Archive - Aaron Renn

Collapsing Conscientiousness

Changing personality traits, elites and Christianity, and more in this week's digest

14 hrs ago •

Problems Are an Opportunity to Show What You Are Made Of

Why Problems Are Your Chance to Show 'the Right Stuff'

Aug 7 •

Short Sleeves, Ties, and the Soul of American Greatness

From Apollo’s glory to Retro Americana’s retreat, how the Right lost touch with the aerospace soul of a confident nation

Aug 6 •

Benjamin L. Mabry

Hard Lessons from the Hurt Business

Listen now | This week’s podcast guest is someone I’ve followed on Twitter for years but never had the privilege of talking with before.

Aug 5 •

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Women saying men fall short, the gender skew in entry level jobs, Detroit's comeback and more in this week's digest.

Aug 1 •

July 2025

Mistakes Must Be Acknowledged and Corrected

Admitting when we’re wrong can set a better example for leadership and trust

Jul 31 •

The State of Cancel Culture

This month’s Member Zoom looks at the continuing cancel culture wars and what they mean for institutions, as well as your questions and my answers on…

Jul 31 •

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The Battle for Florida's Colleges | Jason Jewell

Listen now (48 mins) | I’m posting the podcast late this week due to a travel fiasco.

Jul 29 •

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Weekly Digest for July 25

Election post-mortem, the vibe shift, and more in this week's short digest.

Jul 25 •

Why Complementarian Gender Theology Is New

How complementarianism, far from being a timeless biblical truth, emerged as a reactive response to evangelical feminism and cultural shifts

Jul 22 •

What Will We Do With 100,000 Empty Churches? | Richard Reinhard

Rick Reinhard has an interesting background spanning urbanism and religion, so naturally I wanted to have him as a guest on the podcast.

Jul 21 •

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The Cultural Contradictions of Conservatism

Conservatives don't want to RETVRN, traveling America to find love, alienation in the New Right, and more in this week's digest

Jul 18 •

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