Pennsylvania senator Dave McCormick, a West Point graduate, Desert Storm veteran, and former CEO of Bridgewater Associates, is concerned about America’s wealth gap, which he says is approaching “a version of capitalism I don’t think we want.” Today, McCormick joins School of War for a candid conversation about why the right needs a better answer to socialism, lessons in modern warfare from his recent closed-door meeting with Ukraine president Volodymyr Zelensky, and why he regrets his 2002 LA Times op-ed supporting the Iraq War: “I was completely wrong.”
02:01 — From Desert Storm to Princeton
05:05 — Nine Months Traveling the World
06:58 — The “End of History” and the Return of Socialism
08:00 — Can America Remain the World’s Superpower?
09:47 — Is the U.S. Military Stuck in the Past?
12:27 — What Ukraine Is Teaching America About Modern Warfare
13:41 — Rebuilding America’s Defense Industrial Base
17:15 — America’s AI Race With China
22:56 — How AI Will Transform American Jobs
24:03 — Wealth Inequality and the Future of Capitalism
25:56 — Why Socialism Is Appealing to Young Americans
30:52 — The Fight Over AI Data Centers
35:05 — Iran and the Future of the Middle East
41:17 — McCormick: “I Was Completely Wrong” About Iraq
44:08 — Balancing Iran With the Threat From China
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