Victor Davis Hanson
About Victor Davis Hanson
Victor Davis Hanson is the Martin and Illie Anderson Senior Fellow in Classics and Military History at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University, and professor emeritus of classics at California State University, Fresno. A fifth-generation farmer from Selma, California, Victor Davis Hanson combines deep expertise in ancient warfare and Western civilization with incisive commentary on contemporary politics and culture. He is the author or editor of more than two dozen books and a nationally syndicated columnist whose work appears across leading conservative outlets. VDH has been awarded the National Humanities Medal and the Eric Breindel Award for opinion journalism.
Articles by Victor Davis Hanson
Socialism
The Socialist Monster Awakens
Foreign Policy
The World Made Anew
Zohran Mamdani
Mamdani's Embittered Fourth of July Rant to America
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California
Is California Reaching Critical Mass?
Iran
Iranian Endgames?
Antisemitism
Spare Us the Selective Outrage
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Antisemitism
The Four Horsemen of the New Antisemitism
Columns
Pseudo-Heroes
China
Iran – A Longer View
Democrat Party
By All Means Let the War Crimes Trials Begin!
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Donald Trump
A Foolish NATO Was a Big Loser in the Iran War
Democrat Party
Who Was Cesar Chavez — and Who Will He Become?
Foreign Policy
Our Long Road to War With Iran
Donald Trump
Trump's Way of War
Conservatism
The Graveyard of Destructive Ideas
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Illegal Immigration
Why Exactly Did They Destroy the Border?
Border Security
Midterm Palpitations
Bill Clinton
Pseudo-Recessions
Antisemitism
Slouching Toward Open Season on Jews
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Conservatism
Can the Dark Ages Return?
Christianity
Cry the Beloved Europe?
California
A Newsom Nihilist Nomination?
Education
Can the 'Lost Generation' Be Found?
Border Security
Confronting Anti-Ellis Island immigration
Democrat Party
Does the Democrats' Chaos Strategy Work?
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Donald Trump
Are Americans Better or Worse Off Since January?
Barack Obama
How Biden and Obama Failed in the Middle East
Antisemitism
About the 'Jews'
Charlie Kirk
The Crudity of the Obsessive-Compulsive Left
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2026 Elections
The Murder of Charlie Kirk Was Not a George Floyd Moment
Border Security
Trump Astride at Seven Months
European Union
Europe in the Balance?
Democrat Party
Who Has Been Busy Destroying Democracy?
Barack Obama
Why DEI was already dying
Crime
The Cincinnati Cop-Outs
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Donald Trump
Revenge or Justice?
Economy