Podcast: After Coronavirus II: The Pandemic and The Defense Budget

In the second of our series on the world after the coronavirus, we look at the impact on Pentagon spending. Will the coronavirus prompt us to reconsider the defense budget?

• Sen. Bernie Sanders, “Defund the Pentagon: The Liberal Case,” Politico
• Andrew Lautz and Jonathan Bydlak, “Defund the Pentagon: The Conservative Case,” Politico
• Eric Gomez, Lauren Sander, and Brandon Valeriano, “OCOMust Go,” Defense One

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