Economic booms are usually defined by “greater productivity,” increased foreign investment, “reasonable” interest rates, “energy production,” and “plentiful deregulation and tax cuts.”
But will any of this happen in 2026? Hanson predicts we’ll “see an economic bonanza” in 2026 as “there’s going to be more oil,” “ new technologies,” and “all sorts of tax cuts” and “more deregulation than we’ve ever seen” in the Big Beautiful Bill on today’s episode of “Victor Davis Hanson: In a Few Words.”
“ Add it all up: We’ve had an unexpectedly—unexpectedly, unexpectedly—good third quarter. I imagine the fourth quarter might be just as good if it were not for the government shutdown—the longest in history—that occurred in the fourth quarter, but we’ll see. But more importantly: More foreign investment, more tax cuts, more deregulation, more energy development, lower interest, and I think you’re gonna see an economic bonanza.”
Quietly, without any fuss, Poland’s per capita GDP has matched that of Japan. By the end of the decade they will have, by far, the most powerful armed forces in Europe.
Poland has been a bulwark against the east for centuries, and now, in a war of assimilation that has consumed so many European neighbors, the Poles stand resolutely true to their own heritage. Here’s more in a new Right Angle with Bill Whittle, joined by Steve Green and Scott Ott.
From the time of the robber barons, we’ve debated what to do about monopolies. Should we break them up? Should we heavily tax them? How do we get control of our own economy and ensure the safe and sure delivery of goods and services? Here’s another incisive rant from RazorFist.