Charlie Sykes sits down with Paul Rieckhoff, founder of Independent Veterans of America, for a wide-ranging conversation about America’s mass shooting crisis, the culture of grievance fueling extremism, and the dangerous consolidation of presidential power. Rieckhoff highlights the role of isolation and disconnection among young men, the failures of political leadership, and the urgent need for new role models. It’s not all bad news though. The two also discuss the rise of independent veteran candidates as a possible antidote to partisan dysfunction.
To The Contrary with Charlie Sykes: Paul Rieckhoff – Grievance, Guns, and Power
The Brief
→ Four things from today’s episode
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Why Platner's exit was inevitable. and why he ducked every tough veteran interviewer
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The Nazi tattoo, the online history, and two on-the-record r. The Nazi tattoo, the online history, and two on-the-record rape allegations
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Paul's warning from day one. progressives chasing a candidate who looked the part
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Why Maine. with 300,000 independents — deserved an actual independent on the ballot
