Victor Davis Hanson's The Classicist show

Victor Davis Hanson's The Classicist

Summary: The Classicist is the weekly podcast of Victor Davis Hanson, scholar, writer, farmer. Tune in each week to hear VDH's unique perspective on the issues of the day.

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Podcasts:

 Trump and the Future of the GOP | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 24:17

Win or lose, Donald Trump has transformed the Republican Party for the foreseeable future.

 E202. One Last Debate | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 0

Victor Davis Hanson examines the strategic mistakes made by President Trump in the first debate, gives pre-debate pointers on how the candidates should handle their final confrontation, and considers whether presidential debates have outlived their usefulness.

 One Last Debate | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 18:30

VDH gave advice for the final debate — did the candidates listen?

 E201. A Debate Like No Other | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 0

Victor Davis Hanson analyzes the first presidential debate between Donald Trump and Joe Biden, explains why Biden’s positions have become hard to pin down for the first time in nearly 50 years, and looks at what the differences between the candidates might mean for the future of American foreign policy.

 A Debate Like No Other | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 19:41

Dissecting the raucous first presidential debate — and the state of the race.

 E200. The Embers of California | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 0

Victor Davis Hanson describes the myriad dysfunctions besetting state government in California, a state once known as a national pacesetter.

 The Embers of California | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 26:49

The Golden State’s recent spate of wildfires represents a broader trend of dysfunctional governance.

 E199. Descent into Tribalism | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 0

Victor Davis Hanson explains how the social unrest unleashed in 2020 threatens urban decline, increasing political animosity, and the erosion of Americans’ common identity.

 Descent into Tribalism | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 27:17

How the chaos of 2020 threatens to sever the ties that bind Americans together.

 E198. World War II at 75 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 0

On the 75th anniversary of World War II’s conclusion, Victor Davis Hanson looks at how the war continues to shape international affairs, and points listeners towards some of the war’s underappreciated figures.

 World War II at 75 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 22:08

How the conflict still shapes our world at the remove of three-quarters of a century.

 Trump’s Jacksonian Realism | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 0

Victor Davis Hanson explains the philosophical underpinnings of the Trump Administration’s foreign policy — and explains how it’s affected America’s relationships with China, Iran, Russia, and North Korea.

 Trump’s Jacksonian Realism | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 21:35

The president defied conventional wisdom on foreign policy — and has largely been proven right.

 Woke Privilege | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 21:51

Professional athletes embrace the language of revolution while getting rich off the status quo.

 Woke Privilege | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 0

Victor Davis Hanson describes how professional athletes and franchise owners have embraced the language of revolution while getting rich off of the status quo.

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