Bill Kristol

folks at the bulwark.com, you know, to bring a little bit of seriousness to Memorial Day. So it's not just talking about Donald Trump and his speech to the army cadets about trophy wives and Alphonse Capone, you know, to talk about what the traditionally the point was of Memorial Day. We've got Oliver Wendell Holmes, his 19th century anniversary speech, really about the civil war.

folks at the bulwark.com, you know, to bring a little bit of seriousness to Memorial Day. So it's not just talking about Donald Trump and his speech to the army cadets about trophy wives and Alphonse Capone, you know, to talk about what the traditionally the point was of Memorial Day. We've got Oliver Wendell Holmes, his 19th century anniversary speech, really about the civil war.

veterans, where he talked about why Memorial Day is kept up. And he said, "...it celebrates and solemnly reaffirms from year to year a national act of enthusiasm and faith and embodies in the most impressive form our belief that to act with enthusiasm and faith is the condition of acting greatly to fight out a war. You must believe something and want something." with all your might.

veterans, where he talked about why Memorial Day is kept up. And he said, "...it celebrates and solemnly reaffirms from year to year a national act of enthusiasm and faith and embodies in the most impressive form our belief that to act with enthusiasm and faith is the condition of acting greatly to fight out a war. You must believe something and want something." with all your might.

veterans, where he talked about why Memorial Day is kept up. And he said, "...it celebrates and solemnly reaffirms from year to year a national act of enthusiasm and faith and embodies in the most impressive form our belief that to act with enthusiasm and faith is the condition of acting greatly to fight out a war. You must believe something and want something." with all your might.

So you must do to carry anything else to an end worth reaching. I guess that is kind of the element that makes it challenging, you know, to monitor the Donald Trump speeches, right? About whether there actually is a greater thing that we are reaching for rather than just, you know, whatever, American muscle porn. I don't know if you have any deep thoughts about that on the Memorial Day holiday.

So you must do to carry anything else to an end worth reaching. I guess that is kind of the element that makes it challenging, you know, to monitor the Donald Trump speeches, right? About whether there actually is a greater thing that we are reaching for rather than just, you know, whatever, American muscle porn. I don't know if you have any deep thoughts about that on the Memorial Day holiday.

So you must do to carry anything else to an end worth reaching. I guess that is kind of the element that makes it challenging, you know, to monitor the Donald Trump speeches, right? About whether there actually is a greater thing that we are reaching for rather than just, you know, whatever, American muscle porn. I don't know if you have any deep thoughts about that on the Memorial Day holiday.

But yeah, for sure. I mean, I do think, you know, it's probably not the moment to, to rehash, you know, all of our complex feelings about the, you know, neocon American greatness agenda. But there's something to be said for the fact that like, in contrast with what Donald Trump offered in Saudi Arabia,

But yeah, for sure. I mean, I do think, you know, it's probably not the moment to, to rehash, you know, all of our complex feelings about the, you know, neocon American greatness agenda. But there's something to be said for the fact that like, in contrast with what Donald Trump offered in Saudi Arabia,

But yeah, for sure. I mean, I do think, you know, it's probably not the moment to, to rehash, you know, all of our complex feelings about the, you know, neocon American greatness agenda. But there's something to be said for the fact that like, in contrast with what Donald Trump offered in Saudi Arabia,

you know, the idea that, that there is something worth fighting for, that we're fighting for a goal that is greater than just a mercantilistic, like American financial interests. And so even in failure, right? Like there's a greater purpose. And I think this ends up getting lost both in Vietnam and Iraq at various points, but like,

you know, the idea that, that there is something worth fighting for, that we're fighting for a goal that is greater than just a mercantilistic, like American financial interests. And so even in failure, right? Like there's a greater purpose. And I think this ends up getting lost both in Vietnam and Iraq at various points, but like,

you know, the idea that, that there is something worth fighting for, that we're fighting for a goal that is greater than just a mercantilistic, like American financial interests. And so even in failure, right? Like there's a greater purpose. And I think this ends up getting lost both in Vietnam and Iraq at various points, but like,

or at least as an attempt to create a greater purpose for the people that are serving. Right. And I, and I do feel that on the, on the heels of, you know, the failed wars. And then now having somebody that's like the Memorial day video today out from Trump and Hegseth is just like America. Like, We don't care about climate change or democracy anymore. We just care about war fighting.

or at least as an attempt to create a greater purpose for the people that are serving. Right. And I, and I do feel that on the, on the heels of, you know, the failed wars. And then now having somebody that's like the Memorial day video today out from Trump and Hegseth is just like America. Like, We don't care about climate change or democracy anymore. We just care about war fighting.

or at least as an attempt to create a greater purpose for the people that are serving. Right. And I, and I do feel that on the, on the heels of, you know, the failed wars. And then now having somebody that's like the Memorial day video today out from Trump and Hegseth is just like America. Like, We don't care about climate change or democracy anymore. We just care about war fighting.

That probably works for some people, but maybe isn't quite in the Memorial Day spirit.

That probably works for some people, but maybe isn't quite in the Memorial Day spirit.

That probably works for some people, but maybe isn't quite in the Memorial Day spirit.