Character and moral judgement matter. The SECDEF should personify that.
The Pentagon from above in Washington, DC Most of the conversation about Pete Hegseth’s nomination for secretary of defense has focused on issues of his perceived lack of leadership experience running a mammoth organization like the DoD, or his polemics surrounding culture war issues such as DEI initiatives, females in combat, and so-called “woke” policies. These are all worthy of discussion, and I myself have written in the past of my own fears about progressive policies overtaking common sense in the military realm. For me, the [...]
