It's uncertain what the future holds for Afghanistan. But what is certain is that the US will continue to embrace militarism in the years to come. 

On a new "Right Now with Stephen Kent," Stephen sits down with Abby Hall Blanco, co-author of "Manufacturing Militarism," Fiona Harrigan of Reason magazine, and Brad Polumbo of the Foundation for Economic Education, for a discussion about the concept of paid patriotism; the tools governments use in crafting effective wartime propaganda; and if the withdrawal from Afghanistan could have been conducted more effectively.

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---- Content of This Episode ---- 
00:00 Episode start 
00:05 The end of the “endless” war 
02:40 Some credit where credit is due to Pres. Biden 
04:41 Response to Afghanistan withdrawal – it’s complicated 
08:57 Abigail Hall Blanco America’s pro-war posture 
14:25 Paid patriotism 
18:09 Countering the messaging 
23:30 Sports metaphors 
27:30 Unchecked and not balanced 
29:50 Messaging around the TSA 
35:25 Brad Polumbo, TikTok, and Karl Marx 

---- Reading list ----- 

Manufacturing Militarism: U.S. Government Propaganda in the War on Terror (By Christopher J. Coyne & Abigail R. Hall) 
https://www.sup.org/books/title/?id=33558 

The Afghanistan Papers (By Craig Witlock, The Washington Post) https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2019/investigations/afghanistan-papers/afghanistan-war-confidential-documents/ 

---- Plugs for our guests ---- 
Follow Abby Hall Blanco, Fiona Harrigan, and Brad Polumbo on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Abigail_R_Hall 
https://twitter.com/Fiona_Harrigan 
https://twitter.com/brad_polumbo

It's uncertain what the future holds for Afghanistan. But what is certain is that the US will continue to embrace militarism in the years to come. On a new "Right Now with Stephen Kent," Stephen sits down with Abby Hall Blanco, co-author of "Manufacturing Militarism," Fiona Harrigan of Reason magazine, and Brad Polumbo of the Foundation for Economic Education, for a discussion about the concept of paid patriotism; the tools governments use in crafting effective wartime propaganda; and if the withdrawal from Afghanistan could have been conducted more effectively. Subscribe to Rightly and catch more details about the episode below. Make sure to sign up for Unfettered, our new newsletter, available now. Newsletter signup: <a href="https://www.getrevue.co/profile/rightlyaj/issues/right-now-unfettered-8-27-21-740292">https://www.getrevue.co/profile/rightlyaj/issues/right-now-unfettered-8-27-21-740292 </a> ---- Content of This Episode ---- 00:00 Episode start 00:05 The end of the &ldquo;endless&rdquo; war 02:40 Some credit where credit is due to Pres. Biden 04:41 Response to Afghanistan withdrawal &ndash; it&rsquo;s complicated 08:57 Abigail Hall Blanco America&rsquo;s pro-war posture 14:25 Paid patriotism 18:09 Countering the messaging 23:30 Sports metaphors 27:30 Unchecked and not balanced 29:50 Messaging around the TSA 35:25 Brad Polumbo, TikTok, and Karl Marx ---- Reading list ----- Manufacturing Militarism: U.S. Government Propaganda in the War on Terror (By Christopher J. Coyne &amp; Abigail R. Hall) <a href="https://www.sup.org/books/title/?id=33558">https://www.sup.org/books/title/?id=33558 </a> The Afghanistan Papers (By Craig Witlock, The Washington Post) <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2019/investigations/afghanistan-papers/afghanistan-war-confidential-documents/">https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2019/investigations/afghanistan-papers/afghanistan-war-confidential-documents/ </a> ---- Plugs for our guests ---- Follow Abby Hall Blanco, Fiona Harrigan, and Brad Polumbo on Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/Abigail_R_Hall">https://twitter.com/Abigail_R_Hall </a> <a href="https://twitter.com/Fiona_Harrigan">https://twitter.com/Fiona_Harrigan </a> <a href="https://twitter.com/brad_polumbo">https://twitter.com/brad_polumbo</a>

Right Now with Stephen Kent, is hosted by one of the rising young stars of the conservative/libertarian movement in America. Stephen will be joined by some awesome co-hosts for the YouTube-based show. It’s an opinion-led interview program that seeks to get beyond talking points and retweets to engage current newsmakers, opinion leaders and incisive commentators from across the political spectrum in a discussion about the issues animating the American right.

Right Now with Stephen Kent, is hosted by one of the rising young stars of the conservative/libertarian movement in America. Stephen will be joined by some awesome co-hosts for the YouTube-based show. It&rsquo;s an opinion-led interview program that seeks to get beyond talking points and retweets to engage current newsmakers, opinion leaders and incisive commentators from across the political spectrum in a discussion about the issues animating the American right.

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