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What Does 250 Years Of War Teach Us About American Strategy?
From the Revolution to today’s global challenges, the lessons of American power.
August 24, 2026 • 64 Min Watch
It’s a tradition dating back to the Founding Fathers: the American government financing safeguards, be it retirement (Social Security), health benefits (Medicare), or rewards for military service in the form of federal entitlements. In an age of debt and deficits, when will lawmakers address entitlement reform? John Cogan, Hoover’s Leonard and Shirley Ely Senior Fellow and author of a new book on the long history of federal entitlements, assesses where the Trump administration goes from here.
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