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Why Socialism Could Backfire on Democrats | Emily Seidel
Socialism is gaining ground on the American left, but what do voters actually think about it? Emily Seidel, president and CEO of Americans for Prosperity and senior adviser to AFP Action, joins the Daily Signal’s Rob Bluey on this episode of “Midterm Report” to reveal what AFP has learned from...
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Romania Has a Message to America: We’re Ready to Step Up
Why does Romania remain one of America’s most steadfast friends in Europe, and what does it believe President Donald Trump has gotten right about NATO? Romanian national security adviser Marius-Gabriel Lazurca joins the Daily Signal in Washington, D.C., to discuss the U.S.-Romania relationship,...
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IRAN WAR UPDATE: Is the Regime Nearing Collapse? | Victor Davis Hanson
With the midterm elections approaching, the war in Iran could be entering a decisive phase. Victor Davis Hanson examines the possibility of renewed U.S. and Israeli strikes, Iran’s remaining military capabilities and the mounting economic pressure on the regime. As President Donald Trump weighs…
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What the Polls Could Be Missing About Republicans
Republicans entered the midterm cycle hoping voters would reward them for changes in Washington. But pollster Scott Rasmussen sees a major warning sign: Americans remain remarkably pessimistic about their own finances. “The reason we're in the political environment we're in today is because…
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Victor Davis Hanson: Europe Cries Betrayal as Trump Makes His Biggest Power Play Yet
A proposed summit with Vladimir Putin, Xi Jinping and the United States is a calculated geopolitical maneuver by President Donald Trump to drive a wedge between Russia and China, end the war in Ukraine, and prevent Beijing from exploiting America's military commitments to invade Taiwan. Victor...
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Victor Davis Hanson: The Midterms Could Surprise the Democrats
As the 2026 midterm elections approach, the political landscape is more complicated than the polls suggest. Democrats are counting on President Donald Trump’s approval ratings to deliver a major victory, but historical trends, economic uncertainty, voter turnout and the changing makeup of their...
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Noncitizens Are Getting Registered to Vote. Here’s What’s Going Wrong.
Are noncitizens getting registered to vote in America’s elections? J. Christian Adams, president and general counsel of the Public Interest Legal Foundation, joins Rob Bluey on “Midterm Report” to examine noncitizens on voter rolls, weaknesses in state election systems, and what election…
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Victor Davis Hanson: Ukraine's Verdun and NATO's Failure
The war in Ukraine has dragged on for more than four years, with millions of Russian and Ukrainian casualties and no clear path to victory. Like Verdun in World War I, the conflict has become a grinding war of attrition with no decisive breakthrough in sight. Meanwhile, European leaders continue…
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Victor Davis Hanson: Why Western Civilization Is Fighting Back
Western civilization faces a growing crisis as immigration, assimilation, radical Islam and political leadership fuel tensions across Europe and the United States. From rising unrest and cultural divisions to the backlash against established political elites, the stakes extend beyond individual...
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Victor Davis Hanson: The Midterms Go Deeper Than You Think
With the midterm elections approaching, the stakes extend far beyond gas prices, inflation and the war with Iran. The political divide between red and blue states, the exodus from Democratic-led states and the ideological direction of the Democratic Party raise deeper questions about the future…
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Victor Davis Hanson: Could France’s Crisis Happen in America?
Riots across Europe are exposing deep divisions over immigration, assimilation and national identity. From mounting cultural tensions to economic pressures and security concerns, Europe faces difficult questions about its borders, its values and its future. As similar debates intensify in the...
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The Real Reason Socialism Is Surging Across America
Socialism is gaining ground in America, particularly among younger voters. But what’s driving its rise, and what could it mean at the ballot box? On this episode of "Midterm Report," Rob Bluey examines the political and economic forces behind the socialist movement with Brooke Medina of State...
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Victor Davis Hanson: NATO Has Become a One-Way Street
Tensions between the United States and its European NATO allies are raising questions about the future of the alliance. From restrictions on U.S. military operations against Iran to unequal defense spending and security commitments, the growing divide highlights the challenges of maintaining a...
