Episode · The Megyn Kelly Show · 2026-09-08

Megyn Kelly & Victor Davis Hanson: books mentioned on The Megyn Kelly Show #1393

Lindsay Clancy Wants a PARDON, Plus Violent Leftists as Charlie Kirk Anniversary Approaches, and the Future of MAGA, with Victor Davis Hanson | Ep. 1393

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Megyn Kelly begins the show by discussing Lindsay Clancy’s lawyer Kevin Reddington going on GMA this morning and asking President Trump for a pardon despite Clancy facing only state charges, all the w

Megyn Kelly recommended The Counter revolution by Victor Davis Hanson. Victor Davis Hanson discussed The Decline of the West by Oswald Spengler and others.

Books mentioned, in the order they came up

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1. 

   The Counter revolution

   Victor Davis Hanson · at 25:30 · mentioned 3 times

   The Counter revolution by Victor Davis Hanson explores the dramatic fall and subsequent rise of Donald Trump and the broader MAGA movement in American politics.

   Recommended

   “It's called the counter revolution, the fall and rise of Donald Trump and the MAGA movement. What a great topic for you in particular, VDH, go and buy it right now.”

   Megyn Kelly Lindsay Clancy Wants a PARDON, Plus Violent Leftists as Charlie Kirk A… 2026-09-08 ▶ Play 25:30

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   The Decline of the West

   Oswald Spengler, Arthur Helps, Charles Francis Atkinson · at 1:28:15

   The Decline of the West by Oswald Spengler, Arthur Helps, and Charles Francis Atkinson is a sweeping historical and philosophical work that explores the cyclical rise and fall of civilizations.

   Discussed

   “He was reading and I said, what do you think about Spingler's Decline of the West? He was reading and I said, you are better educated than I see most undergraduates with BAs from good schools.”

   Victor Davis Hanson Lindsay Clancy Wants a PARDON, Plus Violent Leftists as Charlie Kirk A… 2026-09-08 ▶ Play 1:28:15

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