Homer Simpson, despite his many flaws, wants to do right by his family and—with the possible exception of his do-gooder neighbor Ned Flanders—his community. In this sense, he has little in common with Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, a Christian nationalist bent on purging the U.S. military of women, LGBTQ people, and liberal voices. But Simpson and Hegseth do have one thing in common: They love their booze. For them, drinking is a kind of vocation—and a respite from the many problems they cause.