Victor Davis Hanson: How Obama’s Race Politics Backfired on America

Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words · Sep 18, 2026 · 1h 28m

The Left’s emphasis on racial victimhood, DEI, and equality of outcomes has made race more—not less—central to American life, replacing an older ideal of integration and equal opportunity, Victor Davis Hanson argues on today’s edition of “Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words,” with Sami Winc.

Hanson contends that disputed racial narratives and perceived double standards are producing growing resentment, fatigue, and social separation rather than racial reconciliation.

Hanson and Sami Winc also examine Canada’s escalating trade dispute with the United States.

They discuss the Minnesota Senate…