The Classicist

The Classicist: Dark Days Ahead

On political polarization, the debt reckoning, and Chinese aggression.

The Classicist•May 30, 2020
The Classicist: Dark Days Ahead

Victor Davis Hanson takes listeners on a tour of the chaos emerging in the wake of COVID-19: increased political polarization, a tidal wave of debt, and an emboldened China.

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Victor Davis Hanson

Victor Davis Hanson

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