E68 - For Might and Right, Ep. 2 w/ Michael Brenes

<p>Danny and Derek welcome back Michael Brenes, associate director of the Brady-Johnson Program in Grand Strategy and lecturer in history at Yale University, to discuss his book <em>For Might and Right: Cold War Defense Spending and the Remaking of American Democracy</em>. They pick up the discussion after the Korean War, touching on Eisenhower’s “military-industrial complex” farewell address, the 1958 National Defense Education Act, Robert McNamara and the Kennedy administration, defense conversion and “anti-militarist” Democrats, the effect of the Vietnam War on the MIC, and more.</p><p>Check out <a target="_blank" href="https://www.americanprestigepod.com/p/e60-for-might-and-right-ep-1-w-michael#details">the first episode here</a>. </p> <br/><br/>This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://www.americanprestigepod.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&#38;utm_campaign=CTA_2">www.americanprestigepod.com/subscribe</a>