43K views · 52 reactions | How were the Axis powers able to instigate the most lethal conflict in human history? Find out in part one of this episode as military historian and Hoover Fellow, Victor Davis Hanson, joins Peter Robinson to discuss his latest book, The Second World Wars. Transcript and more information available here: https://www.hoover.org/research/part-i-second-world-wars-victor-davis-hanson | Uncommon Knowledge | Facebook

Victor Davis Hanson: Trump Used Leverage. Biden Uses Lectures. The Middle East Peace Speaks For Itself. Trump's grand strategy for achieving peace in the Middle East? Treat it like a business deal—offering trade incentives, tariff deals, and speaking with respect. This strategy commanded respect in a way that former President Joe Biden's lectures and moral scolding never did. It's no wonder the Israel-Hamas war started under Biden, but was finally ended under Trump. https://x.com/intent/user?scr

Victor Davis Hanson DEMOLISHES Eugene Daniels' (WHCA president) speech claiming the media is not Trump's "opposition" "It gets me really angry. I don’t mind if they’re biased — that’s what they want to do. But when they get these self-righteous, sanctimonious lectures, no one’s listening, Eugene." | M.A. Rothman

Victor Davis Hanson: Will Democrats Admit Where They Went Wrong in 2024? Likely Not. After the 2024 defeat, Democrats began their "autopsy." But how honest can it really be when they still won’t admit why Biden was ever nominated in the first place? They hid his cognitive decline, used him as a placeholder for the radical wing of the party, and then dumped him when he became a liability and replaced him with Kamala Harris. The truth is, voters rejected the Democrat agenda. They rejected the cond