflict until after the midterm elections, while Pr
Victor Davis Hanson: ‘The Odyssey’ and the Woke Feminists Trying to Rewrite Homer’s Play
Christopher Nolan’s adaptation of “The Odyssey” has been drawing a lot of attention but not necessarily for good reasons.Actress Lupita Nyong’o, set to play Helen of Troy in the film, complained in an interview that Homer didn’t include enough women in his play. In actuality, “The Odyssey” was one of the most pro-women works for its time period.
Nolan’s film has also received criticism for its co
Victor Davis Hanson: The World Is Becoming More Pro-American Than It Has Been in Years
The world is in a far different position than it was just five years ago.
Across Latin America, governments are becoming more aligned with the United States while Chinese influence continues to recede.
Europe is dramatically increasing defense spending, strengthening its borders, and rethinking energy policies after years of dependence and underinvestment. Russia is weaker economically and mil
Victor Davis Hanson: The US Needs to Hit Iran Harder to End the War
The war with Iran has settled into a dangerous pattern of strikes, retaliation, and stalled negotiations. Iran appears to be using talks to buy time while continuing to threaten the Gulf, tankers, and the Strait of Hormuz. The United States has already damaged major parts of Iran’s military and political structure, but the conflict will continue unless Iran loses the ability to keep attacking its
Victor Davis Hanson: The Rise and Fall of Socialist Graham Platner
The Democrats’ strategy of propping up socialist candidates and disguising them as the average middle class has finally caught up to them with Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner.
The allegations towards Platner are damning and have come from both sides of the political aisle. Today, the news broke that Platner officially dropped out of the Maine Senate race.
Where do Democrats
Victor Davis Hanson: The Ungrateful Urban Class Turning Into the New Democrat Socialist Party
The disease of Democrat Socialism is slowly spreading throughout three groups of people: urban consumers, immigrants, and DEI advocates.
Their symptoms and agenda include everything abnormal to traditional American policy: open borders, amnesty for illegal immigration, and the conflation of citizenship with mere residency.
Their methodology is to run in select blue cities in loca
Victor Davis Hanson: Europe Is Failing, and America Should Pay Attention
Europe is always angry, but the last two weeks particularly so.
First it was Trump’s tariffs, then it was Greenland, and now it’s the NATO budget—that the U.S. is carrying by 50% mind you.
What Europe should really be upset about is the socialist agenda ruining their country: DEI, redistribution, green energy, open borders, you know the rest.
America had better learn from Euro
Victor Davis Hanson: Mamdani is the Real Racist Polluting This Country
Even though Americans didn’t ask for it, Mamdani thought America would appreciate a July 4th message from him on why the country is racist and unfair. (Spoiler, you’re the problem.)
In reality, the racist and privileged individual is Mamdani himself. He has never been the victim. He comes from wealthy parents, immigrates to America, and then criticizes the host country that took him in.
Victor Davis Hanson: Socialism Is Targeting the Foundations That Made America Great
America’s 250th anniversary raises a bigger question about whether the country can endure for another 250 years. The Constitution, federalism, legal immigration, natural resources, free markets, private property, and a strong middle class helped build the United States into the most successful nation in history.
The rise of socialism, attacks on the constitutional system, open-border policies, h
Victor Davis Hanson: Why Race Relations Are Getting Worse
The decline in America's race relations from the Chicago Juneteenth shooting, the Carmelo Anthony case, and the Caitlin Clark controversy. Victor Davis Hanson says America has lost much of the racial progress it made in the 1980s and 1990s. He argues that political leaders and the legacy media are focused on the wrong problems, discusses the effects of DEI and the Great Society, and explains why h
Victor Davis Hanson: The New Socialist Guillotine is Coming for the Democrat Party
Modern-day socialists are orchestrating their own revolutionary takeover of the Democrat Party, much like what occurred in France in the 18th century.
Their agenda is less bloody but just as destructive: open borders, mass immigration, defunding police, institutionalizing diversity, etc. And it’s anti-everything that makes America great.
Either this will be a trendy wave that comes and goes,
Victor Davis Hanson: The Racist Plot to Retire Caitlin Clark from the WNBA
Caitlin Clark is single-handedly driving drastic revenue increases for the WNBA. So why are players trying to get her to retire?
