Victor Davis Hanson: Democrats’ October Surprise Is an AI Scare

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Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words
Democrats are elevating fears over artificial intelligence just before the midterms to attack Trump’s push for American technological dominance. Victor Davis Hanson warns that binding the U.S. to international AI controls could amount to unilateral disarmament if China and Russia refuse to play by the same rules.

Victor argues that the problem with importing immigrants from failed states who lack a desire to assimilate is that they often recreate conditions for their original country’s decline.

He examines Abdul El-Sayed’s supporters in Dearborn, who mourned the death of Ayatollah Khomeini as a case study for this phenomenon.
Victor also critiques the true legacy of Obama, the race divisions that led to the rise of wokeness and lack of value for personal accountability in the zeitgeist.

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0:00 Introduction to constituents
0:28 Show opening and updates
2:27 Agenda for today's show
3:42 Sponsor message
4:38 Obama, AI, and globalism
15:42 Sponsor message
17:53 Immigration and crime
26:12 Socialist cycles in New York
28:32 Institutional decay and DEI
35:01 Sponsor message
36:20 The decline of shame culture
44:32 Sponsor message
45:48 Naval strategy and choke points
54:40 Hoover military group
58:44 9/11 and the Obama era
1:10:04 Canadian relations and closing