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The Classicist is the weekly podcast of Victor Davis Hanson, scholar, writer, farmer.
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Aug 1, 2020
Aug 1, 2020
21 min
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.

Jul 22, 2020
Jul 22, 2020
21 min
Victor Davis Hanson describes how professional athletes and franchise owners have embraced the language of revolution while getting rich off of the status quo.

Jul 18, 2020
Jul 18, 2020
23 min
Victor Davis Hanson proposes a policy agenda — and a strategic posture — for the Trump campaign to take up in the presidential election.

Jul 10, 2020
Jul 10, 2020
26 min
What will bring the wave of radical protests and cancel culture to an end? It would help if the leadership of America’s elite institutions grew a backbone.

Jun 26, 2020
Jun 26, 2020
27 min
Victor Davis Hanson explores the historical, political, and economic aspects of the rural-urban divide — and its implications for American culture.

Jun 19, 2020
Jun 19, 2020
29 min
Victor Davis Hanson puts the efforts to uproot confederate iconography into historical perspective, examines the revolutionary zeal currently in fashion amongst progressive activists, and compares & contrasts this moment of American instability with otGeorge Floydhers in the nation’s past.

Jun 9, 2020
Jun 9, 2020
28 min
Victor Davis Hanson looks at how the protest movement inspired by the death of George Floyd has morphed from a legitimate lament of tragedy into a dangerous, revolutionary crusade.

May 30, 2020
May 30, 2020
19 min
Victor Davis Hanson takes listeners on a tour of the chaos emerging in the wake of COVID-19: increased political polarization, a tidal wave of debt, and an emboldened China.

May 8, 2020
May 8, 2020
25 min
What happened to America’s elites? During the COVID-19 pandemic they have unleashed a torrent of authoritative pronouncements about the crisis that have too often proven to be incomplete or totally inaccurate. Victor Davis Hanson argues that the increasing specialization of intellectuals — along with a declining sense of humility — is making the expert class less and less reliable.

Apr 30, 2020
Apr 30, 2020
21 min
Victor Davis Hanson looks at the social, political, economic, and international hurdles the US will face as we attempt to bounce back from the coronavirus.