The jealousy, racial politics, and league mismanagement may be enough to prematurely end Clark’s career if the league can’t get back to what it was created for: basketball.
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Victor Davis Hanson: Trump’s Real Threat in the Iran War are the Fast-Approaching Midterms
Even as the ink dries on the 60-day memorandum of understanding with Iran, attacks on American cargo ships persist.
Whatever President Trump chooses as his next course of action, he must be mindful of the fast-approaching November midterms. One wrong move leads to lost Senate or House seats and two years of lawfare by the Democrats.
President Trump may need to reply to Iran's attacks disproporti
Victor Davis Hanson: The Democrat Party Is Being Taken Over by a New Socialist Movement
A new wave of democratic socialism is rising inside the Democrat Party, driven by candidates and activists who reject free market capitalism, American exceptionalism, and the country’s founding traditions. Figures like Zohran Mamdani, Graham Platner, Abdul El-Sayed, Bernie Sanders, and others are pushing a politics built around higher taxes, expanded entitlements, wealth redistribution, and resent
Victor Davis Hanson: The Money-Funneling Scandal Wrecking Newsom’s Plans for President
Gavin Newsom and his wife are currently under investigation by the Department of Justice in a serious state fund scandal.
Allegedly, Newsom transferred millions to charities operated by his wife, creating an obvious conflict of interest and funding Left-wing organizations that keep the Newsoms in power.
While Newsom claims the investigation by Trump’s DOJ is law-fare, the real law-fare may have
Victor Davis Hanson: War in Iran is Due to Peace Through Strength, Not ‘Neocons’
The Left likes to argue that neocons are fueling the war in Iran, but the same radical, anti-Trump Leftists will say anything to criticize the president’s foreign policy.
When one actually goes looking, America doesn’t seem to have enough ‘neocons’ to be fueling an entire war. Once again, the war may actually be a strategic part of Trump’s foreign policy in the Middle East.
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Victor Davis Hanson: Iran’s Problems Are Just Getting Started
People have also mischaracterized the deal itself. This is not the end of the negotiations or the war. This is the very beginning of the problems for Iran. Once the kinetic part of the war stops, they have to face the people, and the people are angry, argues Victor Davis Hanson on today’s edition of “Victor Davis Hanson: In a Few Words.”
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'FAKE' CHRISTIAN? Conservative Leader Calls Out SPLC's Incoming CEO | Brad Dacus
Brad Dacus, founder of the Pacific Justice Institute, joins the Daily Signal's Tyler O'Neil. Dacus is challenging Ryan Haygood, the incoming CEO of the Southern Poverty Law Center, to a debate on whether PJI is a "hate group." Haygood quotes scripture in his LinkedIn biography, but Dacus considers it "disingenuous" for a leader of a nonprofit that demonizes traditional Christian beliefs to tout hi
Victor Davis Hanson: America's Universities Are In Crisis
"Universities are now competing for students rather than students competing to get into universities." — Victor Davis Hanson
American universities are facing a growing crisis. Enrollment is falling, tuition continues to rise, student debt has reached record levels, and public confidence in higher education is declining.Victor Davis Hanson explains why on today’s edition of “Victor Davis Hanson: I
Victor Davis Hanson: The Danger Of Making Race Everything
"When you say your racial identity is essential to who you are rather than incidental, then you've got the ingredients for tribal warfare." — Victor Davis Hanson
After decades of affirmative action, DEI programs, and identity politics, Americans are tired of seeing every issue through the lens of race.
Racial preferences and identity-based politics have weakened social cohesion instead of stren
Victor Davis Hanson: California Is Stuck in a Doom Loop
"The real problem is that 300,000 to 500,000 Californians are leaving the state. They can't put up with what I just discussed. They're sick of it." — Victor Davis Hanson
California has some of the highest taxes and energy costs in the country, but residents say quality of life is getting worse. Yet voters continue to keep the same political leadership in power.
The issue isn't just policy f
Victor Davis Hanson: Iran Deal Can Work If We Hit Them Every Time They Break It
The media claims Trump is isolated and the midterms are lost, but they are ignoring the reality of a crippled Iran and a redrawn map of Middle Eastern alliances. By shifting from appeasement to strength, the administration has effectively shut out Russia and China while setting the stage for a massive drop in oil prices. This strategy doesn't just secure the Strait—it puts the MAGA movement in the
Victor Davis Hanson: Democrats’ Desperate Course Correction to Win Back the Working Middle Class in the Midterms
After years of alienating working-class voters, Democrats are suddenly trying to rebrand themselves as champions of Main Street with candidates like James Talarico and Graham Platner.
