Paul Rieckhoff: Grievance, Guns, and Power

To The Contrary with Charlie Sykes

Charlie Sykes

News, News Commentary, Politics

4.9 • 718 Ratings

🗓️ 30 September 2025

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Charlie Sykes sits down with Paul Rieckhoff, founder of Independent Veterans of America, for a wide-ranging conversation about America’s mass shooting crisis, the culture of grievance fueling extremism, and the dangerous consolidation of presidential power. Rieckhoff highlights the role of isolation and disconnection among young men, the failures of political leadership, and the urgent need for new role models. It's not all bad news though. The two also discuss the rise of independent veteran candidates as a possible antidote to partisan dysfunction.

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