Senator McCormick Thinks That America’s Military Is Stuck in the Past

Pennsylvania senator Dave McCormick, a West Point graduate, Desert Storm veteran, and former CEO of Bridgewater Associates, is concerned about America’s wealth gap, which he says is approaching “a version of capitalism I don’t think we want.” Today, McCormick joins School of War for a candid conversation about why the right needs a better answer to socialism, lessons in modern warfare from his recent closed-door meeting with Ukraine president Volodymyr Zelensky, and why he regrets his 2002 LA Times op-ed supporting the Iraq War: “I was completely wrong.”

02:01 — From Desert Storm to Princeton

05:05 — Nine Months Traveling the World

06:58 — The “End of History” and the Return of Socialism

08:00 — Can America Remain the World’s Superpower?

09:47 — Is the U.S. Military Stuck in the Past?

12:27 — What Ukraine Is Teaching America About Modern Warfare

13:41 — Rebuilding America’s Defense Industrial Base

17:15 — America’s AI Race With China

22:56 — How AI Will Transform American Jobs

24:03 — Wealth Inequality and the Future of Capitalism

25:56 — Why Socialism Is Appealing to Young Americans