America’s 250th anniversary raises a harder question than how to celebrate: what kind of courage does self-government still require?
Rye Barcott, Marine veteran, author of Courage Can Save US, and co-founder and CEO of With Honor, joins Kit Conklin to discuss why trust, service, and durable bipartisan work still matter in national security, biotechnology, shipbuilding, mental health, and national service.
From Stoicism and Socrates to the For Country Caucus, the NDAA, and one five-minute act of civic courage, the conversation makes the case for public service that can withstand political cost.

What You’ll Hear
·      Why Rye defines courage as taking a conscious risk in service of something larger than yourself
·      How veteran leaders are building trust across party lines in Congress
·      Why bipartisan legislation is harder to pass, but more likely to last
·      Where courage shows up in national security, biotechnology, shipbuilding, mental health, and national service
·      A concrete America 250 challenge: thank someone whose courage changed your life

Resources Mentioned
Courage Can Save US: Ten Extraordinary Americans and the Fight for Our Future by Rye Barcott
https://couragecansaveus.com/
https://www.bloomsbury.com/us/courage-can-save-us-9798260200582/
With Honor
https://withhonor.org/
For Country Caucus
https://withhonor.org/for-country-caucus/
National Security Commission on Emerging Biotechnology
https://www.biotech.senate.gov/
America250
https://america250.org/
Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library
https://www.trlibrary.com/
Meditations by Marcus Aurelius
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/2680

Guest Links
You can find Rye Barcott at With Honor: https://withhonor.org/, learn more about his book at https://couragecansaveus.com/, and find the publisher page for Courage Can Save US at https://www.bloomsbury.com/us/courage-can-save-us-9798260200582/. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryebarcott/

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