Victor Davis Hanson: New Arrest Raises Fresh Questions About the Official Jan. 6 Narrative “There was always something wrong about” the Left’s narrative that the storming of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, was “a pre-planned armed takeover, a coup.” When President Donald Trump returned to office and over the Department of Justice, it connected a young, middle-class black man named Brian Cole Jr. as the alleged Jan. 6 pipe bomber. “ We don't know exactly what his empathies were, but it was appa

Victor Davis Hanson: Will Democrats Admit Where They Went Wrong in 2024? Likely Not. After the 2024 defeat, Democrats began their "autopsy." But how honest can it really be when they still won’t admit why Biden was ever nominated in the first place? They hid his cognitive decline, used him as a placeholder for the radical wing of the party, and then dumped him when he became a liability and replaced him with Kamala Harris. The truth is, voters rejected the Democrat agenda. They rejected the cond

Victor Davis Hanson: Stop 'Contextualizing' Killers. Hold Them Accountable. When violence transpires as a result of left-wing policies and rhetoric, the Left—with the help of corporate media—is quick to rationalize the motive of the killers and paint them as "troubled." But is the same sympathy extended to the victims? Their response to recent tragedies—like the murder of Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska and the victims of the Nashville transgender shooter—suggests otherwise. What are we to do?