Stockdale Debates
Conversations, Point Papers and Debates covering ethical leadership issues relevant to military operations, national security and domestic politics.
The opinions expressed in these posts are the authors’, and do not represent those of the Stockdale Center, Navy or Department of Defense.

Remembering the Primary Mission of Our Academies
The primary mission of America’s service academies is not to mimic Ivy League institutions—it is to produce officers capable of fighting and winning our nation’s wars. While

The Blog of War:
Reaffirming the Purpose of the Stockdale Center Blog
When the Stockdale Center for Ethical Leadership launched its blog in 2020, it did so with a conviction that reflective thought has a place—indeed, a

The Discourses of Epictetus with Running Commentary – Book I, Chapter 29
Twenty-ninth installment: Arrian, a student of Epictetus, wrote eight books, The Discourses of Epictetus, of which four survive. Selections from those eight books were also collected

The Discourses of Epictetus with Running Commentary – Book I, Chapter 28
Book I, Chapter 28 That We Ought Not to be Angry with Men; and What are the Little Things and the Great Among Men? This

The Discourses of Epictetus with Running Commentary – Book I, Chapter 27
Twenty-seventh installment: Arrian, a student of Epictetus, wrote eight books, The Discourses of Epictetus, of which four survive. Selections from those eight books were also collected

The Discourses of Epictetus with Running Commentary – Book I, Chapter 26
Twenty-sixth installment: Arrian, a student of Epictetus, wrote eight books, The Discourses of Epictetus, of which four survive. Selections from those eight books were also collected

The Discourses of Epictetus with Running Commentary – Book I, Chapter 25
Twenty-fifth installment: Arrian, a student of Epictetus, wrote eight books, The Discourses of Epictetus, of which four survive. Selections from those eight books were also collected

The Discourses of Epictetus with Running Commentary – Book I, Chapter 24
Twenty-fourth installment: Arrian, a student of Epictetus, wrote eight books, The Discourses of Epictetus, of which four survive. Selections from those eight books were also collected

Remembering the Primary Mission of Our Academies

The Blog of War:
Reaffirming the Purpose of the Stockdale Center Blog

The Discourses of Epictetus with Running Commentary – Book I, Chapter 29

The Discourses of Epictetus with Running Commentary – Book I, Chapter 28

The Discourses of Epictetus with Running Commentary – Book I, Chapter 27
