Do nations fight wars because men are naturally violent? Or do societies condition men to embrace violence so they\u2019ll fight the nation\u2019s wars?
\n\nAlong with co-hosts John Biewen and Celeste Headlee, this episode features reporting by Barry Lam of the Hi-Phi Nation podcast, with scholars Joshua Goldstein of American University, Tom Digby of Springfield College, and Graham Parsons of the United States Military Academy, aka West Point.
\n\nMusic by Alex Weston, and Evgueni and Sacha Galperine. Music and production help from Joe Augustine at Narrative Music. Song fragment, \u201cMen,\u201d by Loudon Wainwright III.