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EPISODE · Apr 9, 2026 · 50 MIN

"No Quarter, No Mercy": Understanding Pete Hegseth

from Half the Answer · host Liberal Currents

A bloodthirsty, homicidal maniac is in charge of our nation's military for some reason, and he just can't stop saying stuff that confirms that he deeply believes that extreme violence is awesome and God likes it a lot. Trent and Caitlin ask Greg Sargent of the New Republic what he learned from experts about the ideology that underpins Pete Hegseth's attitude toward violence.Resources:https://newrepublic.com/article/208322/pete-hegseth-religion-war-iran-sadism-ragehttps://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLh7CFELPzz6ZOwhBZ4h7d84m8Lg1oTKKahttps://bsky.app/profile/gregsargent.bsky.social"back to the stone age" tweet https://archive.ph/cWADPhttps://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/14/analysts-say-us-threat-of-no-quarter-for-iran-violates-international-law"Reign of Error" book https://bookshop.org/a/115699/9780345806352"Creating the Credibility Gap" book https://bookshop.org/a/115699/9781249405627

A bloodthirsty, homicidal maniac is in charge of our nation's military for some reason, and he just can't stop saying stuff that confirms that he deeply believes that extreme violence is awesome and God likes it a lot. Trent and Caitlin ask Greg Sargent of the New Republic what he learned from experts about the ideology that underpins Pete Hegseth's attitude toward violence.Resources:https://newrepublic.com/article/208322/pete-hegseth-religion-war-iran-sadism-ragehttps://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLh7CFELPzz6ZOwhBZ4h7d84m8Lg1oTKKahttps://bsky.app/profile/gregsargent.bsky.social"back to the stone age" tweet https://archive.ph/cWADPhttps://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/14/analysts-say-us-threat-of-no-quarter-for-iran-violates-international-law"Reign of Error" book https://bookshop.org/a/115699/9780345806352"Creating the Credibility Gap" book https://bookshop.org/a/115699/9781249405627

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