The Mark Moss Show America Is Falling Fast — Here’s What’s Next | Colonel Douglas Macgregor
Jan 8, 2026
Colonel Douglas Macgregor, a retired U.S. Army strategist with deep Pentagon experience, offers a stark view of America's geopolitical decline. He discusses how financial pressures and strategic overreach threaten national security. The conversation dives into the Ukraine war's realities, NATO's weaknesses, and the risks of U.S. military unpreparedness. Macgregor also critiques the influence of fiat money on domestic issues and advocates for Bitcoin as a hedge. His insights underscore the urgent need for long-term national strategies in an ever-changing world.
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Fiat Money Enabled Endless War
- The post-1971 fiat system removed fiscal limits and enabled invisible, endless wars through money printing.
- Colonel Douglas MacGregor links currency debasement to bureaucratic expansion, outsourcing, and wage suppression.
Strategic Vulnerability From Offshored Industry
- U.S. manufacturing, energy, and agricultural decline undermines strategic independence.
- MacGregor warns rare earths and refineries were offshored, making the U.S. dependent on China for processing.
Reform Defense Spending And Strategy
- Cut wasteful defense spending and redesign forces for future needs rather than pouring money into the old structure.
- Pursue war avoidance and rebuild capability around new strategic realities.