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Victor Davis Hanson: The Problem with America’s Military Arsenal
As adversaries use cheap drones to drain America's expensive missile stockpiles, the United States faces a growing challenge in modern warfare. With weapons costing millions of dollars being used to destroy drones worth only a few thousand, the imbalance raises serious questions about America's...
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Victor Davis Hanson: Who Is Really to Blame for Gaza's Destruction?
Three years after the October 7 massacre, Gaza lies in ruins. But who is really to blame? Hamas had every opportunity to build a prosperous Gaza following Israel's withdrawal in 2005. Instead, billions in international aid were diverted, hundreds of miles of tunnels were built, and Palestinian...
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Victor Davis Hanson: Should the Fort Hood Terrorist Be Publicly Executed?
The proposed execution of Fort Hood terrorist Nidal Hasan has sparked controversy over whether the military should carry out the sentence by firing squad and make it public. Victor Davis Hanson revisits the 2009 massacre that killed 13 American soldiers, criticizing the Obama administration's...
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GOP Congressman Warns Socialism Is Taking Hold in America | Warren Davidson
Rep. Warren Davidson witnessed the fall of the Berlin Wall and the failures of socialism firsthand. Now, decades later, he's serving in Congress alongside self-described socialists. Davidson joins Rob Bluey on The Midterm Report to warn about socialism's growing influence in America, the national...
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Victor Davis Hanson: The Genius Behind Trump's Art of the Deal
Donald Trump's outrageous demands and confrontational rhetoric may be more calculated than his critics realize. Victor Davis Hanson breaks down Trump's "art of the deal" strategy, from threats to retake the Panama Canal and acquire Greenland to his pressure campaigns against Canada and NATO.…
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Victor Davis Hanson: Iran Is Desperate—and Trump Can’t Let Up
Mounting U.S. military pressure and a tightening economic embargo have left Iran’s regime searching for negotiations, political intervention, or any other escape route. Trump’s greatest mistake now would be easing the pressure when the regime may be approaching the point of collapse or losing its...
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Victor Davis Hanson: The Truth About October 7, Three Years Later
Three years after the October 7 massacre, Victor Davis Hanson looks back at the attack on Israel, Hamas’ preparations for war, and the response that followed. He breaks down the scale of the assault, the hostages taken, the thousands of rockets fired at Israeli civilians, and the billions of...
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Victor Davis Hanson: Who’s Actually Guilty in the Cornell 7 Case?
The Cornell 7 case has sparked national outrage against the young “Jane Doe,” the seven accused fraternity brothers, and the larger group chat of men who did nothing to stop the alleged rape. But who is guilty when all parties are intoxicated and willing? Perhaps the root of the problem is not a...
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Steve Cortes: America Has a Muslim Immigration Problem
Steve Cortes warns that the United States could repeat Europe’s experience with mass Muslim immigration, pointing to Dearborn, Michigan, and arguing that assimilation and shared American values should play a larger role in immigration policy. He also discusses what he found while reporting in...
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Victor Davis Hanson: They Fled Failed Countries—Just to Criticize America?
Victor Davis Hanson takes on Zohran Mamdani, Hasan Piker, and Ilhan Omar over a glaring double standard in their attacks on America. They condemn the United States and Israel over colonialism, inequality, oppression, and war—but rarely apply that same scrutiny to Uganda, Turkey, Somalia, and the...
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Victor Davis Hanson: Democrats Say the Economy Is Sinking. The Numbers Say Otherwise
Republicans risk repeating George H.W. Bush’s 1992 mistake by allowing Democrats to define a strengthening economy as a crisis, particularly on affordability. For months now, Democrats have been screaming to the heavens how unaffordable it is to live a comfortable life here in the United States....
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Victor Davis Hanson: Why Is Mark Carney Preparing for an American Invasion?
Mark Carney is escalating tensions with the United States, raising the possibility of an American invasion while looking to China and the European Union as alternatives to Canada’s traditional relationship with its closest ally. Victor Davis Hanson argues that Canada remains deeply dependent on…
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Victor Davis Hanson: If Iran Cracks, the World Will Never Be the Same
Iran sits at the center of a rapidly changing global order as military and economic pressure continues to build on the regime. A collapse in Tehran could transform the Middle East and represent one of the most consequential geopolitical shifts since the fall of the Berlin Wall. Beyond Iran, major...
