
Victor Davis Hanson on What Holds Nations Together This Memorial Day
From Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words
Published 5/23/2026

From Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words
Published 5/23/2026
Political dysfunction in California, the collapse of communist regimes, the meaning of Memorial Day, and the importance of the citizen soldier all point back to the same question: what happens when leaders become detached from the people they govern? Cuba remains impoverished decades after…