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E68 - The Military-Industrial Complex, Ep. 2 w/ Michael Brenes
E68 - The Military-Industrial Complex, Ep. 2 w/ Michael Brenes
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45 minutes
Released:
Oct 25, 2022
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Podcast episode
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Danny and Derek welcome back Michael Brenes, associate director of the Brady-Johnson Program in Grand Strategy and lecturer in history at Yale University, to discuss his book For Might and Right: Cold War Defense Spending and the Remaking of American Democracy. They pick up the discussion after the Korean War, touching on Eisenhower’s “military-industrial complex” farewell address, the 1958 National Defense Education Act, Robert McNamara and the Kennedy administration, defense conversion and “anti-militarist” Democrats, the effect of the Vietnam War on the MIC, and more.Check out the first episode here. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.americanprestigepod.com/subscribe
Released:
Oct 25, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
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