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Victor Davis Hanson

Publishing · On our record since 2020

Where this writer stands

Immigration16 pieces

Higher permanent intakeLower intake
“The climax of the new hubris in the U.S. was the Biden administration's destruction of the southern border and rudimentary enforcement of federal immigration law.” Read the piece

Foreign affairs10 pieces

Alliance restraintAssertive alliances and sanctions
“the disruptors of peace were appeased rather than deterred.” Read the piece

Fiscal policy10 pieces

Higher taxes and public spendingLower taxes and tighter spending
“they were themselves responsible for the rampant Biden inflation. They had implemented an inflationary de facto third Obama term, ramming through the most radical and costly agenda in decades” Read the piece

Public safety9 pieces

Prevention and restraintEnforcement and sentencing
“Thousands of police officers nationwide were laid off in "defund the police" madness. Faddish "critical race" and "critical legal" theories led to no cash bail and the near-immediate release of hundreds of thousands of arrested violent criminals.” Read the piece

Energy8 pieces

Restrict new oil and gasExpand production and export
“In contrast, the U.S. is undergoing a counter-revolution toward smaller government, fewer regulations, more fossil fuels, an expanding military, less DEI and woke, more secure borders, legal-only immigration and renewed faith.” Read the piece

Defence7 pieces

Restrain spending and deploymentsHigher spending and more capability
“Europe, the birthplace of a dynamic Western military tradition, has been, by contemporary standards and at least until recently, virtually disarmed and unable to protect its own borders or interests.” Read the piece

Climate5 pieces

Faster fossil phase-downSlower phase-down, production first
“One pathology is green fanaticism, which has led Europeans to not only ignore their fossil fuel resources but also to dismantle existing coal, nuclear and natural gas plants.” Read the piece

Housing5 pieces

Public supply and demand controlsMarket supply and deregulation
“Finally, incentivize building homes, rather than overregulating and zoning them into unaffordability.” Read the piece

Health2 pieces

Expand public coverageMore private delivery
“Newsom recently boasted that he extended Medi-Cal health insurance to thousands more illegal aliens. So, no wonder Newsom next begged for a nearly $3 billion Medi-Cal federal bailout.” Read the piece

Trade1 piece

Diversify away from one partnerDeeper continental integration
“So, at the 11th hour, Carney stormed out of an apparently completed tariff deal with the United States that would have privileged Canada over almost all of America's other trading partners.” Read the piece

Financial regulation1 piece

Tighter prudential rulesLighter capital rules and more competition
“given a historical $10 trillion in foreign investment, tax cuts, deregulation, ever-greater energy production” Read the piece

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