Aaron Renn

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The Runner-Up Elites
The state school upper middle class, radical British feminism, the Savannah Enlightenment and more in this week's digest.
Apr 24 • Aaron M. Renn
Post-Protestant, Post-Literate
The collapse of Protestant culture is degrading American human capital — and literacy is just the beginning.
Apr 22 • Aaron M. Renn
Yet Another Installment in How Conservatives Can't Govern
This month’s podcast is a look at another example of how conservatives, particularly populist ones, struggle to govern.
Apr 22 • Aaron M. Renn
41:50
Art, Beauty, and Human Creativity | Margarita Mooney Clayton
When I spoke at the David Network conference in January, I had the privilege of meeting my co-panelist Margarita Mooney Clayton for the first time.
Apr 20 • Aaron M. Renn
43:19
Market Failure and the Manosphere
The market failure beneath the manosphere, America's gerontocracy crisis, foreign influence in universities and more in this week's digest.
Apr 17 • Aaron M. Renn
Evangelicals Don’t Produce Leaders. They Produce “Cubicle Men.”
Why a culture obsessed with safety, reputation, and moral control is quietly eliminating the kind of risk-taking required to build institutions
Apr 16
When Bad Social Practices Drive Out Good
Why it’s getting harder to do the right thing — whether hiring legally, waiting for sex, or running for office — as bad social practices take over.
Apr 14 • Aaron M. Renn
All the Single Ladies
Rival visions of Christian womanhood, birthday party "weddings," and more in this week's digest.
Apr 10 • Aaron M. Renn
Love, Loss, and Land
In a cynical age, The Madison dares to portray good men, great marriages, and the healing power of place.
Apr 9 • John Seel, Ph.D.
First Quarter Update and Next Member Zoom
Here is my first quarter update, exclusively for Members and my other closest supporters.
Apr 9 • Aaron M. Renn
Things That Are Getting Better
A hopeful counterpoint to the endless online negativity: modern life is advancing in surprising and practical ways
Apr 7 • Aaron M. Renn
How American Cities Lost Their Movers and Shakers
Corporate consolidation, globalized firms, and the rise of nonprofits quietly hollowed out the civic power that once built cities
Apr 2 • Aaron M. Renn
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