From carefully crafted campaign images to handpicked candidates marketed as authentic, the party is betting voters will forget its record.
But can political theater overcome years of rhetoric and policies that pu
Victor Davis Hanson: 38 Days of Strikes, 60 Days of Negotiations—Is Iran Just Buying Time?
Iran has spent weeks delaying, provoking, and negotiating while avoiding a final resolution.
Victor Davis Hanson examines why Tehran may be trying to buy time, how rising energy prices are affecting the U.S. economy, and why President Trump faces growing pressure to resolve the standoff before the midterm elections.
As tensions continue in the Strait of Hormuz, Israel, Kuwait, and the Gulf stat
Victor Davis Hanson: Democracy Is Dying in California
California has transformed into a single-party monopoly where the legislative, executive, and judicial branches actively subvert the will of the voters. Through lax voting laws, ballot harvesting, and a lack of voter identification requirements, the state has institutionalized a system where early conservative leads are routinely erased weeks after Election Day.
The controversy surrounding Spenc
Victor Davis Hanson: We Owe American Security to Those Boys on the Beaches of Normandy
June 6, 1944, was more than a beach landing. It was the opening blow that helped break Nazi Germany and secure American hegemony for decades to come.
We owe so much to the brave men who charged into gunfire that day, knowing quite well their last actions would be in defense of their country.
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Explaining Britain’s ‘Sickly Reversed’ George Floyd Moment | Victor Davis Hanson
The facts are not in dispute. Henry Nowak, a young university student was talking home one night when a 23-year-old Sikh immigrant stabbed him in the chest several times with a “ceremonial blade.”
Vickrum Digwa, the killer, told police that Nowak had racially assaulted him.
This was a lie.
The police handcuffed Nowak, leaving him to bleed out in front of them.
"Mr. Nowak, unlike George Floy
Victor Davis Hanson: Trump Derangement Goes to Newark: The Anti-ICE Protest Industry
This week, the infamous, much-too-organized anti-ICE protesters have made their way to Delaney Hall Newark Federal Detention Center, and it’s just what you would expect.
Their state-of-the-art inhalers, tents, and endless supply of food is almost laughable. At least look like you aren’t funded by dark money Left-wing foundations.
But maybe some of their time in prison will teach them what the w
Victor Davis Hanson: Trouble in Paradise…Newsom’s California
‘Experiment’California was the most beautiful state in the country until left-wing politicians took over the state and claimed it for their progressive experiment.
More than 11 million Californians have fled, unable to shoulder the burden of record-breaking gas prices, homelessness, expansive welfare programs, and a failing education system.
The solution? Cut taxes, clean up homelessness, cooper
Victor Davis Hanson: Spencer Pratt Is the ‘Wrinkle’ in LA’s Far Left’s Plans
The far left has enjoyed one-party rule in the City of Angels for decades, but now there’s a slight wrinkle in their plans as Los Angeles might finally get its first non-left mayor in years this Tuesday.
Spencer Pratt, the nominally conservative former reality TV star turned political activist, is currently trailing by less than five points behind incumbent Mayor Karen Bass and is even closer to
Victor Davis Hanson: The Selective Outrage and Hypocrisy of Antisemitism
The global Left’s relentless obsession with condemning Israel completely vanishes when actual ethnic cleansing and brutal massacres occur across the rest of the world.
From the historical atrocities of the French in Chad to the modern-day actions of Turkey and Iran, the international community consistently ignores massive human rights abuses to focus entirely on one tiny nation.
This rampant d
Victor Davis Hanson: Here’s What an Accurate DNC Autopsy Would Say
The Democratic National Committee’s now-released 2024 autopsy came with a few predictable omissions: the New Democrat Party agenda.
Why? Because the Jacobin wing of the party refuses to believe that’s why Democrats lost so decisively in 2024.
They believed that a war on fossil fuels, open-border policies that let in 10 million-plus illegal aliens, allowing men to compete in women’s sports, and t
Zeldin Vows to Prevent Another 9/11 Air Poisoning Disaster After LA Fires
Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin rolled back protections against “forever chemicals” in order to make safeguards even stronger, he says.
