The Case For Trump by Victor Hanson talks about the 2016 election and what exactly lead to the election of Donald Trump. The election was very surprising to many, especially because Donald Trump did not have political experience, while Hilary Clinton had much of it. Furthermore, Donald Trump does not act like a typical politician. He is much more abrasive and less “classy”. … [Read more...]

The 2016 election was very controversial and took many people by surprise. In Victor Hansons book The Case for Trump he analyzes the cause behind Trump's victory and some of the reasons why having Trump as a president may not be as negative as it has been made out to be by the “elite culture” and “ancien regime” he describes. This cultural elite is supposedly the top portion of … [Read more...]

Hanson’s reasoning as to why Trump won the 2016 election, has many positive points. However, Hanson’s points were not as strong as they could have been. America has been advancing socially for years. Racism, sexism, xenophobia, and homophobia have been lessening in America. At the time of this election these four discriminatory thoughts were at the peak of change. Therefore, … [Read more...]

Hanson’s reasoning concerning the 2016 election is weak and indefensible. Trump was an exceptionally unprepared and incompetent candidate who was elected simply because racism, sexism, xenophobia, and homophobia are so rampant in the US. Further, there is no evidence that there is a ‘cultural elite’ or an ‘Ancien Regime’ as he describes them.  Donald Trump entered … [Read more...]

While much of Hanson’s reasoning regarding the 2016 election is weak and indefensible, some of Hanson’s argument has proven to be defensible in more recent times as Trump has shown instances of effective leadership in the face of unprecedented criticism by the media and society. He has done so by sticking with his plan to drain the swamp of the deep state ‘Ancien Regime’ of … [Read more...]