Where I post updates and thoughts on leadership, management, philosophy, and the experience of being a military writer.
The Philosopher’s Compass interview
I don’t typically write separate posts for podcast appearances. The book-promotion circuit involves a lot of thoughtful conversations with generous hosts, and if I tried to recap every one of them, this blog would become a running media log. But this conversation merits a specific callout. I had the privilege of joining Meredith Alexander Kunz…
Video: The Stoic Knife
For anyone wondering why there’s a giant knife on the cover of my book: At 17 minutes, it’s pretty short, but this presentation I recently did for the Modern Stoicism organization pretty much covers it.
Book Review: Honor in Political and Moral Philosophy
When I began my Navy career as an enlisted nuke electrician, I was relentlessly beaten over the head with the importance of “integrity.” What is integrity? Ask any group of sailors, and they will tell you it is “doing the right thing, even when nobody is looking.” A few years later, as a midshipman at…
William C. Spears 