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Winning the Narrative War? Clarify America’s Goals on Iran, Air Power, and No Ground War | Victor Davis Hanson

Within the first 30 days of the conflict in Iran, the United States and Israel have achieved military successes not previously seen in modern warfare: a country, with the population …

Apr 03, 2026 · 12m

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Former Virginia Governor Warns Voters: Stop the Mid-Decade Gerrymander Before April 21

Like the Wild West hero who rides back into town just as the community is in peril, former Gov. George Allen has rejoined a fight he helped win in 2020, …

Apr 03, 2026 · 26m

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Iran, Part 3, Anti-War—or Anti-Trump? The Left’s ‘Hysterical’ Opposition to Iran War Explained | Victor Davis Hanson

Victor Davis Hanson breaks down the media hysteria over Iran, anti-Trump protests, and the stakes for 2026. After everything Donald Trump has taken on, will division hand Democrats the win? …

Apr 02, 2026 · 13m

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Donald Trump Took the Hits—Now MAGA Must Stand Strong or Lose It | Drew Allen

President Donald Trump endured years of the most vicious, coordinated lawfare this nation has ever seen. We overcame that unprecedented assault together in one of the greatest political comebacks in …

Apr 02, 2026 · 12m

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Victor Davis Hanson: Iraniana, Part 2—The Two Wars in Iran

There are two wars being fought right now in Iran: a military one, which the United States is dominating on all fronts, and a political one, which is proving more …

Apr 01, 2026 · 11m

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Obama’s 7‑Month War vs. Trump’s 30 Days: The Left’s Selective Outrage | Victor Davis Hanson

The Left has spent every waking moment the last month trying to convince the public that the Trump administration’s so-called “war” in Iran isn’t legal. But they keep running into …

Mar 31, 2026 · 11m

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Republicans Surge in California Jungle Primary Twist | Victor Davis Hanson

While California Democrats thought they could swarm the gubernatorial general election ballot with Democrats and win, Republicans had other ideas. As of now, Republican candidates Chad Bianco and Steve Hilton …

Mar 26, 2026 · 12m

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Why Democrat Nihilism Is at an All Time High Right Now | Victor Davis Hanson

The only consistent part of the Democrat Party agenda over the last decade is Trump Derangement Syndrome. Their inconsistent nihilism is at all time high: Within the same breath Democrats …

Mar 25, 2026 · 12m

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The ‘Cosmic Forces’ Behind the Modern Democrat Party’s Rise | Victor Davis Hanson

For all practical purposes, there is no longer a Democratic Party, at least as we’ve known it for 50 to 100 years. It is a full‑blown socialist revolutionary party. The …

Mar 24, 2026 · 15m

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Trump Won The Battle, But Will He Take Iran? | Victor Davis Hanson

By all traditional methodology and criteria, Iran is now inert: naval and air forces eviscerated, missile defenses offline, and an army rendered largely useless, as no one is fighting on …

Mar 23, 2026 · 12m

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Virginia’s Landmark Fair Maps Reform Is Under Threat Again | Brian Cannon

Recent legislative actions by some Virginia Democrats threaten to undermine the reform Brian Cannon helped pass five years ago. It was rare moment where both parties aligned to protect democracy …

Mar 21, 2026 · 11m

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California Collapse: $37 Billion Gone, Trains To Nowhere, and Somehow It’s Still Trump’s Fault | Drew Allen

California is a state that God clearly favored. It has towering mountains, endless ocean coastlines, fertile valleys that feed half the country, tech trillions pouring out of Silicon Valley, Hollywood …

Mar 20, 2026 · 11m

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Most Geo-Politically Significant Year Since Fall of Berlin Wall | Victor Davis Hanson

President Donald Trump has been the catalyst for a lot of the world’s current upheaval—Iranian threat decimated, Donroe Doctrine enforced in Latin America—and both members of his base and his …

Mar 19, 2026 · 11m

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Europe’s Iran Schizophrenia on Full Display Now | Victor Davis Hanson

Europe is deathly afraid of a nuclear Iran, but it does not want to do anything about it. What explains this European schizophrenia? President Donald Trump has a simple, straightforward …

Mar 18, 2026 · 10m

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America’s ‘Frankenstein’ Out of Control Immigration System | Victor Davis Hanson

Immigration used to be the U.S.’ great strength but now that’s changing. What’s new is illegal immigrants and naturalized citizens, who hate America but don’t want to leave, are going …

Mar 17, 2026 · 10m

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They Hyped Iranian Drones—Trump Warns the Terror Threat Is Already Here | Drew Allen

A confidential FBI alert about a possible, unverified Iranian drone attack on California quickly faded after officials downplayed it. But the episode exposed far greater risks from embedded terrorists shielded …

Mar 17, 2026 · 11m

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The Left’s ‘Politically Advantageous' Iran War Narrative | Victor Davis Hanson

It’s the second week of the so-called Iran war, and we’re told that it’s dragging on, we’re losing, and the Trump administration has no real success plan, or clear end …

Mar 16, 2026 · 10m

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Virginia Redistricting, Not Save Act, Is ‘Jim Crow 2.0’ | Waverly Washington & Joe Thomas

A PAC headed up by former Delegate AC Cordoza is under fire for sending mailers out last weekend with imagery of the civil rights movement of the 1960's. Virginia State …

Mar 13, 2026 · 10m

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Why Trump’s Iran Ambitions Don’t Require Ground Troops | Victor Davis Hanson

Following the initiation of Operation Epic Fury, there has been a lot of talk about a supposed MAGA split among Trump supporters. After all, the America First credo was no …

Mar 12, 2026 · 12m

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Victor Davis Hanson: No Politicking at a Funeral? Not for Obama

Former President Barack Obama has a tendency to turn funeral eulogies into political messages. It’s not just Obama either. The Democrat party as a whole tends to attack President Donald …

Mar 11, 2026 · 11m

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Victor Davis Hanson: Why America’s Most Reliable Ally Isn’t in NATO

It's rare for the U.S. to have a capable ally, but Israel is just that. While the so-called big powers of NATO don’t have the air capability or the will …

Mar 10, 2026 · 10m

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Victor Davis Hanson: Newsom Blames Dyslexia, but Can Voters Read Between the Lines?

Coinciding with the release of his autobiography, California Gov. Gavin Newsom just had the worst February of any major want-to-be presidential candidate in modern memory. Newsom tries posing as someone …

Mar 10, 2026 · 12m

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Victor Davis Hanson: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly Iran War Outcomes

Critics have hounded the Trump administration for supposedly not clearly stating to the American public their most favorable outcome in the ongoing conflict with Iran. With the midterms less than …

Mar 10, 2026 · 10m

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Victor Davis Hanson: Trump’s Geostrategic, Top-Down ‘Way of War’

Why attack Iran? Why reaffirm America’s dominance in Panama? Why capture Nicolás Maduro? Trump has scores to settle. There’s a general pattern in the preemptive actions President Trump’s taken in …

Mar 05, 2026 · 13m

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Victor Davis Hanson: Trump Laid Out America’s Comeback While Democrats Sat Silent

President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address “was more of a variety show” than an address. By highlighting various “tragic cases,” Trump showed Americans two things: “We’re a wonderful …

Mar 04, 2026 · 9m

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Victor Davis Hanson: Trump’s Iran Outcome Dream

Less than one week since the initiation of Operation Epic Fury, and nearly everyone is wondering: What will be the domestic reaction to America’s war in Iran? With this being …

Mar 03, 2026 · 14m

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