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A Classicist Farmer: The Life and Times of Victor Davis Hanson
Over the years, Hoover senior fellow Victor Davis Hanson has graced Uncommon Knowledge with Peter Robinson many times, often referring to his family home and farm outside of Selma, in California’s Central Valley. So for this interview, we decided to go to Selma and see where Hanson grew up and still lives and where several generations of his family—going back to the mid-19th century—have lived and worked the land. In part one of this two-part interview, we cover Hanson’s rich and fascinating family history and the sweeping changes he’s lived through in terms of both the business of farming and its social life. In part two (coming in two weeks), we’ll cover the political scene, including the upcoming presidential election.
Recorded on May 11, 2023.
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Two of my favorite commentators, together.
There is a Victor Davis Hanson Fan Club on facebook.
Hopefully you’ll find a new regular audience for your podcast.
Victor Davis Hanson is a national treasure . . . okay, Peter’s way up there too . . .
Well done!!
Another great Uncommon Knowledge interview
What an excellent discussion! I enjoyed so much learning more about VDH; what an incredible story he has. Thanks, Peter.
Loved this episode. VDH is a treasure.
Only Peter Robinson would start off with a full investigation straight from VDH’s mouth, as to what his family background and his coming of age were about.
If any other two men were to have such a discussion, it might be drier than hell.
I had always assumed that with his degrees in the classics, that Hanson came from a family who lived in a university town and that one or both of his parents spent all their lives climbing the ranks of tenured professors.
It was very interesting to see the twists of fate that sharpened the mind of the man whose thoughts are so important to so many of us.