Creating a Voluntary State Guard, with Adrian Bonenberger

About this episode

Adrian Bonenberger discusses his campaign for governor of Connecticut and the concept of a voluntary state guard.

Adrian Bonenberger, a writer and Army veteran, is running for governor of Connecticut on a platform of establishing a voluntary state guard. He explains how a state guard would decentralize power to the local level, and how his experience training military volunteers during the Ukraine War informed his view on threats to America and possibilities for a different kind of civic engagement. Recorded March 24, 2026 LINKS Adrian's campaign site https://www.bonenbergerforgovernor.com/ Adrian's 2023 piece on "Civil War" https://thehill.com/opinion/national-security/4374348-a-second-american-civil-war-wouldnt-look-like-a-movie/ Follow Adrian on Twitter: https://x.com/AdrianBonenber1 Follow Aryeh on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/aryehcw.bsky.social Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Aryeh

Guest: Adrian Bonenberger

Topics covered

• voluntary state guard
• decentralization
• civic engagement
• military training
• politics

Keywords

• governor
• Connecticut
• Army veteran
• Ukraine War
• civil engagement

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Creating a Voluntary State Guard

Places: Connecticut, America

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