PFAS, also known as “forever chemicals,” are linked to cancer, infertility, and more.
Zeldin announced a rule May 20 proposing repealing limits on four types of PFAS in drinking water, and delaying regulations on two others, sparking cr
Victor Davis Hanson: The 1.2 Million Reasons America Exists Today
Both legal immigrants, when they arrive in this fully developed 250-year-old nation, as well as America’s youth, need to ask themselves why the United States is the oldest and most successful constitutional republic in the world today.
The Answer?
From time to time in its 250-year history, America’s youth have gone overseas and made the ultimate sacrifice, argues Victor Davis Hanson on this Memo
Victor Davis Hanson: Democrats Can’t Defend Their Record, So They Want to Change the Rules
Left-wing candidates across the country are refusing to run on their actual records because they know the American people reject their failed policies.
Instead of offering a positive agenda, they rely entirely on personal attacks against Donald Trump and a desperate scheme to rig the system, like court packing and redrawing congressional maps in states like Virginia, argues Victor Davis Hanson o
Victor Davis Hanson: NYT Israeli Prisoner Dog Rape Claim—’Biggest Blood Libel of All’
“We’re anti-rape. The horrific abuse inflicted on Israeli women on Oct. 7 now happens to Palestinians day after day after day,” says Nicholas Kristof, an opinion writer with The New York Times.
This month, Kristof published a piece titled “The Silence That Meets the Rape of Palestinians,” where he alleges that the Israeli military used dogs to rape inmates.
That is the biggest blood libel and sl
There’s No Question Prices Are Elevated’: Trump Official Addresses Small Businesses’ Economic Pain | Kelly Loeffler
Small Business Administrator Kelly Loeffler acknowledged that Americans are facing increased prices but promised that the economy will be better than ever after the Iran War ends.
“There's no question in recent weeks, prices have bumped up because of rising gas prices due to the Iranian blockade of the Strait of Hormuz now,” Loeffler told The Daily Signal in an exclusive interview. “Obviously, w
Victor Davis Hanson: They Said Nazis Would Dominate, Then the Soviets. Now China
We’ve heard this story before. From Nazi Germany to the Soviet Union to Japan and the European Union, Americans have repeatedly been told another world power was about to overtake the U.S.
America is still leading the world in energy, agriculture, military strength, higher education, and innovation, and today’s fears about a rising China are part of a much older pattern of American decline narrat
Victor Davis Hanson: Why War With China Is Not Inevitable
Chinese officials increasingly warn about the so-called “Thucydides Trap,” the idea that a rising China and an established United States are destined for war. But the historical comparison falls apart under closer examination.
From ancient Athens and Sparta to modern America and China, Hanson breaks down why the analogy is flawed, why the United States is not a declining power, and why China may
Trump’s Border Czar Has a Smart Surprise for Sanctuary Cities Trying to Hide Criminals | Mehek Cooke & Tom Homan
The border is far more secure under President Trump, but Tom Homan says the next major immigration battle is happening inside the country. In this exclusive interview, Homan breaks down how sanctuary cities and states are obstructing ICE, releasing criminal illegal immigrants back into communities, and forcing federal agents into more dangerous street operations instead of safer jail pickups.
We
Victor Davis Hanson: The Sudden Rehabilitation of Radical Islam
There has been a growing effort by commentators, podcasters, and public figures to recast Islam and the Muslim world in a more favorable light while increasingly directing criticism toward Israel.
From 9/11, the USS Cole bombing, the Beirut barracks attack, Fort Hood, San Bernardino, and the Boston Marathon bombing to the war in Gaza, many in the West are ignoring decades of Islamic terrorism and
Victor Davis Hanson: California Dems Quiet On Issues They Caused
Amid the 2026 California gubernatorial race and the Los Angeles mayoral election, Democratic candidates seem determined to talk about anything except the problems facing the Golden State—an inadequate government response to the 2025 Los Angeles wildfires, the highest income and gas taxes in the nation, and record-breaking homelessness.
Why?
For nearly two decades, Democrats have controlled almos
Victor Davis Hanson: Why Trump is the Only Leader Left Standing for Israel
Antisemitism is on the rise not just global but also here in the United States. Why?
