Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words
Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words

Victor Davis Hanson: They Are Trying to Rewrite WWII History

October 6, 2026

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The historian Victor Davis Hanson, speaking with host Jack Fowler, begins with a striking observation: a poll found that 43% of U.S. voters aged 18 to 24 have a positive view of Sharia law. Hanson does not interpret this as a considered endorsement. “They don’t read books,” he says. “All they know is, to the degree that they’ve heard it, it came out of the lips of somebody on the left.” That gap—between the concrete stakes of Western institutions and the ignorance of a rising generation—runs through the entire conversation. The episode covers a series of crises in the West, from burning French streets to a contested fraternity case at Cornell to a revisionist argument about World War II, and Hanson treats each as a symptom of a deeper civilizational drift.

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  • 1 (00:00) **Episode Opening & Tucker Carlson Critique** - Victor Hanson opens by directly criticizing Tucker Carlson's claims about WWII, stating they are factually wrong.
  • 2 (01:06) **Host Introduction & Episode Preview** - Host Jack Fowler introduces the show and previews the topics: France burning, the Cornell case, Conrad Black on Catholicism, Governors Healey and Newsom, and Tucker Carlson's WWII interview.
  • 3 (05:27) **France in Crisis: Riots and Non-Integration** - Hanson analyzes the riots in France as a symptom of a broader European crisis driven by immigration, low fertility, and failed multiculturalism.
  • 4 (13:33) **Conrad Black on Catholicism's Resurgence** - Hanson discusses Conrad Black's column on a massive Catholic mass in Paris, seeing it as a sign of a potential counter-revolution against secularism.
  • 5 (20:05) **Disturbing Poll: Young Voters and Sharia Law** - Hanson reacts to a poll showing 43% of voters aged 18-24 have a positive view of Sharia law, dismissing it as a sign of educational failure.
  • 6 (24:45) **California Governor's Race Tightening** - Hanson discusses the narrowing gap in the California governor's race between Gavin Newsom and Steve Hilton, offering his analysis of the dynamics.
  • 7 (32:20) **Cornell Rape Case: Morality vs. Legality** - Hanson dissects the Cornell fraternity rape case, distinguishing between legally culpable rape and morally repugnant behavior.

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Show Notes

Lies about our history, and revisionist perspective is threatening to rewrite facts about America’s involvement in WWII. 

Victor Davis Hanson and Jack Fowler on today’s edition of “Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words” dive into the news of riots erupting across France as the European demographic crises, open borders, and assimilation failures reach a tipping point. 

They discuss how these global fractures can relate to issues felt in America, pointing to polling that reveals alarming youth support for Sharia law, the resurgence of post-October 7th antisemitism, and Massachusetts Governor’s proposal to send state inspectors into the homes of newborns. 

They analyze the legal and moral complexities of the Cornell University fraternity sexual assault allegations, diving into the background of the so-coined “Cornell seven.”

The episode also delivers a historical critique of Tucker Carlson’s interview with Jacob Rees-Mogg, dismantling Carlson's revisionist claims about Adolf Hitler, Winston Churchill, and Britain’s stand in World War II. 



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