The Victor Davis Hanson Podcast

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Episode 15: Cuomo Vadis? May 12, 2020

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Victor talks about the truth behind the Brothers Cuomo (and the alleged competency of the one ruling from Albany); Joe Biden’s imitation of an albatross; Obama in the discomfort of the collusion spotlight; Devin Nunes proven-rightness; and — given the recent marking of the 75th Anniversary of VE Day — the idea that victory, for the Allies, was not all so inevitable.

Show Notes:

VDH: The Strange Case of the Cuomo Brothers
VDH: Biden Has Become an Albatross for the Democrats
Andy McCarthy: Obama Laments Flynn Dismissal . . . after Granting Clemency to FALN terrorist
Jim Geraghty: (from 2018): The Devin Nunes You Don’t Know
Amazon link for The Second World Wars
How to order the new paperback edition of The Case for Trump.

Contact:
@VDHanson
@JackFowler

Episode 14: May I See Your Credentials? May 05, 2020

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On the new episode, Victor discusses the war between the credentialed class and the folks with practical experience, the love affair between America businesses and Communist China, the free-speech angle to college undergrads opting for victimhood status, the misguided panacea of coronavirus testing, and putting Joe Biden’s veepstakes in historical context.

Show Notes:

VDH: The War Between Experience and Credentials
VDH: As in 1944, Democratic Running-Mate Selection Seems Pivotal
Jim Geraghty: Testing and Masks Can only Help so Much
Francis Sempa: China and the Suicidal Mania of American Business
Free-Speech Poll: Knight / Gallup Survey of 3,000 college undergraduates
Back to School: Thornton Melon talks sense to Professor Barbay . . . here’s the YouTube clip of the famous scene
How to order the new paperback edition of The Case for Trump.

Contact:
@VDHanson
@JackFowler

Episode 13: Muh Muh Muh My Corona Apr 28, 2020

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On today’s episode, Victor discusses his new NRO piece, “Our Corona Project,” the continuing media effort to belittle theories that the virus may have come to the U.S. earlier than believed, press conference advice for Donald Trump, the value of Stanford University colleague John Ioannidis, and explosive news about the FBI’s look-pretty-corrupt actions in investigating General Michael Flynn.

Show Notes:

VDH: Our ‘Corona Project’
VDH: About Those Press Conferences
Andrew McCarthy: Explosive Revelations in the Flynn Case
Wall Street Journal: The Bearer of Good Coronavirus News
Wall Street Journal: Has Coronavirus Been in California Since the Fall? Researchers Investigate
Scott Rasmussen: Poll: Most Americans Say It’s Time to Reopen Economy for All Who Are Not Sick or Vulnerable
How to order the new paperback edition of The Case for Trump.

Contact:
@VDHanson
@JackFowler

Episode 12: The Bill of Rights . . . I’ve Got My Receipt Apr 21, 2020

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This week, VDH takes on a slew of topics, making the case for the pushback by fed-up Americans intent on protecting their rights from oats-feeling authoritarian officials (and experts!), discussing an important H. R. McMaster essay on China, waxing on Donald Trump’s political standing and his executive-order plan to suspend immigration, and reflecting on the 75th Anniversary of the Battle of Berlin.

Show Notes:

VDH: It’s a Free Country, Brother
Jason Richwine: Shut Up, the Experts Explained
H. R. McMasters (Atlantic essay): “How China Sees the World, And How We Should See China“
H. R. McMasters (forthcoming book): Battlegrounds: The Fight to Defend the Free World
Scott Rasmussen: Presidential Poll
How to order the new paperback edition of The Case for Trump.
How to order The Second World Wars.

Contact:
@VDHanson
@JackFowler

Episode 11: The Not Doctor Is In Apr 14, 2020

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This week with his tongue-tied cohost, not-a-doc Victor discusses a Slate reporting hit job, Donald Trump’s political standing, the two distinct options a post-viral America faces, the political elevation of Andrew Cuomo, and the quickly forgotten comments (and role) of Anthony Fauci. Plus there’s reference to a Devil’s Dictionary of political correctness.

Show Notes:

VDH: Our New Post-Virus Lexicon
VDH: The Power of Media Ignorance
VDH: Yes California Remains Mysterious — Despite the Weaponization of the Debate
Mathew Continetti: The Second Masked Ballot: Is Trump in Trouble in 2020?
How to order the new paperback edition of The Case for Trump.