DEI instruction, open borders, and a less democratic Democrat Party. All told, President Donald Trump remains the final bulwark against a rising tide of globalist and anti-Western sentiment, argues Victor Davis Hanson on today’s edition of “Victor Davis Hanson: In a Few Words.”
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Victor Davis Hanson: What Are the Current US and Iranian Strategies in the War?
Tehran is currently banking on the hope that the United States will buckle under economic pressure, yet their strategy ignores the reality of a commander-in-chief focused on decisive negotiation rather than retreat.
While the Iranian regime attempts to shield itself behind threats to Gulf oil and water supplies, internal power struggles between the IRGC and a fractured military suggest a governm
Drew Allen: Spencer Pratt, Gotham LA, and the Collapse of California Leadership
Los Angeles has become a symbol of political dysfunction: rising homelessness, crime concerns, failed leadership, and endless excuses from the people running the city. Into that chaos steps Spencer Pratt, the reality TV outsider now running for mayor with a campaign style that resembles the rise of Donald Trump: another outsider with eyes clear enough to see the corrupt machine and willing to call
Victor Davis Hanson: The Democrat Party is 'Gone Forever'
The traditional Democrat Party of the last century has been systematically replaced by a radical Jacobin movement that seeks the fundamental transformation of Western civilization. This new faction mirrors the French Revolution’s extremists by toppling statues, weaponizing race through DEI, and showing open disdain for national borders. From billionaire socialists to the rejection of law and order
Victor Davis Hanson: Democrats Lose Next Phase in the Gerrymandering Wars
The Democratic Party is facing a significant electoral crisis as population shifts from blue to red states fundamentally alter the balance of power in the House of Representatives.
Recent legal rulings against racial gerrymandering and declining fertility rates in progressive hubs further threaten the long-term viability of the current liberal coalition.
As their traditional platform fails to
Victor Davis Hanson: How Trump is Bankrupting the Iranian War Machine
The standoff with Iran has reached a critical tipping point, and the regime’s desperate stall tactics are proving no match for America's crippling economic blockades.
While radical Democrats cross their fingers for a domestic recession or a midterm-wrecking oil crisis, Donald Trump holds the ultimate trump card in the Strait of Hormuz.
The clock is ticking on Tehran's revolutionary theatrics,
Victor Davis Hanson: Comey Joins Long Line of Lying Left-Wing FBI Officials
Former FBI Director James Comey is under the microscope again, this time hiding behind a ridiculous "seashell" defense after allegedly posting a veiled threat against Donald Trump.
While the legacy media rushes to dismiss the "86/47" beach message as a harmless coincidence, Comey’s long record of selective amnesia and partisan leaks tells a much darker story.
From orchestrating the Russia coll
Inside Virginia’s Redistricting Fight: What’s Next for Republicans?
Recorded live inside the Virginia General Assembly Joe Thomas gets perspective on what happened and what needs to happen next for the states’ redistricting battle from one of the newest voices in the General Assembly, Delegate Andrew Rice of Virginia Beach and one of the most seasoned, Delegate Tom Garrett of Louisa.
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Victor Davis Hanson: Iran Is Breaking Down, and the Ripple Effects Are Just Beginning
Despite claims the war is failing, Iran is facing massive economic losses, dwindling oil capacity, and a military that’s effectively been neutralized. “It’s not a military problem… the military problem has been solved.” What remains is a political decision about how far to go.
But the bigger story is the ripple effect. From a potential breakdown of OPEC and falling oil prices, to China being dete
The Iran War UPDATE: Collapse, Chaos, and What Comes Next | Victor Davis Hanson
Eight weeks into the Iran war, the regime is seriously fractured. Power is divided, internal factions are competing, and the pressure from economic and military constraints is beginning to take its toll.
With sanctions, blockades, and internal instability mounting, the question is no longer if Iran is weakening, but how long it can hold together before an inevitable collapse. As the situation dev
Pomona Debate 2026: The California Dream is Dying—Clear Winners, Clear Losers | Drew Allen
In a chaotic Pomona College debate marked by constant interruptions and deep voter frustration, Steve Hilton delivered the strongest performance by confronting Sacramento’s failures head-on, Matt Mahan stood out as the most pragmatic Democrat, while Xavier Becerra and Tom Steyer turned in the weakest, most disconnected showings as 64% of Californians now believe the California Dream is no longer a
Sergey Brin Turns Conservative After Funding Democrats for Over a Decade | Drew Allen
Tech billionaire Sergey Brin fled socialism in the Soviet Union as a child—only to spend years funding its modern version in California. For over a decade, he funneled millions into Democrat candidates and progressive policies that reshaped the state, while ordinary Californians dealt with the consequences.
