The Cult of the American Military Academy
Journalist Jasper Craven joins the show today to talk about his new book God Forgives, Brothers Don’t. The book is a deep dive into the history of the American military academy and how it has shaped the country’s conception of manhood. Craven’s investigation led him from Valley Forge to West Point, uncovered a strange 20th century Joe Rogan who changed his name so it sounded like a lion’s roar, and landed him multiple interviews with Graham Platner.
A brief history of Jasper Craven
Where lost boys fly
The Nancy Mace skeleton key
From West Point to the Citadel
“The gentleman soldier”
Army…
The skinny
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