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Beware the Democratic ‘pseudo-recession’ that’s destroyed past presidents

Donald Trump must learn from the past and fixate on the economy in 2026 to end-run a devious Democratic strategy.

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The West Isn’t Finished, as Long as Assimilation Starts Now

Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of today’s video from Daily Signal Senior Contributor Victor Davis Hanson. Subscribe to our...

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Pseudo-Recessions

Pseudo-Recessions
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VICTOR DAVIS HANSON: Pseudo-Recessions

Military recruitment rebounded to near record levels.

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Victor Davis Hanson: California Bureaucrats Threaten the Water of 600K

Victor Davis Hanson: California Bureaucrats Threaten the Water of 600K

In this episode of “Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words,” Victor Davis Hanson and Jack Fowler discuss how California bureaucrats and...

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Not in My Own Words, But in AI’s

Not in My Own Words, But in AI’s

Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of today’s video from Daily Signal Senior Contributor Victor Davis Hanson. Subscribe to our...

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Victor Davis Hanson: Why I’m Tired of Mitt Romney’s ‘Fake Magnanimity’

Victor Davis Hanson: Why I’m Tired of Mitt Romney’s ‘Fake Magnanimity’

In this episode of “Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words,” Victor Davis Hanson and Jack Fowler take on the “fake magnanimity” of billionaires...

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The Subtle Threat of Democrats’ Sophisticated Crudity

The Subtle Threat of Democrats’ Sophisticated Crudity

Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of today’s video from Daily Signal Senior Contributor Victor Davis Hanson. Subscribe to our...

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Victor Davis Hanson: DEI Is the Most ‘Toxic Ideology’ We’ve Ever Experienced

Victor Davis Hanson: DEI Is the Most ‘Toxic Ideology’ We’ve Ever Experienced

In this episode of “Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words,” Victor Davis Hanson and Jack Fowler pick apart DEI like a Christmas turkey....

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We know the reasons for violence against Jews — but refuse to say them aloud

We know the reasons for violence against Jews — but refuse to say them aloud

Anemic Western leaders fear Muslim terrorism, growing Muslim voters and their own growing antisemitic campus constituencies.

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Slouching Toward Open Season on Jews

Slouching Toward Open Season on Jews
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The War on White Men Is Real—Here’s the Proof

The War on White Men Is Real—Here’s the Proof

Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of today’s video from Daily Signal Senior Contributor Victor Davis Hanson. Subscribe to our...

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The Left Framed Trump on ‘Affordability’ Crisis. Here’s What Trump Must Do Now.

The Left Framed Trump on ‘Affordability’ Crisis. Here’s What Trump Must Do Now.

Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of today’s video from Daily Signal Senior Contributor Victor Davis Hanson. Subscribe to our...

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‘Demonstrably Untrue’: Victor Davis Hanson Rebuts Tucker Carlson’s Israel, Qatar Claims 

‘Demonstrably Untrue’: Victor Davis Hanson Rebuts Tucker Carlson’s Israel, Qatar Claims 

Victor Davis Hanson responds to Tucker Carlson’s claims that Israel offers little strategic value to the United States, laying out Israel’s...

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Leaders Fail When the Threat of Radical Islam Is Ignored

Leaders Fail When the Threat of Radical Islam Is Ignored

Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of today’s video from Daily Signal Senior Contributor Victor Davis Hanson. Subscribe to our...

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Major signs of another coming Dark Age — collapsing the West could make history repeat

Major signs of another coming Dark Age — collapsing the West could make history repeat

Western civilization arose in Greece in the 8th century BC, when some 1,500 city-states emerged from a murky, illiterate 400-year-old Dark Age.

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New York Post

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Victor Davis Hanson: I’m Not Racist for Saying Somalis Stole a Billion Dollars

In this episode of “Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words,” Victor Davis Hanson and Jack Fowler take aim at Rep. Ilhan Omar’s trash talking......

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VICTOR DAVIS HANSON: Can The Dark Ages Return?

Like people, societies age.

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The Daily Caller

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Victor Davis Hanson: ‘The West Is Slouching Toward Open Season on Jews. It’s Just Sick.’

Victor Davis Hanson: ‘The West Is Slouching Toward Open Season on Jews. It’s Just Sick.’

In this episode of “Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words,” Victor Davis Hanson and Sami Winc dissect Australia’s reaction to the Hanukkah...

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Can the Dark Ages Return?

Can the Dark Ages Return?
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Townhall

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War With Venezuela Could Break Trump’s MAGA Base

War With Venezuela Could Break Trump’s MAGA Base

Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of today’s video from Daily Signal Senior Contributor Victor Davis Hanson. Subscribe to our...

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Victor Davis Hanson: ‘You Don’t Criticize People in Oedipean Fashion That Are Killed by Their Sons’

Victor Davis Hanson: ‘You Don’t Criticize People in Oedipean Fashion That Are Killed by Their Sons’

In this episode of “Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words,” Victor Davis Hanson and Jack Fowler discuss the tragic murder of director-activist Rob...

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Hegseth Did What Biden Called ‘Impossible’

Hegseth Did What Biden Called ‘Impossible’

Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of today’s video from Daily Signal Senior Contributor Victor Davis Hanson. Subscribe to our...

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‘It’s the Economy, Stupid’: How a Political Meme Toppled a President and Could Do It Again

‘It’s the Economy, Stupid’: How a Political Meme Toppled a President and Could Do It Again

Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of today’s video from Daily Signal Senior Contributor Victor Davis Hanson. Subscribe to our...

