How Taylor Sheridan's Fever Dreams Explain MAGA Foreign Policy (Neon Liberalism #88, with SecDef Rock)

The demented politics of "Lioness" have infected the Pentagon.

Samantha Hancox-Li, Secretary of Defense Rock Aug 30, 2026

How Taylor Sheridan's Fever Dreams Explain MAGA Foreign Policy (Neon Liberalism #88, with SecDef Rock)

Samantha and the pseudonymous commentator Secretary of Defense Rock talk "Lioness," "Sicario," and the broader Taylor Sheridan-verse as a Rosetta stone for untangling right-wing policy from the border to Venezuela to drones.

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Published in: Neon Liberalism, Podcast

Authors

Samantha Hancox-Li is the Executive Editor of Liberal Currents and host of the Neon Liberalism podcast.

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Secretary of Defense Rock holds an M.A. in International Security from the University of Denver with a concentration on civil-military relations. His other professional research includes Ukraine War operations and Indo-Pacific security issues.

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