STUDIES IN STUPIDITY Vol. 4

Remembering Muhammad Ali's courageous refusal to be drafted and how he stood up to ignorance and duplicity

LESSONS IN STUPIDITY Vol. 4

Cassius Clay—later known as Muhammad Ali—refused to be drafted during the Vietnam War, and while he was sentenced to prison for five years in 1967, he never served. Instead, he lost his boxing titles, was suspended from the sport, and was fined $10,000.