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Victor Davis Hanson: ‘We Never Get Any Thanks for What We Do’

Victor Davis Hanson: ‘We Never Get Any Thanks for What We Do’

In this episode of “Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words,” Victor Davis Hanson and Jack Fowler discuss former President Joe Biden’s failure to...

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The Inconvenient Truths Within Trump’s New National Security Strategy

The Inconvenient Truths Within Trump’s New National Security Strategy

Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of today’s video from Daily Signal Senior Contributor Victor Davis Hanson. Subscribe to our...

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Cry the Beloved Europe?

Cry the Beloved Europe?

Nothing bothers the European elite as much as American conservatives praising the European foundations of their shared, but threatened, Western...

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Self-righteous, smug Europe chokes on its scorn for America

Self-righteous, smug Europe chokes on its scorn for America

Only one of these competing solutions will solve the shared crisis of Western civilization.

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New York Post

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Victor Davis Hanson: Impeach Hegseth? You Should Be Thanking Hegseth

Victor Davis Hanson: Impeach Hegseth? You Should Be Thanking Hegseth

On this episode of “Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words,” Victor Davis Hanson and Sami Winc dissect the effort to impeach Secretary of War......

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Europe Is Angry Trump Told It the Truth

Europe Is Angry Trump Told It the Truth

Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of today’s video from Daily Signal Senior Contributor Victor Davis Hanson. Subscribe to our...

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VICTOR DAVIS HANSON: Cry The Beloved Europe?

More than 10 percent of Europe's resident population is now foreign-born.

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Victor Davis Hanson: We’ve Had Enough of the Fraud and Failure to Assimilate

Victor Davis Hanson: We’ve Had Enough of the Fraud and Failure to Assimilate

On this episode of “Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words,” Victor Davis Hanson and Sami Winc discuss the Democrats’ acceptance of fraud and...

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Cry the Beloved Europe?

Cry the Beloved Europe?
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Townhall

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Victor Davis Hanson: Trump Calls Out Europe in New National Security Strategy

Victor Davis Hanson: Trump Calls Out Europe in New National Security Strategy

On this episode of “Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words,” Victor Davis Hanson and Jack Fowler dive into how President Donald Trump’s newly...

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COVID-19-Era Grants Show How Identity Politics Can Shield Corruption

COVID-19-Era Grants Show How Identity Politics Can Shield Corruption

Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of today’s video from Daily Signal Senior Contributor Victor Davis Hanson. Subscribe to our...

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Citizens are fed up with Dem-invited migrants that have disdain for US law and culture

Citizens are fed up with Dem-invited migrants that have disdain for US law and culture

It is hard now even for Democrats to defend illegal immigration, given that the Biden administration allowed in more than 10 million entrants. Among...

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New York Post

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America Didn’t Provoke Japan—Here’s What Really Led to Pearl Harbor

America Didn’t Provoke Japan—Here’s What Really Led to Pearl Harbor

Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of today’s video from Daily Signal Senior Contributor Victor Davis Hanson. Subscribe to our...

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Victor Davis Hanson: ‘It’s Road Warrior Out There’: Illegals Plaguing Our Highways and Health Care

On this episode of “Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words,” Victor Davis Hanson and Jack Fowler dig into the danger of tens of thousands... Read...

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The Real Unconstitutionality? Undermining the Commander in Chief

Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of today’s video from Daily Signal Senior Contributor Victor Davis Hanson. Subscribe to our...

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Let’s count the reasons dishonest Gavin Newsom shouldn’t be president

In the Democratic primaries, Gavin Newsom will try to out-crazy the violence, profanity and extremism of the even crazier Democratic Socialists —...

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New York Post

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Victor Davis Hanson: Why Alvin Bragg Refuses To Recognize the Awesome Power of the Second Amendment

Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of today’s edition of “Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words” from Daily Signal Senior...

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VICTOR DAVIS HANSON: A Newsom Nihilist Nomination?

Will all this gobbledygook work?

05.12.2025 10

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Victor Davis Hanson: ‘They Weren’t Prisoners!’: Venezuela and the Second-Guessing of the Military

In this episode of “Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words,” Victor Davis Hanson and Sami Winc weigh our military actions against Venezuela and...

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A Newsom Nihilist Nomination?

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Townhall

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These Democrat Narratives Are a Lame Excuse for an Agenda

Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of today’s video from Daily Signal Senior Contributor Victor Davis Hanson. Subscribe to our...

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Victor Davis Hanson: Targeting Christians at Christmas, Attacking the Culture They Chose to Join

In this episode of “Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words,” Victor Davis Hanson and Jack Fowler explore the troubling phenomenon of immigrants...

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What Will Finally End the Russia-Ukraine War?

Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of today’s video from Daily Signal Senior Contributor Victor Davis Hanson. Subscribe to our...

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Democrats Want to Distract You From This Before Midterms

Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of today’s video from Daily Signal Senior Contributor Victor Davis Hanson. Subscribe to our...

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Victor Davis Hanson: The Autopen and the ‘Waxen Effigy’ President

On this episode of “Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words,” Victor Davis Hanson and Jack Fowler examine how the Left put forth the “waxen......

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America’s About to Have a ‘Rendezvous’ With Europe’s Immigration Disaster

Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of today’s video from Daily Signal Senior Contributor Victor Davis Hanson. Subscribe to our...

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