Editor’s note: This piece originally appeared in January of 2014. We are republishing it in light of Mattis’s being tapped to head the Department of Defense. Some of General Mattis’s ...

President-elect Trump announced today he has selected Fox News host and Army veteran Pete Hegseth to be defense secretary. “Pete is tough, smart and a true believer in America First,” Trump said.

Trump’s choice of Hegseth is a notable departure from his picks for defense secretary in his first term, when he selected a ...