Pete Hegseth Archives - Public Seminar

On the cancelled livestream of Nidal Hasan’s execution

When US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth proposed livestreaming the firing-squad execution of Nidal Hasan, the former Army major and psychiatrist convicted of killing 13 people at Fort Hood, he extended an invitation to the public: log on to your preferred device and watch the state kill. The invitation expanded the ...

Higher Ed

Why Our Soldiers Need to Learn From Civilians

The risks of the Pentagon’s assault on civilian tenure at military schools

October 26, 2026 • by Annie K. Lamar and Yuri Sepp

We are witnessing the most sweeping overhaul of American military higher education in decades. On September 29, Hegseth's DOD issued a memo indicating that civilian faculty at military institutions will no longer receive tenure. Labeled “Refocusing the Military Service Academies and Senior Service College on Warfighter Education,” the memo directs institutions such as West ...