Victor Davis Hanson: What I Fear Worse Than Socialist Democratic Government

Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words

Jennifer Hayne

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🗓️ 6 January 2026

⏱️ 52 minutes

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**This episode was recorded before Victor Davis Hanson's December 30 medical operation** 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.” 👉 The Daily Signal cannot continue to tell stories, like this one, without the support of our viewers: http://dailysignal.com/donate 👉Use code VICTOR at PureHealth checkout for 35% off your order: https://www.purehealthresearch.com 👉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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:30.0	There was another report of a Chinese researcher
0:34.7	who entered the United States with botulism the other, I think it was last week.
0:39.1	And that's in addition to the two Michigan researchers that were caught with a biological
0:45.7	rust, mold type of weapon that would theoretically destroy grain crops.
0:52.9	And then that is in addition to, in our environs, we're 10 miles away in Reedley, California.
0:59.0	Last year, a biolab was found by a Chinese national who had abandoned it.
1:05.0	Said it was for the making of vaccinations, but there were 200 dead genetically engineered rats, and there were vials of Ebola,
1:14.6	AIDS, COVID, almost every deadly disease. So something's going on. Well, hello ladies and hello gentlemen and welcome to Victor Davis Hansen in his own words.
1:40.3	I'm Jack Fowler, the host, but you're here to listen to Victor Davis-Hanson, who is the Martin
1:44.4	and Ely Anderson Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution, the Wayne and Marsha Busky Distinguished
1:49.8	Fellow in History at Hillsdale College, and the senior contributor at the Daily Signal, which is the
1:55.4	happy home of this podcast.
1:58.0	Victor, I'm actually even wearing my daily signal cap today. We are recording on
2:02.3	Tuesday, December 23rd, and this episode is a special episode, the first of four special episodes,
2:09.1	and this one will appear on Tuesday, January 6th, and we're doing a series of podcasts on,
2:18.3	well, we have 16 terrible issues.
2:22.3	One of the things that keep you awake at night.
2:25.3	And we're going to treat them like March Madness,
2:29.3	pair them off against each other and see which is the worst of the 16 issues.
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