Contact:
@VDHanson
@JackFowler

Episode 10: The Eeyore Syndrome Apr 07, 2020

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On today’s episode, Victor discusses the gloomy Eeyore-channeling prognosticators and the strategic upside of their being always pessimistic; the sheer amount of deaths from other diseases — and how they prompt no America shut-down; South Dakota governor Kristi Noem’s bucking the one-size-fits-all epidemic-policy response; how COVID-19 has achieved Advantaged Disease status; the EU’s failure to bear its rightful burden for global safety and security; and President Trump’s favorable/unfavorable numbers.

Show Notes:

VDH: The Eeyore Syndrome
VDH: America Is Still a Global Leader
Daily Wire: Governor Kristi Noem Will Not Shut Down Her State
William Bennett and Seth Liebsohn: An Advantaged Disease, Indeed
Andrew McCarthy: Dramatic Reduction in Covid-19 Disaster Projections
How to order the new paperback edition of The Case for Trump.

Contact:
@VDHanson
@JackFowler

Episode 9: Godot Doomsdaying in the Golden State Mar 31, 2020

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March is out like a lion, and on today’s episode discusses the coronoavirus anomaly/mystery of California, how Donald Trump’s reelection hinges on the strategic foresight he will bring to bear in battling the pathogen, Red China’s hegemony plans through its global logistics and infrastructure investments, liberal Rhode Island’s realization that borders do exist (and hoping that virus-fleeing New Yorkers won’t cross them), and the upper hand held by virtue-panic mongers.

Show Notes:

VDH: Coronavirus: The California Herd
VDH: Trump’s Strategic Foresight Is Being Put to the Test
Chris O’Dea: The Dark Shadow of Chinese Globalization Falls Over Italy
Jim Geraghty: Rhode Island’s Governor Sends the National Guard Out in a Door-to-Door Search for New Yorkers

Episode 8: Crisis Waste Not, Want Not: Clyburn, Pelosi, Schumer, and Viral Politics Mar 24, 2020

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Midway through America’s effort at social distancing, Victor discusses his first-hand experience with the economics of panics, about Capitol Hill Democrats loading up coronavirus relief legislation with an ideological wish list, and the geographically, socially, and ideologically driven coverage of the Wuhan virus.

Show Notes:

VDH: The Logic of Pottersville
VDH: The Psychology of Viral Paradoxes
NR: Dem Rep Told Colleagues the Coronavirus Bill Is a Tremendous Opportunity to Restructure Things to Fit Our Vision
Houston Loper: Dear Congress: I’m a Small-Business Owner. Here’s What My Business Needs to Survive.
VDH: The new paperback edition of The Case for Trump.

Episode 7: The Case for Trump Is Out. Meanwhile, the Boomerang. Mar 17, 2020

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On the Saint Patrick’s Day episode, Victor predicts that China’s Communists rue what they begat, talks about the new (paperback) updated and expanded edition of The Case for Trump, scopes out the reelection chances of POTUS, and heralds the American men and women who sweat, strain, and keep us alive.

Show notes:

VDH: The China Boomerang
VDH: Remembering Who Is Keeping Us-Alive
VDH: The new paperback edition of The Case for Trump
Rich Lowry: Trump’s Coronavirus Response Isn’t the Work of a Dictator
Scott Rasmussen: Poll revealing strong public support for Coronavirus actions

Episode 6: Going Viral: The Updated Case for Trump, Wuhan Virus Overreaction, Joe Biden Altercations Mar 12, 2020

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On this week’s episode, Victor and Jack discuss the forthcoming updated edition of The Case for Trump, Joe Biden’s potty-mouth voter-threatening march to the nomination, the fear behind Coronavirus reactions, Iran’s descent in pariah state status courtesy of the administration’s “maximum pressure,” Elizabeth Warren’s descent into victim-mongering ex-candidacy, and papal kow-towing to Chinese Communists.

Show Notes:

VDH: The Portentous Biden Blow-up
VDH: What We Don’t Know about the Coronavirus Is What Scares Us
VDH: Iran Doesn’t Understand ‘Maximum Pressure’
VDH: With H.R. McMaster, against Barbara Crenshaw and Abbas Milani, debating The ‘Maximum Pressure’ Campaign Against Iran Is Working (held March 4, 2020 at Hoover Institution).
David Bahnsen: In the End, Warren Was Undone by Her Own Dishonesty
Phil Lawler: Did Pope Francis Just Encourage the Communist Regime in China?
Jack: Saint John Ogilvie
Out on March 17: The updated and expanded paperback edition of The Case for Trump.

Contact:

VDH Twitter: https://twitter.com/VDHanson
Victor Davis Hanson author page at Amazon
Fowler Twitter: https://twitter.com/jackfowler

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