Only a Conservative Military Wins: Chase Spears (10x4)

About this episode

Chase Spears joins Josh to discuss the implications of a conservative military and its role in defending America.

Chase Spears, host of Finding Your Spine, joins Josh to discuss his essay "Only a Conservative Military can Defend America." They discuss Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, the role of the military, what it would take to have a conservative military, and where they both find hope for a brighter future. Woke is not yet done in the US military, because "personnel is policy." We also discuss Harvard, and why the US military is ending its War College fellowship with Harvard. Finding Your Spine - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWhObhyW9BweItep_VZ-TmWcM4P_IW5WN Only a Conservative Military can Defend America." - https://www.realcleardefense.com/2026/02/05/only_a_conservative_military_is_capable_of_defending_the_united_states_1163008.html

People in this episode

Host: Josh

Guest: Chase Spears

Topics covered

• military
• conservatism
• defense
• education
• politics

Keywords

• conservative military
• defense
• Pete Hegseth
• Harvard
• Finding Your Spine

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Harvard

Books & works: Only a Conservative Military can Defend America., Finding Your Spine

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