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France, a Catholic revival and Jack Fowler in 'Europe is on the Verge of Collapse'

The first of three sections cut from one conversation passed 300,000 views in under two days, and Tucker Carlson's account of 1940 got an episode of its own.

Why this story? The channel's weekly summary: what went up this week, what is drawing views now, and where the channel stands among similar channels.

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Victor Davis Hanson and Jack Fowler had so much to say on Monday that the episode was split into three, and the description explains why: each part felt important, and busy viewers could take them one at a time. The first section, "Europe is on the Verge of Collapse," went past 300,000 views within 42 hours. It looks at unrest in France, the backlash taking shape in European politics, and what the two men describe as a surprising return of Catholicism in France.

The historian in Hanson got the second section. "Tucker Carlson is Just WRONG" answers Carlson's argument that Britain could have avoided war with Nazi Germany, and Hanson holds up Britain's refusal to make peace in 1940 as essential, citing Jacob Rees-Mogg's rebuttal along the way. For a classicist and military historian best known for books such as "Carnage and Culture," it is home ground. The third section turns to a poll of young voters and what Hanson sees as gaps in civic education.

Nine uploads in all, with Sami Winc joining him earlier in the week for the economy and a Saturday look back at Lincoln and FDR. The channel as a whole ran well below its usual pace, and among the political talk channels near its size it gained the fewest views. Subscribers were another matter: about 6,000 new ones, second only to John Kiriakou in that group.

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The videos drawing views on Victor Davis Hanson right now

The facts
Subscribers
423,000 ▲ 6,000 this week
Channel views, last 7 days
693,481
Videos published this week
9
Video published
October 6, 2026
Video views so far
304,831
Views on its first day
248,149

The numbers

Here is how Victor Davis Hanson's channel moved over the week.

views gained this week, compared with similar channels
The Nerve with Maureen Ca…
5,819,256
Lawyer Oyer
4,104,945
Dave Jorgenson
3,626,628
Talking Feds with Harry L…
2,655,343
John Kiriakou
1,909,779
Clinton Jaws
1,512,940
The Warning with Steve Sc…
1,016,915
The Rest Is Politics US
852,717
Victor Davis Hanson
693,481
subscribers
423,000
▲ 6,000 in the last 7 days
total views
41,989,470
views per day
47,952
typical day: 117,159
compared with similar channels (subscribers)
The Warning with Steve Sc…
531,000
Clinton Jaws
520,000
Talking Feds with Harry L…
474,000
Dave Jorgenson
452,000
Victor Davis Hanson
423,000
The Rest Is Politics US
411,000
Lawyer Oyer
399,000
The Nerve with Maureen Ca…
371,000
John Kiriakou
339,000
As of October 8, 2026 · Data source: Trari Social News, Trari Traffic Trends and Ranking Platform, Google YouTube
Subscriber, view, like and comment counts are YouTube's. Rates, usual days, rankings, comparisons and categories are Trari's own calculations.
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