Victor Davis Hanson is a classicist and historian at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University, and author of the book "The Second World Wars: How the First Global Conflict Was Fought and Won." You can reach him by e-mailing [email protected].
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Hillary Clinton’s never-ending shenanigans in 2015 to 2016 could be summarized as an attempted slow-motion coup. Four years of national hysteria, a divided nation, and… Read More
SocietyCommentary
What ultimately destroyed the evil empires of Nazi Germany and Soviet Russia were bankrupt dogmas. Crackpot ideology destroyed free expression. It ruined meritocracy and ensured… Read More
InternationalCommentary
One way of understanding the 2009-2014 Obama administration policy of “reset” with Vladimir Putin’s Russia is to recall two iconic incidents. The first was the… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Americans want an autonomous Ukraine to survive. They hope the West can stop Russian President Vladimir Putin’s strangulation of both Ukraine and NATO. Yet Americans… Read More
SocietyCommentary
In modern times, as in ancient Rome, several nations have suffered a “systems collapse.” The term describes the sudden inability of once prosperous populations to… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
From the moment COVID-19 appeared, the pandemic became inseparable from politics. Political frenzy was inevitable since the SARS-CoV-2 virus may have escaped from a level-4… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
Recently, Democrats have been despondent over President Joe Biden’s sinking poll numbers. His policies on the economy, energy, foreign policy, the border, and COVID-19 all… Read More
SocietyCommentary
The past two years have seen an unprecedented escalation in a decadeslong war on the American past. But there are lots of logical flaws in… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
What is behind recent pessimistic appraisals of democracy’s future, from Hillary Clinton, Adam Schiff, Brian Williams, and other elite intellectuals, media personalities, and politicians on… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
The “woke” movement was giddy after Jan. 20, 2021. The left controlled both houses of Congress. President Joe Biden was drafted as the necessary veneer… Read More
