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354. Ken Burns. America at an Inflection Point. Playoff Baseball with Ken. The American Revolution. Hegseth and Trump’s Big Generals Meeting Spectacle. The Shutdown is Here.
The summer has come to a close in a crescendo of chaos. Political violence, confusion and anger are the defining features of the American vibe. And the American vibe, it ain’t good. Tension everywhere as new cities are added to the target list seemingly daily. Memphis, LA, New York, Chicago. And now a government shutdown when things couldn’t get any more fraught. It’s a good time to stay frosty and an even better time to stay vigilant. And now, on the heels of this week’s unprecedented speech at Quantico by Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and President Trump, we need some perspective. And…
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