Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words Victor Davis Hanson: Glib Barista AOC’s Ignorance Front and Center at Munich Security Conference
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Feb 19, 2026 
Victor Davis Hanson, conservative historian and Hoover Institution fellow, offers sharp analysis and personal reflections. He critiques AOC’s Munich appearance and foreign-policy ignorance. He discusses Western self-critique, China’s strategic challenge, California’s billionaire exodus, Silicon Valley’s political shift, and urban decline in Los Angeles.
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Rubio’s Case For A Resurgent Europe
- Marco Rubio framed Europe as a partner that must regain confidence, rearm, and control borders to resist Russia and China.
- Victor Davis Hanson calls Rubio's Munich speech a carefully crafted, powerful appeal to Western legacy and deterrence.
AOC’s Munich Misfire
- Victor Davis Hanson recounts Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's Munich appearance as uninformed and boomeranging despite her hopes to appeal to Europeans.
- He emphasizes she lacked homework on Taiwan, Korea, and related history and therefore failed to resonate.
NYC Call-To-Prayer Reaction
- Hanson describes Manhattan residents shocked by loud Islamic call-to-prayer speakers and predicts enforcement will be lax.
- He contrasts likely tolerance for the practice with selective enforcement against Christian alternatives.