Admiral Bill McRaven: don't lose hope — and why K-12 is our biggest threat
Retired four-star Admiral Bill McRaven — former head of SOCOM, Navy SEAL, and chancellor of the University of Texas system — sits down for a no-BS briefing on the moment we're in. He names the number one national security threat to America (hint: it's not China), tears into the 28-point Ukraine plan that hands concessions to Moscow, and gives troops the clearest guidance you'll hear anywhere on what an illegal order actually looks like. If you're in the angry middle and starving for a grown-up voice, this is it.
Paul sits down with retired Admiral Bill McRaven — Navy SEAL, former SOCOM commander, former University of Texas system chancellor, and one…
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