Saira Mohamed on ‘What a Country Owes Its Soldiers’

Berkeley Law Voices Carry · Nov 10, 2026 · 35m

In this episode, host Gwyneth Shaw talks with Berkeley Law Professor Saira Mohamed, whose new book, What a Country Owes Its Soldiers, has just been published by Harvard University Press. Her central thesis is that while our society puts soldiers on a “thank you for your service” pedestal, in practice they’re treated as tools for the government’s will — and our laws allow it. Mohamed concludes with a call to transform how our government treats its servicemembers, with an emphasis on recognizing their humanity.

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