DEMOCRACY’S NAVY

Here’s something for all the Paid Subscribers.

Yesterday, October 25, was the 77th anniversary of The Battle Off Samar, known in the U.S. Navy as “The Navy’s Finest Hour.” It’s a story I think needs re-telling today - there’s a lesson here for all of us. It’s the greatest victory of citizen-warriors since Socrates and the other Athenian citizens manned t…