This is why we need many social platforms.
The idea of one massive “public square” should be squarely over & dead by now -didn’t work, won’t work, can’t work. The whims of a billionaire shouldn’t be the rules. But on a centralized platform, they are. So here we are.
[www.nytimes.com/interactive/...](
) on the Naval Academy canceling his talk on wisdom bc he planned to reference book bans is making the rounds.
Ryan is known for his work making stoicism accessible. But years ago, he wrote a book I’ve never forgotten…
[www.nytimes.com/2025/04/19/o...](
"We are what we always were in Salem, but now the little crazy children are jangling the keys of the kingdom, and common vengeance writes the law.”
#WeekendRead -my new essay on HUAC, how it operated over its 30 year history, & how industries, academia, & individual targets eventually fought back.
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Also proud to have been a signatory. The time to organize and speak up is here.
Many of the signatories are high-profile Rs and elected officials, including some from the 1st Trump administration. The NYT covers here: [www.nytimes.com/2025/04/19/u...](