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How Mass Immigration Is Reshaping the West | Nick Freitas
Mass immigration, assimilation, and national identity are reshaping political debates across the West. Nick Freitas joins “The Midterm Report” to discuss his new documentary, “The Immigration Crisis That Will Destroy the West,” which examines how Britain has changed in recent decades and what...
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Victor Davis Hanson: The Dangerous Politics of Race and Tribalism
Tribalism is growing in America and weakening assimilation, unity, and a shared national identity. Social media is accelerating racial and cultural tensions, while DEI, affirmative action, and government policies have deepened division and reinforced identity-based politics. The melting pot is...
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Victor Davis Hanson Challenges Tucker Carlson: Show Me Where I Called Hiroshima ‘Glorious’
Victor Davis Hanson challenges Tucker Carlson to produce evidence that Hanson ever called the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki “glorious,” arguing instead that the weapons were a horrific but necessary means of ending the war and avoiding even greater American, Japanese, and Allied...
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Victor Davis Hanson: Five Week Midterm Election Update
With five weeks to go before the midterm elections, the races remain uncertain. Current polling shows Democrats with an advantage in several key contests, but questions remain about polling accuracy, campaign spending, redistricting and the records of individual candidates. Key Senate races in...
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Victor Davis Hanson: The Sudden AI Panic Is A Classic Strategy. Just Follow the Election Calendar.
Why are tech CEOs suddenly warning that AI could destroy humanity—while simultaneously opposing liability for the products they create? The history of election-year doomsday scares is abundant, from the 1968 population bomb to nuclear winter in 1984, climate change in 1992, Me Too in 2016,...
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'Communists and Islamists’ Are on the Ballot: GOP Congressman’s Warning on 2026 | Riley Moore
Republicans want to define the 2026 midterm elections by contrasting their own party with the growing number of far-left Democrats and socialists.Rep. Riley Moore, a first-term Republican lawmaker from West Virginia, told the Daily Signal that will be key to mobilizing GOP turnout and keeping...
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Victor Davis Hanson: Elon Musk Is Powering the American Renaissance
Elon Musk’s influence stretches far beyond Tesla. From SpaceX and Starlink to X, artificial intelligence, electric vehicles, and America’s return to dominance in space, Musk’s companies have become major players in some of the most consequential technologies of the modern era. Despite years of...
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Victor Davis Hanson: Iran Is Preparing an October Surprise Before the Midterms
The midterms are about 50 days away, and Democrats continue to search for ways to gain back control of the House and Senate. Their answer may come from the conflict in Iran. Iran is most likely planning an October surprise of their own to shock Americans and hurt Republicans in the November...
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Victor Davis Hanson: Mark Carney Is Living in a ‘Fantasy’
Canada’s growing confrontation with the United States is exposing deeper problems with the country’s economy, immigration system, energy policy, and national defense. Prime Minister Mark Carney is pursuing closer ties with China while Canada remains heavily dependent on the United States for…
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Victor Davis Hanson: Trump Plans to Use the Midterms Against Iran
Iran mistakenly thinks the November midterms are President Trump's weakness. But Trump plans to use this thinking and the midterms against the Iranian regime. If Trump can end the conflict by his midterm deadline and truly accomplish his objectives, there’s a very good chance it could boost...
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Victor Davis Hanson: How Trump Came Back From Rock Bottom | Midterm Report Ep. 1
Welcome to the "Midterm Report," the Daily Signal's new election podcast. Every Saturday between now and Election Day, Rob Bluey breaks down the biggest stories in politics with the interviews, insights, and analysis you won't get from legacy media. On our first episode, pollster Brent Buchanan...
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Victor Davis Hanson: Canada’s Anti-American Gamble Is About to Get Expensive
The fate of 41 million Canadians depends on Mark Carney being successful in his renewed trade war with the United States. However, he will fail. They've lost 41,000 jobs just in one week of the tariff war. The United States, for the first time ever, is ushering in a new world order. "We're not...
