***This content was recorded before Victor Davis Hanson’s December 30 medical operation***
While one-off instances of AI-related catastrophes, like the Pentagon making an intercontinental ballistic missile self-aware, or its chronic use by college students, are slightly unsettling, the decline of religiosity across America and rise in humanism pose the greatest existential threat to the United States in 2026, argues Victor Davis Hanson on this week’s special edition of “Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words.”
I. The ‘Sour 16’ Bracket:
A. China’s Might Vs. Rogue Nukes
B. Fertility Free Fall Vs. Gain-Of-Function Bio-Weapon Pandemic
C. Massive Debt Vs. Destruction of the Nuclear Family
D. Growth and Spread of Radical Islam Vs. Socialist Democratic Governments
VDH: IHOW: Jan. 8: ROUND 1. Part II:
A. Decline of Factual Education and Knowledge Vs. Europe Collapse to Islam
B. Growth of Irreligiosity and Secularism Vs. Artificial Intelligence Blurring Reality
C. Aging Population and Widespread Euthanasia Vs. Emasculation of American Men
D. Permanent Departure From Work Force to Basement Couches Vs. Ruin of Cities
II. The ‘Hate 8’
Rogue Nukes Vs. Ruin of Cities
Gain-Of-Function Bio-Weapon Pandemic Vs. Destruction of the Nuclear Family
Growth and Spread of Radical Islam Vs. Decline of Factual Education and Knowledge
Growth of Irreligiosity and Secularism Vs. Emasculation of American Men
III. The ‘Final Four’
VDH: IHOW: Jan. 10: FINAL:
Decline of Factual Education and Knowledge
Growth of Irreligiosity and Secularism
The Ruin of Our Cities
The Destruction of the Nuclear Family
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There is no Judeo christian its just Christian. idk why you feel attacked by that,. christianity includes the old testament???
I’m only 76’ I’ve watched as Jesus has been thrown under the bus in the last 50 yrs. The don’t lie don’t steal probably scares them.
I am a Jew and Israeli. In Israel it is really a strange situation – about 40-45% of the country self-identify as non-believers. Yet every Yom Kippur the country goes on full stop. I mean, no cars on the roads, no music from the windows, no barbecues in the gardens. Not forbidden or something – just no one does it.
I really don't understand how one can scrap "Judeo" out of Judeo-Christianity because all the ethical concepts will be left hanging in the air. Starting with the very notion of "freedom".
GET WELL ASAP✌🏼
"Pay your Tithes!!" Yeah, F off.
The term Judeo-Christian is redundant and actually serves to bring about the division VDH criticizes. Christianity is the fulfillment of the Old Testament or Covenant not another faith, and therefore includes the Old Covenant. They are one complete revelation. When we say Judeo-Christian we are implying 2 separate revelations and therefore implying they can be divided. From the Christian perspective they cannot.
Our culture is in danger and I need to know there are people who will defend our culture going forward.
Christ is The Answer!
Hic, sine ullo Dei auxilio vel impedimento, laboro.
Cum Deus mecum aperte loquitur, Eum cognoscam.
You’re just completely wrong on this one. Religion is the problem. It has divided societies on this earth since the beginning of humanity.
The greatest threat is self deception. "Superstitions often emerge to give a false sense of control in uncertain situations, reducing anxiety, but ultimately fail because they aren't rooted in reality.."
Look around you. Religion DIVIDES people. The Muslims, Jews, Christians, etc. all deeply believe what they were told by someone. That someone may have been trying to enrich themselves by gaining more believers. Because deep-down, they are uncertain.
No one really knows what's next, only what they've been told.
Now, we're at war all over the world (Iran, Israel) because the religious mind control is so strong, people are willing to kill or die to defend their imaginary beliefs.
Just keep your beliefs to YOURSELF and NEVER try to convert others to your way of thinking.
I'm an old man with serious medical problems. War veteran. I know the fear of death.
I'm comforted by what someone once asked: "Were you in pain or afraid before you were born?"
No.
