VDH: Iran Stalling Tactics, Reform Party Shock in Britain, Hephaestus & the Double Standard in U.S. Justice

Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words

Jennifer Hayne

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🗓️ 9 May 2026

⏱️ 86 minutes

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Negotiations with Iran inevitably drag on through delay and deception, warning the prolonged standoff affects U.S. economic confidence and is shaped by uncertainty about Iran’s missile and drone arsenal, while Israel faces nearer-term risk and U.S. politics increasingly blames Israel, argues Victor Davis Hanson on today’s edition of “Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words.” Nigel Farage’s Reform Party surge reflects backlash against Labour-era crime, open borders, green energy policies, and national decline. He praises blunt attacks on Los Angeles governance over homelessness, drugs, and shuttered mental institutions. He highlights a perceived judicial double standard in the White House Correspondents Dinner shooting case, then explains Hephaestus’s myths, cult sites, craftsmanship role, and why the god is portrayed as lame. (00:00) Show Preview and Headlines (02:17) Iran Talks and Israel Tensions (27:57) Reform Party Shockwave (32:08) LA Debate and Urban Decline (42:03) Hephaestus and Greek Temples (44:43) Myths of the Lame Smith (51:59) From Classics to Culture Wars (59:11) Justice Politics and Wrap Up WHERE TO WATCH: 👉Don’t miss out on Victor’s latest editions of “Victor Davis Hanson: In a Few Words” by subscribing to The Daily Signal today. You’ll be notified every time a new piece of content drops: https://www.youtube.com/dailysignal?sub_confirmation=1 👉 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2iOoN0xoOoSNvDFlpLLYGY?si=5a9f369acc874c6e 👉 Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/victor-davis-hanson-in-his-own-words/id1566731706 👉 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@victordavishanson7273?sub_confirmation=1 👉 Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/VictorDavisHansonInHisOwnWords?e9s=src_v1_sa%2Csrc_v1_sa_o 👉 Victor’s website: https://victorhanson.com PROMOTIONS: 👉If Victor Davis Hanson is must-watch for you, The Signal Sitdown belongs in your feed. Bradley Devlin delivers long-form conversations on Washington’s biggest fights—from an unapologetically conservative perspective. Subscribe now!https://www.youtube.com/dailysignal?sub_confirmation=1 👉Watch The Tony Kinnett Cast NOW! LIVE weekdays at The Daily Signal and wherever you get podcasts: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjMHBev3NsoV3kHckydY58R7TaYsizl45v 👉America is worth preserving. Do your part and act now by going to https://www.heritage.org/beautiful 👉Use code VICTOR at the check out and get 35% off your order at https://www.purehealthresearch.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Right, home from work, walk the dog, kids are back.
0:04.4	Mom!
0:05.0	Up the stairs for something.
0:07.8	Ugh, back down, no idea what I went up for.
0:12.0	Mom, what's for dinner?
0:13.6	Chop, sizzle, done.
0:17.1	Hello, fresh, can't slow life down, but it makes bringing everyone together around the table
0:21.7	a whole lot easier.
0:23.7	So its phones down, forks up.
0:25.7	Hello Fresh.
0:26.7	Bring back dinner time.
0:27.9	Hello.
0:28.9	Some follow the noise.
0:32.9	Bloomberg follows the money.
0:35.1	Whether it's the funds fueling AI or crypto's trillion dollar swings.
0:39.0	There's a money side to every story. Get the money side of the story.
0:43.6	Subscribe now at Bloomberg.com. Hello and welcome to Victor Davis-Hanson, in his own words.
1:04.0	This is our Saturday edition, where we do something a little bit different in the middle.
1:07.6	Victor's been looking at ancient Greek gods, and today he will take a look
1:11.8	at Hephaistus, the god of craftsmen. So look forward to that. Before that, we'll look at the news.
1:19.4	Victor has a lot he wants to talk about on Iran, so we'll start with that. And then we'll look at the
1:24.4	White House, correspondence, dinner, shooter, and his treatment in court court, and then finally also a big win for the Reform Party in England. So stay with us for those stories. And we'll be right back.
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