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Victor Davis Hanson: Democratic Socialists Hide What They Really Are
There are quite a few Democratic Socialists running in this year’s midterms, and the outcome of their races could determine the last two years of Trump’s presidency. Take James Talarico, who is running to represent Texas in the U.S. Senate. He has claimed God is nonbinary and that there are six...
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Victor Davis Hanson: Stage Three in the Trade War Means America Is Done Subsidizing Canada
The U.S.-Canada trade war has entered Stage Three—the part where Trump says, “We’re done.” Trump is done letting Canada run a billion-dollar surplus with the U.S., and he’s making that very clear. If Canada won’t accept fairness and symmetry as the new standard going forward, they may need to…
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Victor Davis Hanson: When Will the Iranian People Overthrow the Regime?
The other thing to remember about this war is that there are two laws, canons, or protocols that we haven't seen before. Under no circumstances will there be American troops on the ground, given the misadventures in Iraq and Afghanistan. We will not attack dual-use civilian-military…
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Victor Davis Hanson: The Left Is Dragging America Back to the Dark Ages
I think a good description of 2026, culturally, economically, socially, and politically, is that we are in a modern medieval world. One part of our society is advancing at lightning speed into the future and progressing. But the other part is regressing, and regressing at a phenomenal pace back…
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Victor Davis Hanson: The Left Renamed Everything. Now Trump Does It, and They're Furious.
In a retort to Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney's refusal of a recent trade deal with the United States, President Trump renamed Lake Ontario to "Lake America." This political renaming of natural landmarks and wonders is not original to Trump. Barack Obama renamed Mount McKinley. Earl Warren's...
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Victor Davis Hanson: Canada Wants a Fight It Can’t Afford
Canada’s growing confrontation with the United States is about much more than just tariffs. Trade imbalances, Chinese goods entering the American market through Canada, taxes on U.S. companies, and Mark Carney’s political strategy have pushed relations with Washington to a new low. At the same...
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Victor Davis Hanson: The Atomic Bombs Dropped in Japan Were Not 'Satanic'
It's August, so we have the annual debate over the dropping of two atomic bombs, one on August 6, the uranium bomb called "Little Boy" that was dropped on the dual-use target, military and industrial Japanese city of Hiroshima, and then three days later on Nagasaki with a plutonium bomb. “The...
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Victor Davis Hanson: We Need to Stop Letting In Ungrateful Immigrants
Most Americans used to be supportive of legal immigration because most immigrants loved the country that welcomed them in. Today’s immigrants, such as Hasan Piker and Ilhan Omar, are somehow ungrateful yet refuse to return to their home country. “You set one foot in here or your parents set one...
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Victor Davis Hanson: The Starkest Midterm Choice of My Lifetime
🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸The Counterrevolution: The Fall and Rise of Donald Trump and the MAGA MovementThe Daily Signal, the proud producers of “Victor Davis Hanson: In a Few Words,” has a special limited time offer: With a monthly donation $28, you’ll become BOTH a Signal Elite Supporter AND receive a copy…
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Victor Davis Hanson: Trump’s Midterm Strategy Is Taking Shape
With the midterm elections less than 80 days away, Democrats appear confident that historical trends and current polling will deliver control of Congress. But several factors could complicate that outcome, including the course of the Iran war, Republican redistricting, Donald Trump’s campaign war...
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Victor Davis Hanson: The American Tech Boom No One Is Talking About
America is undergoing a technological revolution across artificial intelligence, space exploration, software, genetic engineering, and other industries that will shape the future. U.S. companies dominate many of the world’s most valuable technology sectors, while American AI platforms account for...
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Victor Davis Hanson: Republicans’ Midterm Strategy Is Right in Front of Them, Use It
Republicans cannot rely solely on Democrats’ extremism and a SCOTUS radical gerrymandering win to carry them through the midterms. They need a clear record of accomplishments, Operation Make D.C. Safe and Beautiful, pacification of a China- and Russia-aligned Venezuela, and a concrete agenda for...
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