Victor Davis Hanson, Watching the Present Through the Lens of History

Hoover Institute Senior Fellow Victor Davis Hanson sits down with our own Dave Carter to explore the similarities of today's revolutionary zeal which seeks all encompassing power to dictate every phase of life with various events in history. In those who wan to dictate everything from our leisure activities to a newly-minted phraseology, our culture and statues, our approved political beliefs, Professor Hanson finds disturbing commonality with the Jacobin phase of the French Revolution in which culture and people were purged in what became known as the Reign of Terror. For that matter, there's a whiff of Mao's Cultural Revolution in the air, and the fear of baseless accusations that came to define the Salem Witch Trials. It's a fascinating discussion which culminates in Professor Hanson's description of what lax immigration laws have done to the home and property of five generations of his family, the home from which Professor Hanson talked with Dave.

Dave also welcomes back onto the program Ricochet Member Jenna Stocker, whose recent piece, "Minneapolis Isn't Lost - Yet," describes what life is like among the "smoldering embers" of what she describes as a city, "...once at the threshold of vibrancy and decency and opportunity - now at the edge of the morass." The cameras have moved on from Minneapolis, leaving the residents to try and put life back together again. A native of Minneapolis, Jenna Stocker's perspective is vital to understanding what happens when the platitudes of politicians give way to reality.

Professor Hanson and Ms. Stocker both provide fascinating perspective and gripping narratives that you won't want to miss.

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