Victor Davis Hanson: Europe’s Immigration Crisis Is Reaching a Breaking Point

October 8, 2026

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Victor Davis Hanson, the Hoover Institution historian, opened this episode with a detail that framed everything that followed: the U.S. military is formally recommending the execution of Nidal Hasan, the Fort Hood shooter, sixteen years after he killed thirteen service members. For Hanson, the delay was not bureaucratic inertia but a symptom of a deeper rot—the Army’s diversity, equity, and inclusion programs had protected a man who should have been drummed out. The episode then unfolded as a wide-ranging survey of Western institutions under strain, held together by Hanson’s conviction that the progressive project of the last fifty years is meeting its counter-revolution.

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1 (01:32) **Introduction & Midterm Election Preview** - Jack Fowler introduces Victor Davis Hanson and sets up a wide-ranging conversation covering Brazil, midterm elections, and cultural topics.
2 (03:08) **Brazil Election & Latin American Trends** - Hanson discusses the Brazil runoff election and the broader shift away from left-wing governments in Latin America.
3 (04:07) **Book Plug: Counter-Revolution** - Hanson briefly promotes his new book, *Counter-Revolution: The Fall and Rise of Donald Trump and the MAGA Movement*.
4 (10:10) **Midterm Polling Analysis Deep Dive** - Hanson expands on why he believes the polling is misleading and the news is actually good for Republicans.
5 (12:32) **California’s Self-Destructive Policies** - Hanson pivots to California’s worsening condition, using it as a case study of left-wing governance.
6 (14:14) **Ukraine War: Russia’s Desperation & Escalation** - Hanson analyzes the current state of the Ukraine war, focusing on Russia’s growing desperation.
7 (17:49) **Biden’s Role in the Ukraine War** - Hanson blames Joe Biden’s pre-war signals for enabling Putin’s invasion.

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Show Notes

The U.S. pulls its bombers from a British air base amid fears of an Iranian-linked terrorist threat, raising new questions about whether America’s European allies can adequately protect U.S. military assets.

Victor Davis Hanson and Jack Fowler on today’s edition of “Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words” examine growing security and immigration concerns across Europe, arguing that mass migration and failures of assimilation are creating mounting cultural and political instability.

They connect these concerns to Canada under Mark Carney, questioning the country’s relationship with the United States, while Hanson warns that Western nations risk importing the very political and social problems many immigrants sought to escape.

They also examine the approaching 2026 midterms, and Brazil’s political shift, as they move further to the right.

This episode also talks about Americans’ rapidly declining confidence in higher education, arguing that soaring tuition, DEI instruction, and mounting student debt are forcing students to debate on whether their degrees are still worth the cost.

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