This Is the Lecture that the Naval Academy Didn’t Want Me to Give

Naval Academy cancels lecture on wisdom amid DEI book removal controversy

‘The Naval Academy is becoming known not only for banning books, but also for cancelling someone for planning to discuss the banning of books,’ critic said A controversial move by the U.S. Naval Academy to remove 400 books that promote “diversity, equity, and inclusion” from its library continues to have repercussions, as an expert on Stoicism had his lecture there canceled because he was set… Source

This Is the Lecture that the Naval Academy Didn’t Want Me to Give

I was supposed to give a talk at the U.S. Naval Academy in Maryland on April 14. I found out about 20 minutes before I was due to go onstage that it wasn’t going to happen. The lecture was about wisdom and how to cultivate it. It was a staunch defense of reading widely, perhaps especially, books you don’t agree with. The Naval Academy’s leadership had learned I was going to challenge the terribly sad fact that this wonderful institution had bann…