The Classicist

The Classicist: Modern Paradoxes

From China to the Middle East to the U.S., a look at some of the strangest developments in global politics.

The ClassicistJuly 3, 2018
The Classicist: Modern Paradoxes

Victor Davis Hanson covers foreign policy and domestic affairs in a wide-ranging conversation about some of the most unexpected developments in world politics: from the seemingly inverse relationship between economic liberty and political freedom in China to the diminishing influence of the Middle East to an America that seems to grow weaker as it grows more prosperous.

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Victor Davis Hanson

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