When Violence Is Virtue: Why Men Need The Warrior Ethos | Adam McLain | Ep. 64
When Violence Is Virtue: Why Men Need The Warrior Ethos | Adam McLain | Ep. 64  
Podcast: The Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show
Published On: Mon Oct 06 2025
Description: 📍Former Navy SEAL David Rutherford sits down with Adam McClain, U.S. Marine infantry rifleman and author of the bestselling book When Violence is Virtue. In this powerful conversation, Adam shares his journey from college dropout to Marine rifleman, his combat deployments in Afghanistan, and the hard lessons about rules of engagement, leadership failures, and the price of restraint. Together, they explore themes of warrior ethos, courage in the face of fear, false peace, societal decay, and legacy. 📖 Order When Violence is Virtue: https://a.co/d/cf1VI6k 📲 Follow Adam on Twitter: @BangSwitch5000 Timestamps: 00:00 - Book Excerpt Intro 05:23 - Why Adam Chose To Be A Marine 11:16 - 2014 Deployment, ROE frustration 29:09 - Why Adam Wrote The Book 37:57 - The Warrior Ethos 42:06 - Embracing Fear 45:27 - Passivity Isn’t Virtue 50:37 - The Compassionate Warrior 55:08 - A Warrior’s Legacy 56:51 - Order the book and follow Adam   Next Steps: 🏫 Get coaching by David Rutherford: https://www.froglogicinstitute.com/ 📕 Get David's novel, The Poet Warrior: https://www.ballastbooks.com/ballast-bookstore/the-poet-warrior 📰 Sign up for David's weekly newsletter for free coaching tips, updates, and more: https://davidrutherfordletter.substack.com/ 🎧 Listen To The Podcast: ➡️ Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-david-rutherford-show/id1807090449 ➡️ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4p4wYEiUmm0PD79D5GZAV4?si=l-rPJBJORPi9IGB1eE3_pw ➡️ iHeart Radio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1119-the-david-rutherford-show-271920338?cmp=ios_share&sc=ios_social_share&pr=false&autoplay=true 📲 Follow us on social media: https://linktr.ee/davidrutherfordshow Support our Sponsors: 🔥 Firecracker Farm Hot Salt: https://firecracker.farm/  Follow Clay & Buck on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/clayandbuckSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.