Historian Thomas Ricks on Stoicism and the Founders

<p>Ryan speaks with author and journalist Thomas Ricks about his new book,<a href='https://geni.us/3cOy6'> First Principles</a>, the importance of looking back at the virtues and principles embodied by the founding fathers of America, how our current political atmosphere unraveled, and more.</p><p>Thomas Ricks is an American journalist and author who has won the Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting multiple times. He is the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller<a href='https://geni.us/SI05'> Fiasco: The American Military Adventure in Iraq</a> and<a href='https://geni.us/EEHI'> A Soldier&apos;s Duty</a>.</p><p>This episode is brought to you by <a href='http://blinkist.com/stoic'>Blinkist</a>, the app that gets you fifteen-minute summaries of the best nonfiction books out there. <a href='http://blinkist.com/stoic'>Blinkist</a> lets you get the topline information and the most important points from the most important nonfiction books out there, whether it’s Ryan’s own <a href='https://www.blinkist.com/en/books/the-daily-stoic-en'><em>The Daily Stoic</em></a><em>, </em>Yuval Harari’s <a href='https://www.blinkist.com/en/books/sapiens-en'><em>Sapiens</em></a><em>, </em>and more. Go to <a href='http://blinkist.com/stoic'>blinkist.com/stoic</a>, try it free for 7 days, and save 25% off your new subscription, too.</p><p>This episode is also brought to you by<a href='http://linkedin.com/stoic'> LinkedIn Jobs</a>.<a href='http://linkedin.com/stoic'> LinkedIn Jobs</a> is the best platform for finding the right candidate to join your business this fall. It’s the largest marketplace for job seekers in the world, and it has great search features so that you can find candidates with any hard or soft skills that you need. Visit<a href='http://linkedin.com/stoic'> http://linkedin.com/stoic</a> to get fifty dollars off your first job post.</p><p>Today’s episode is also brought to you by <a href='http://molekule.com/'>Molekule</a>. <a href='http://molekule.com/'>Molekule</a> makes air purifiers that don’t just trap pollutants