Only now, as those same policies come back to hit his own fortune in the form of a propose
Victor Davis Hanson: The Leftist Talking Points Within Cole Tomas Allen’s Deadly Manifesto
The unhinged manifesto of the recent would-be White House Correspondents' Dinner assassin is nothing more than a regurgitated checklist of the radical Left's favorite lies and dangerous conspiracy theories.
From thoroughly debunked Russia collusion hoaxes to entirely fabricated accusations regarding the border, the shooter's twisted justifications prove exactly how poisonous mainstream media rhe
Victor Davis Hanson: They Said ‘Punch Him’—Now It’s Bullets: The Dangerous Escalation No One Wants to Admit
No president in U.S. history has been the target of three assassination attempts in which shots were fired by either law enforcement or the shooter himself.
And yet this is Trump’s third time.
Political violence doesn’t happen overnight.
For almost a decade now, the Left has reified the idea that 1. Trump is “literally Hitler” and 2. that harming him is justified—Gavin Newsom and Robert De Niro
'Permanent, Irreversible Harm': How Trump is Protecting Parents From Losing Kids to Transgenderism
There are not enough homes for every foster child, yet under the Biden administration, children were put in the system because of their parents’ beliefs about gender, according to Assistant Secretary of Health Alex Adams.
Adams, who oversees the Administration of Children and Families, is working to stop Child Protective Services from taking kids away from their families because the parents won’
The California Governor Debate: “The Democrats Had No Solutions” | Drew Allen
The California gubernatorial debate went exactly how you would expect.
Democrats deflecting blame and re-running the same tired talking points instead of offering real solutions to California’s mounting list of problems.
Climate sermons from private jet flyers, tax the rich rhetoric from billionaires, and homelessness solutions from leaders of failed cities who still think more government is th
Victor Davis Hanson: Iran Isn’t Winning—They’re Just Surviving (And Trump Knows It)
We’re 60 days into the conflict, and President Donald Trump has left the Iranian regime with three options:
The non-hard-liners could agree to the United States’ terms and surrender.
The regime could continue to try and win token victories—send out small PT boats and drones to attack freighters in the Strait of Hormuz.
Delay negotiations in the hopes that a more friendly Democratic administrati
Victor Davis Hanson: Why the Left Won’t Admit America Is Still Dominating the World at 250 Years Old
As America approaches its 250th anniversary, the nation’s unmatched economic, cultural, and military dominance remains clear on the global stage.
The enduring strength of the Constitution, a merit-based society, and a tradition of innovation have fueled a level of success few nations have ever achieved.
But growing debt, declining birth rates, and shifting cultural values raise serious questio
Winning the War, Fighting the Swamp: Trump’s Toughest Battle Isn’t Iran | Victor Davis Hanson
Will the 360-degree pressures that surround President Donald Trump force him to stop short of dealing the final death blow to the Iranian regime?
I hope not.
Why, after Iran has been militarily destroyed and has a restive population that could rebel any minute now, does Iran keep saying that it’s winning, and why do people put pressure on Donald Trump as if he’s losing?
The answer is that war i
How Obama, Biden Made Iran Believe It Could Take On the Whole World | Victor Davis Hanson
Within a matter of weeks, Iran’s ability to wage war has been rendered inert by American and Israeli forces.
Over the course of seven U.S. presidencies, Iran—the most populous Middle Eastern country—developed a self-inflated view of itself. But why?
Whether through the Biden-backed Iran nuclear deal or Barack Obama’s “creative tension” approach to Middle East conflicts, numerous U.S. administrat
Twenty-Five Percent of Children Were Aborted in Virginia in 2025 | Joe Thomas & Victoria Cobb
We spent a year as the Commonwealth of Virginia birthing 94,000 babies and taking the lives of 38,000.
That means we are aborting about a quarter of our next generation.
We've gotten to the point where there's a volume of Virginians that have decided they don't care about the unborn. They’re fine with late term abortions, argues Victoria Cobb, president of the Family Foundation of Virginia on to
