Ryan Holiday has spent years studying Stoic philosophy. You might know him from his #1 New York Times-bestselling books, like The Obstacle is the Way, his chart-topping Daily Stoic podcast, or his newsletter, DailyStoic.com. He’s an in-demand speaker who travels the world discussing how we might apply the stoic virtues, like courage and wisdom, to our lives in the modern day.
He’s been called one of the finest thinkers of our generation.
And for several years, he has spoken to the Midshipmen of the US Naval Academy on these virtues. This year, the topic of his talk was the concept of wisdom. But moments before he was set to take the stage, the Naval Academy pulled the plug and sent him home.
The reason? Book bans, and government censorship of criticism.
If you care about American democracy, and I think you do, this is an important conversation. Watch here:
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