The Classicist with Victor Davis Hanson

Victor Davis Hanson places the new film Dunkirk in its full historical context, explaining the events that preceded it, the scope of the challenges facing the British military, and the reason why German forces didn’t strike a killing blow despite Allied vulnerability.

Victor Davis Hanson looks at the the threat North Korea poses to the US and our Asian allies, explains how 30 years of bipartisan failures led us to this point, and describes the horrors that would accompany a war on the Korean Peninsula.

In an era of technology and automation, does tough physical work still matter? Victor Davis Hanson says the answer is yes — and that, in fact, we have an innate desire to do work with our own two hands. Listen as he explores the cultural, intellectual, and psychological reasons that we should be wary of a future that promises the end of manual labor.

Victor Davis Hanson examines the major foreign policy challenges facing the Trump Administration, including how to properly calibrate the US relationship with Russia, how to defang a nuclear North Korea, and how to combat terrorism as ISIS shifts to a new era.

Victor Davis Hanson examines the growing political and cultural rifts between Red and Blue America, looks at the historical precedents for such alienation, and provides recommendations for how Americans can once again learn to live with one another.

Victor Davis Hanson traces the parallels between President Trump and the Roman emperor Claudius, explaining what the former can learn from the latter.

Victor Davis Hanson describes the Trump Administration’s challenges with Russia, North Korea, and China. He also weighs in on the recent debate between Rex Tillerson and John McCain over the proper balance between advancing America’s national security interests and advocating for human rights abroad.

Victor Davis Hanson looks at how the Left’s rhetoric on the environment, immigration, and higher education have become increasingly divorced from reality.

Victor Davis Hanson looks at how American warfare has changed since Vietnam and explains the implications for today’s policymakers.

Victor Davis Hanson examines how permissive attitudes towards illegal immigration undermine respect for the rule of law and traditional notions of citizenship.

On the 100th anniversary of America’s entry into World War I, Victor Davis Hanson looks at the Great War’s legacy in terms of politics, foreign policy, and military history.

Victor Davis Hanson explores the factors that led to widespread defeats for Democrats in 2016 — and warns of trends within the party that may prevent it from commanding electoral majorities anytime soon.

Victor Davis Hanson examines the early initiatives coming out of the Trump Administration and reflects on whether the new president’s momentum is sustainable over the long run.

Victor Davis Hanson explains how political and cultural changes in California have eroded the state’s status as a national leader.

Victor Davis Hanson examines the constituent parts of Donald Trump’s political beliefs and attempts to deduce the animating principles of Trumpism.

Victor Davis Hanson describes how higher education and the media have eroded — and provides recommendations for reforming each.

Victor Davis Hanson looks at the controversies around Donald Trump’s relationship with the Russian government and analyzes the trajectory of Washington’s relationship with Moscow.

Victor Davis Hanson provides cultural and historical context for Donald Trump’s presidential victory and speculates on what the early days of the new administration may yield.

Victor Davis Hanson talks about the just concluded 2016 presidential election and its implications for the future.

Victor Davis Hanson explains why many Americans are increasingly removed from the nation’s core political, economic, and cultural institutions.

Victor Davis Hanson points to a future in which many of America’s key political, social, and media institutions will erode as a consequence of the 2016 election cycle.

Victor Davis Hanson explains why the waning months of Barack Obama’s presidency may turn out to be one of the most volatile periods for national security that America has seen in decades.

Victor Davis Hanson examines Donald Trump’s shifting tone on immigration — and provides a prescription for what a sensible immigration policy should look like.

Victor Davis Hanson explores the tensions between technological progress and cultural vitality.

The Classicist with Victor Davis Hanson

With Victor Davis Hanson

Dunkirk: Film vs. Fact

Understanding North Korea

The Forgotten Virtues of Physical Labor

The Foreign Policy Landscape

A Cold Civil War?

He, Claudius

The Russia Controversy and Foreign Policy

The Tenets of Progressive Nihilism

Lessons from the Post-Vietnam Era

The Civic Cost of Illegal Immigration

World War I, A Century Later

Diagnosing the Democrats

Is Trumpism Sustainable?

California: A State Divided

What Is Trumpism?

Higher Education and the Media: Institutions in Decline

What Kind of Threat Is Russia?

The Dawning of the Trump Era

The 2016 Presidential Election And The Possibilities For the United States

America the Alienated

America the Alienated

The Neutron Bomb Election

A Dangerous Four Months

Trump’s Immigration Pivot

The Great Regression

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