Naval Academy cancels speech by podcaster amid cultural turmoil

Michael Eric Dyson: Hegseth purged two of my books on race. Did he actually read them?

Two of my books are among the 381 volumes that Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth ordered removed from the library of the U.S. Naval Academy because they were deemed to relate to the topics of diversity, equity or inclusion. The arbitrary removal of these books reveals a sophomoric approach to history by word search. That amateurish tactic of linking title and theme has already resulted in comical yet depressing results. A recent DEI purge at the…

I went to the Naval Academy to defend freedom, not to dismantle it

Stripping the library of books undermines our Navy—and mimics regimes we spent decades confronting.

He refused to censor his talk. Then the Naval Academy canceled it.

Ryan Holiday, an author and podcaster, had planned to mention book bans — including the Naval Academy's own — during an ethics lecture.

Author Says Naval Academy Canceled His Lecture over Removed Book Reference

The Naval Academy canceled a speech by author and podcaster Ryan Holiday after he declined a request not to reference 381 books and literary works removed from its library as part of a review of diversity, equity and inclusion materials, according to an opinion piece he authored for The New York Times.

Naval Academy book removals sparks effort to make them available again

Naval Academy cancels speech by podcaster amid cultural turmoil

The Navy said it canceled a speaking engagement at its academy in Annapolis, Maryland, with popular podcaster and author Ryan Holiday because it wanted to steer clear of what it saw as political content aimed at young naval officers.