VDH and daughter, in better days.
She passed away at 27 y.o. from Leukemia. :(
His is one of the brightest minds I know, a GENIUS.
Posted on 03/09/2019 6:43:58 PM PST by Chickensoup
A Case for Trump by Victor David Hanson My Copy Arrived Today!
I have been enjoying my downloads of VDH on youtube. I have read many of his articles, but few of his books. So I ordered on Alibris, and will start the book tonight.
Anyone else reading it?
For all newbies Start with his work on youtube, you will be very pleased.
I have been enjoying my downloads of VDH on youtube. I have read many of his articles, but few of his books. So I ordered on Alibris, and will start the book tonight.
Anyone else reading it?
For all newbies Start with his work on youtube, you will be very pleased.
VDH and daughter, in better days.
She passed away at 27 y.o. from Leukemia. :(
His is one of the brightest minds I know, a GENIUS.
MY Case for Trump:
MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!!!!
I didn’t know that.
Thomas Sowell, VDH, Jordan Peterson, Mark Steyn, Heather MacDonald, The Hoover Institute, the Manhattan Institute, Cato...
So many good interesting thinkers and great ideas!
Fresno’s best. Buy multiple copies.
He reminds me of ME, although I think he's a bit more calm, humble and modest.
He is wonderful!
You probably are too.
His speaking style reminds me of William F. Buckley. Kinda quiet so you’ll listen more attentively.
I am buying the physical copy and going to have it autographed
A friend is a Fellow at The Hoover Institute and knows him well.
He asked if I wanted to be introduced and now I have a reason to say “Yes”
You are so fortunate!
I have downloaded his youtubes and every time i listen to them I am more amazed at the insight and breadth of his thinking.
A true classicist in every way...
Yes, I hadn’t thought of that.
Although VDH has more of a humble self in keeping with his agrarian roots.
A good friend of mine is now with her 34 year old daughter who is fighting a particularly nasty form of leukemia.
Heartbreaking.
BTW, WHY ARE THE DEMOCRATS STILL CALLING THEMSELVES "DEMOCRATS"???? THEY CAN'T EVEN CALL THEMSELVES WHAT THEY REALLY ARE: "SOCIALISTS"!!!.
The man is a total mensch:
“To walk with kings, but never lose the common touch..”
He has a twin brother, they were both making a living near Fresno as raisin farmers.
Owing to weird weather, the bottom of the raisin market suddenly dropped out and VDH needed to supplement his raisin income by teaching, since he had a PhD in the classics.
In suspenders with a deep tan, he drove his battered pickup to CSU Fresno to articulately hit them up for a teaching position:
THEY DIDN’T BELIEVE HIM..!
Can you imagine speaking to him for over 5 minutes but not believing he had a PhD in the classics..?
Yet that’s true —he had to drive back home, ferret out his diploma, return to CSU Fresno and then try ALL OVER AGAIN..!
And the rest is, err...HISTORY.
In many ways the man is another Trump; relates to everyday people, but can overpower the elites in a flash.
BTW, WHY ARE THE DEMOCRATS STILL CALLING THEMSELVES “DEMOCRATS”???? THEY CAN’T EVEN CALL THEMSELVES WHAT THEY REALLY ARE: “SOCIALISTS”!!!.
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They are doing what was done in Europe. Calling themselves some form of Democrat to get the foot of leftism in the door.
And he is a fellow at the Hoover Institution.
and worth every penny!!
I think I am going to start collecting books again.
How sad. I had no idea he lost his daughter at age 27. He’s such a wonderful and brilliant mat.
The very weirdest thing is he was a registered Democrat. I don’t know if he still is since the party has gotten so far off in fringe cuckoo land.
I always enjoy reading his writings about the multi-generational family farm in Selma, CA and what it used to be like before the illegals overran the area, the illegal drunk drivers killing innocents, and illegals stealing everything (nailed down or not) from his farm. He writes so poignantly about what life was like in the Central Valley for the early pioneer farmers up through maybe 1970 or 1980.
How did he get from CSU Fresno to The Hoover Institution?
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