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Sorrow, Duty, and Optimism: Reflections on the Bataan Memorial Death March

“Don’t explain your philosophy. Embody it.” — Epictetus

Mar 20

Sorrow, Duty, and Optimism: Reflections on the Bataan Memorial Death March

Mar 20

2,200 Mile Review of the ARYSE IFAST Exoskeleton Ankle Braces

Militaries around the globe are researching exoskeletons to improve the performance and prevent injuries among their soldiers. While many…

May 22, 2023

2,200 Mile Review of the ARYSE IFAST Exoskeleton Ankle Braces

May 22, 2023

The “Humble Poet”: Book Review of Not Okay? Okay by Sheridan Taylor

I was really impressed by the book Not Okay? Okay: A Roadmap Back from the Brink by Sheridan Taylor. This book contains the life lessons…

May 21, 2023

The “Humble Poet”: Book Review of Not Okay? Okay by Sheridan Taylor

May 21, 2023

The Treachery of Scholars: The Attack on the Stoic Military Tradition

American universities have become echo chambers. Through years of biased hiring practices and distillation of individuals with common…

May 13, 2023

The Treachery of Scholars: The Attack on the Stoic Military Tradition

May 13, 2023

Pull at the Oars, my Countrymen!

If it be destiny that this weather-beaten ship of thy country shall be saved from drowning, it is destiny withal that she be aided and…

Feb 7, 2023

Pull at the Oars, my Countrymen!

Feb 7, 2023

NeoStoicism Can Save Our Failing Universities

So let [the American college graduate] habits be formed, and all his economies heroic; no spoiled child, no drone, no epicure, but a stoic…

Dec 22, 2022

NeoStoicism Can Save Our Failing Universities

Dec 22, 2022

Safari Rifles Go to War: WWI and Ukraine

Overcoming the armor of an enemy is not a new problem in warfare. Even in the era of industrial war, militaries have often had to seek…

Jul 27, 2022

Safari Rifles Go to War: WWI and Ukraine

Jul 27, 2022

Words of Wisdom Upon Your Graduation Day

So let his habits be formed, and all his economies heroic; no spoiled child, no drone, no Epicure, but a Stoic, formidable, athletic…

May 27, 2022

Words of Wisdom Upon Your Graduation Day

May 27, 2022

3,000 Miles of Stoic Toughening Training

Voluntary Hardship and Psychological Resilience

Mar 6, 2022

3,000 Miles of Stoic Toughening Training

Mar 6, 2022

Buying the Farm: A Veteran’s Reflection on Desiring Peace

“You are just as dead if you buy the farm in an “incident” as you are if you buy it in a declared war.” — Robert Heinlein

Mar 4, 2022

Buying the Farm: A Veteran’s Reflection on Desiring Peace

Mar 4, 2022

Franklin Annis

Franklin Annis

Franklin C. Annis is a military philosopher, historian, and educational theorist. On Twitter @EvolvingWar and www.YouTube.com/TheEvolvingWarfighter

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