Judging by his followers, the most vocal of whom seem to be men I'd keep my distance from, I'd never have thought Ryan Holiday would turn out to be such a liberal, rational, eloquent, and erudite person.

Don't get me wrong, his books are good, but they tend to get quoted most often by guys who obviously have not understood half of what he wrote, and even less what he intended.

Great interview with him here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i9rKyzig4AI