The Scouts are too woke, according to Pete Hegseth

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth recently put Scouting America — formerly known as the Boy Scouts — "on notice." The once great organization was becoming too woke, he said, and had been tarnished by embracing DEI. On this episode, we're talking to Benjamin René Jordan, author of Modern Manhood and the Boy Scouts of America , about the Scouts' surprisingly progressive history.

And we ask him about the complex relationship between scouting and the military. See pcm. for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences.

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