Pete Hegseth's College Days Are Revealing
January 20, 2026
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as posted by the channelWhat happens when the largest bureaucracy in America gets remade around a fragile idea of masculinity?
On this revealing episode of the Tara Palmeri Show, journalist Jasper Craven, author of God Forgives, Brothers Don't: The Long March of Military Education and the Making of American Manhood, breaks down how toxic masculinity has seeped into the Pentagon under Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth. The conversation traces the evolution of military culture from aspirational ideals to a warped emphasis on brawn over brains, the rollback of programs elevating women, the quiet dismantling of sexual assault response efforts, and Hegseth's personal history—from a straight-edge Princeton student to a figure fixated on aggression, body counts, and sidelining women in combat. Craven details how one woman's Silver Star in Iraq still haunts Hegseth, how institutional misogyny enables impunity, and what unchecked impulses could mean for warfare, accountability, and even domestic politics in the months ahead.
What signs will show that Pentagon culture is sliding further into this outdated warrior mentality over the next year?
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