Victor Davis Hanson | US Election 2020

Author, historian and political commentator Victor Davis Hanson analyses events in the United States as the election drama continues to unfold. Biden looks likely to gain the Presidency, but the ultimate winners and losers of this election are still being decided.Show more

Victor Davis Hanson is an American classicist, military historian, columnist, and farmer. He has been a commentator on contemporary politics for the National Review and The Washington Times and is currently the Martin and Illie Anderson Senior Fellow at Stanford University’s Hoover Institution.

In addition to writing hundreds of articles, book reviews and newspaper editorials, Hanson is also the author of twenty-four books. Hanson was awarded the National Humanities Medal in 2007 by President George W. Bush, and was a presidential appointee in 2007-08 on the American Battle Monuments Commission.

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00:00 Intro
00:31 Why are Trump supporters disillusioned?
13:36 Why the Media doesn't Understand Trump
26:08 The Misrepresentation of American Citizens
34:25 The Democrats and US Cultural Change
45:56 The Trouble with Elites
53:36 Why Big Tech is Anti-Democratic
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