E80 - The F-35: A Biography 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 the undisputed greatest use of taxpayer dollars in our great nation’s history: the F-35. They discuss its war-fighting purpose, Lockheed’s business strategy with the jet, the effect of consolidation and privization on the arms industry, and more.</p><p>Check out Michael’s article on the F-35 in <em>Jacobin</em>: <a target="_blank" href="https://jacobin.com/2023/01/f-35-military-industrial-complex-us-air-force-lockheed-martin">“The F-35 Is Everything Wrong With the Military-Industrial Complex”</a>. </p><p>Also check out Michael’s Substack, <em>Warfare and Welfare</em>.</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>