The West Isn’t Finished, as Long as Assimilation Starts Now

Everybody is worried about the status and future of Western civilization. Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of today’s video from Daily Signal Senior Contributor Victor Davis Hanson. Subscribe to our YouTube channel to see more of his videos. This content was recorded by Victor Davis Hanson prior to his Dec. 30 medical operation. […]

The Hypocrisy Highway: How the Left Plays Favorites with Blame

If there’s one thing the elites in their ivory towers love more than virtue-signaling, it’s applying a double standard thicker than a Biden family grift. You’ve seen it a million times: When some nutjob from a protected class goes off the rails, we’re all lectured like naughty schoolkids about how we can’t paint with a […]

Why Would California Bureaucrats Want to Blow Up Dams and Take Water From 600K?

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In this episode of “Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words,” Victor Davis Hanson and Jack Fowler discuss how California bureaucrats and environmental lawyers are threatening to blow up dams and deny water to 600,000 residents, “a symbolic act to punish civilization and hurt people.” Editor’s note: This content was recorded by Victor Davis Hanson prior […]

Watchdog Points to 4 Biggest Ethics Violators of 2025

An indicted member of Congress topped one watchdog’s list of top ethics violators of 2025 that also includes nonprofits and the mayor of the nation’s capital. The Foundation for Accountability and Civic Trust, a conservative-leaning watchdog group, is closing out the year with a short list based on numerous ethics complaints against individuals and groups. Here […]

Not in My Own Words, But in AI’s

I’d like to talk about a different topic, if I could. It’s this new phenomenon of artificial intelligence using a person’s face or body, using a person’s voice, using a person’s background setting, and then putting in their mouths a different message that they never said, and they not necessarily would agree, and in fact, often would […]

Trump’s Deportation Machine: Criminals First, or Just a Leftist Whine Fest?

Oh, the wailing from the left never stops, does it? They’re out there screeching that President Trump’s administration is rounding up sweet, innocent illegal aliens who wouldn’t hurt a fly—moms with babies, hardworking folks just chasing the American dream they stole their way into. Meanwhile, the White House fires back that over 70% of the […]

Minnesota Fraud Scandal Exposes the Real Crisis Facing the West

The Minnesota Somali fraud scandal somehow manages to get worse and worse as the legacy media mostly ignore the issue and Democrats shrug. At the heart of this scandal lies the larger crisis facing the West. On Friday, independent journalist Nick Shirley released a 42-minute YouTube documentary detailing his efforts to undercover what exactly is […]

Prospects Dim for Republican House Majority in 2026 Midterms

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With the 2026 midterm elections set for November 3, less than a year away, Republicans hold a narrow grip on the House of Representatives. The current composition stands at 220 Republicans and 215 Democrats, giving the GOP a slim five-seat majority that requires at least 218 seats to maintain control. Historical patterns suggest a challenging […]

Shut Up and Deport Already? Nah, Homan and Noem’s Media Blitz is Crushing the Invasion

The whiners are at it again, clutching their pearls over Tom Homan and Kristi Noem turning deportations into some kind of reality TV spectacle. “Just do your jobs quietly!” they screech, as if whispering sweet nothings to the hordes of illegals crashing our borders would magically send them packing. Newsflash: This ain’t a tea party. […]

America’s Crime Collapse: The Biggest Murder Drop in History and the Gutless Liberals Who Can’t Admit Why

Oh, how the left must be squirming. After years of coddling criminals, defunding the police, and turning our cities into war zones, 2025 delivered a knockout punch to violent crime that no one saw coming—except maybe those of us who’ve been screaming about it for decades. Crime is down, way down, and murders? They’ve plummeted […]