Maybe that nothingness is where we're going after death. I DON'T KNOW, and neither do you.😎
When you begin praying to government instead of God, it is the beginning of the end.
I don’t think anyone can say that society is better now than 50 years ago. Drive out good and evil floods in.
"Because We have no Government armed with Power capable of contending with human Passions unbridled by morality and Religion. Avarice, Ambition, Revenge or Gallantry, would break the strongest Cords of our Constitution as a Whale goes through a Net. Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other." John Adams 1798
If you want to know real truth, read and study your bible daily, pray consistently and get close to God and the holy spirit. Ask the holy spirit to guide and to teach you as not everything in the Bible is obvious and requires devine input. You must be seeking Gods goodness daily.
The Lord Jesus Christ was of the Levitical line(the Priestly line) thru Mary and her Father was of the tribe of Judah and his adoptive father Joseph was of the tribe of Judah thus fullfilling the prophecy of being the LORD of Lords(priestly) and KING of Kings(kingly role) fullfilling the role of Melchizedek….Genesis 14:18–20; Psalm 110:4; Hebrews 5:6–11….
A Biblical View
Marxism/socialism promises “from each according to ability, to each according to need.” It sounds compassionate, but it removes personal responsibility and rewards desire without diligence.
Scripture ties dignity & provision to work:
“If any would not work, neither should he eat.” (2 Thess 3:10 KJV)
“The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.” (Prov 13:4 KJV)
When an ideology says “you deserve X simply because you exist” or “the system owes you,” it feeds the flesh’s natural laziness & entitlement. Over time it produces people comfortable expecting without producing.
Deeper still: it masks selfishness as “justice.”
It fosters covetousness (“eat the rich”), envy (James 3:14-16), and victimhood—blaming “society” instead of repenting.
“Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves.” (Phil 2:3 KJV)
Socialism often reverses this: “Look at what others have—it should be mine.” That’s not generosity; it’s covetousness in activist clothing.
The kingdom of God is the opposite:
Work is honorable (Eph 4:28).
Generosity is voluntary & cheerful (2 Cor 9:7).
We serve others out of love, not demand others serve us (Gal 5:13).
Marxism punishes diligence, rewards dependence, and shifts blame outward. That’s why it can breed a culture of laziness of body, mind & spirit—people demanding much while giving little.
The fruit reveals the tree.
The Spirit produces love, joy, peace, longsuffering… not entitlement or envy (Gal 5:22-23).
Choose the narrow path of personal responsibility & voluntary charity.
The broad road of coercion & covetousness leads to ruin.
“Righteousness exalteth a nation: but sin is a reproach to any people.” (Prov 14:34 KJV)
Test every ideology by Scripture—not feelings or slogans.
hmm.
I dont know. From where i am looking Christian values and faith in general seem to be on the rise. thank god
Victor is such a sincere nice man, but it does not sound like he's a born again Christian; very sad. I hope he is, but if he's not, I pray he will trust Christ as his personal Saviour; the only way to heaven.
Jesus Christ said that He is the way the truth and life, and no man cometh unto the Father but by Him.
One of the reasons our government worked so well, was that our founding fathers realized that Judaism was the stalk upon which Christianity bloomed. Then they framed our government in such a way that it would work well for a majority Christian nation. Perfect, no; but the best the world has seen so far.
4:50 I'm sorry the universe does not conform to your wishes. "The pagans believed" is not an argument. The fact that "it's nihilistic to believe otherwise" does nothing in terms of persuading. The truth can suck, OK?
God's Word is the only truth and if one studies it diligently with His help that truth is evident in all our history and what's happening this very day. We can count on what the future holds for us all and those who turn away from God and deny His Truth will know His denial and eternal darkness. God help them .
The irreligiosity is simply nihilism.
Folk being disinterested in attempting to meet the Profound.
Christianity was the foundation for the West, but the times of the Crucifixion (truth gets crucified and the popular notions goes free) have ended and with it the old West. The whole world needs and awaits now, the time of the Truthifixion – when the popular notions are crucified and the truth goes free. (2nd coming will do this.)