Victor Davis Hanson EXPOSES America’s Collapse vs Revival

Victor Davis Hanson delivers a sobering analysis of what he calls America’s internal cold war. The divide is no longer just ideological — it’s geographic, generational, and irreparable.

According to Hanson, the blue-state model is collapsing:

Fertility rates are cratering

Cities are broke

Housing has become unattainable

Millions are fleeing each year

Meanwhile, elites hide behind gated communities, even as the systems they built begin to unravel.

At the same time, the institutions once defining American excellence — Harvard, Yale, Stanford — are, in Hanson’s view, trading merit for “equity theater.” Employers are waking up: the prestige is gone, the skills are gone, and the graduates are unprepared.

But Hanson also points to a counterforce:

Red states thriving economically and socially

A revival of traditional values and practical governance

Trump reshaping debates on recruitment, borders, tariffs, and foreign entanglements

⚠️ Hanson’s warning is clear: the blue-state model is cracking, while red states — “the real America” — are quietly building something stronger.