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In this episode of “Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words,” Victor Davis Hanson and Jack Fowler weigh the four finalists from their Sour 16 troubling issues, with Hanson explaining what they all have in common.

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In this special edition of “Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words,” Victor Davis Hanson and Jack Fowler continue their ranking of the “Sour 16” to determine which issues pose the greatest existential threat to the United States in 2026. We’ve now entered ROUND 2 of the bracket, the “Hate 8.” Here’s the list:

Rogue Nukes versus Ruin of Cities

Gain-of-Function bio-weapon pandemic versus Destruction of the nuclear family

Growth and spread of radical Islam versus Decline of factual education and knowledge

Growth of Irreligiosity and Secularism versus Emasculation of American men

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In this episode of “Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words,” Victor Davis Hanson and Jack Fowler continue their Sour 16 competition with growing irreligiosity squaring off against artificial intelligence. Which does Hanson feel is more worrisome?

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In a new March Madness-style series that will pair off “16 terrible issues” against each other, Hanson will act as the judge, ruling on the greatest existential threat to the United States.

In the first episode, Hanson decides whether the following are the biggest issues facing the United States in 2026:

China vs. rogue nukes

Fertility free fall vs. gain-of-function bioweapon pandemic

Massive debt vs. destruction of the nuclear family

Growth and spread of radical Islam vs. socialist/Democratic government

“I wish people listening would understand that the problem is not Donald Trump. The problem is that there are major forces in the world, Russia, but especially China and radical Islam, that want to destroy the United States. It's just that simple. And to the degree that we let down our guard or we lose deterrence, they'll try. And so it's very important that we be united and keep up.”

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In this episode of “Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words,” Victor Davis Hanson answers additional questions from listeners, including one on the undue influence of our intelligence agencies on U.S. policy.

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In this episode of "Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words," Victor Davis Hanson answers a round of questions submitted by listeners. Here he's asked about tanks and tank warfare. This episode was recorded before Hanson's major surgery on Dec. 30.

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Former Rep. Devin Nunes, R-Calif., shared insight into his work with President Donald Trump’s social media and crypto company merging with TAE Technologies, a company focused on nuclear fusion power.

Nunes, who is CEO of Truth Social and who also chairs Trump’s Intelligence Advisory Board, outlined future plans for building commercial reactors, expecting to commence construction in 2026, with Hanson during today’s episode of “Victor Davis Hanson: In a Few Words.”

“Let me break it down: We are Trump Media & Technology Group. We have, everybody knows, Truth Social… We also have $2.5 billion Bitcoin treasury that we put together in the summer… We wanted to solve big problems. This company does only big things. And we picked the most important issue at the highest level… Just like we led on free speech, we’re now leading on energy because you can’t have the technology without the energy.”

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Victor Davis Hanson and Jack Fowler take aim at what they call the “fake magnanimity” of America’s wealthiest elites, critiquing figures like Mitt Romney for publicly calling for higher taxes—while continuing to benefit from tax structures and investment strategies unavailable to working Americans on today’s edition of “Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words.”

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In this episode of "Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words," Victor Davis Hanson and Jack Fowler to examine the consequences of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion ideology on American institutions and public life. Hanson argues that DEI has replaced meritocracy with exemptions based on identity, undermining accountability and fueling corruption, fraud, and public distrust. From higher education to criminal justice, he explains how DEI incentivizes grievance over excellence and perpetuates failure by lowering standards rather than raising opportunity.

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