<![CDATA[Aaron Renn: Members]]>https://www.aaronrenn.com/s/membershttps://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!4plD!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F92725bbd-027e-44cf-a94c-91f30088313e_256x256.pngAaron Renn: Membershttps://www.aaronrenn.com/s/membersSubstackMon, 11 May 2026 01:51:49 GMT<![CDATA[Narendra Modi's Hindu Nationalist Movement]]>https://www.aaronrenn.com/p/narendra-modis-hindu-nationalisthttps://www.aaronrenn.com/p/narendra-modis-hindu-nationalistFri, 01 May 2026 13:35:54 GMTHere’s the recording of this month’s Member Zoom. It’s a discussion of the RSS, the Hindu nationalist social movement and organization that spawned Narendra Modi’s political party and government. Thi…

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]]><![CDATA[Yet Another Installment in How Conservatives Can't Govern]]>https://www.aaronrenn.com/p/yet-another-installment-in-how-conservativeshttps://www.aaronrenn.com/p/yet-another-installment-in-how-conservativesWed, 22 Apr 2026 00:35:33 GMTThis month’s podcast is a look at another example of how conservatives, particularly populist ones, struggle to govern. It’s a look at what has happened at the Kennedy Center in Washington under the …

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]]><![CDATA[First Quarter Update and Next Member Zoom]]>https://www.aaronrenn.com/p/first-quarter-update-and-next-memberhttps://www.aaronrenn.com/p/first-quarter-update-and-next-memberThu, 09 Apr 2026 13:16:21 GMTHere is my first quarter update, exclusively for Members and my other closest supporters.

Renn Report 1q26
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]]><![CDATA[How to Think About Someone's Checkered Past]]>https://www.aaronrenn.com/p/how-to-think-about-someones-checkeredhttps://www.aaronrenn.com/p/how-to-think-about-someones-checkeredWed, 25 Mar 2026 20:21:09 GMTWe were originally going to discuss a history of the Hindu Nationalist movement known as RSS, which is what spawned the political movement of which Narendra Modi is the head.

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]]><![CDATA[The Christian Nationalist Vision]]>https://www.aaronrenn.com/p/the-christian-nationalist-visionhttps://www.aaronrenn.com/p/the-christian-nationalist-visionFri, 20 Mar 2026 13:45:30 GMTThis month’s Member only podcast is a discussion of what the Christian nationalist vision of a future America looks like, based on the things I have heard from its proponents. I also include some oth…

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]]><![CDATA[Why Boomers Never Produced a Next Generation of Leaders]]>https://www.aaronrenn.com/p/why-boomers-never-produced-a-nexthttps://www.aaronrenn.com/p/why-boomers-never-produced-a-nextWed, 25 Feb 2026 21:33:21 GMTHere’s the recording of this month’s Member Zoom, which was a discussion on why Baby Boomers never produced a next generation of leaders. We also had a discussion about why conservatives struggle to …

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]]><![CDATA[Next Member Zoom: Why Boomers Never Created a Next Generation of Leaders]]>https://www.aaronrenn.com/p/next-member-zoom-why-boomers-neverhttps://www.aaronrenn.com/p/next-member-zoom-why-boomers-neverMon, 09 Feb 2026 14:11:14 GMTOur next Member Zoom is going to be an Ask Me Anything session, followed by a discussion of why Boomers failed to create a next generation of leaders. I sent out a calendar invite for it, but the dat…

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]]><![CDATA[Thoughts on Israel]]>https://www.aaronrenn.com/p/thoughts-on-israelhttps://www.aaronrenn.com/p/thoughts-on-israelWed, 04 Feb 2026 19:23:56 GMTThis month’s podcast for those of you who are part of my Member community has some thoughts from me about Israel and the American First case for supporting it.

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]]><![CDATA[Reframing My Work]]>https://www.aaronrenn.com/p/reframing-my-workhttps://www.aaronrenn.com/p/reframing-my-workMon, 02 Feb 2026 13:40:43 GMTHere is the recording of our January Member Zoom session. In it, I talk about how I am trying to develop a new framework that helps people better makes sense of and organize the topics I write about.

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]]><![CDATA[2025 Year End Update]]>https://www.aaronrenn.com/p/2025-year-end-updatehttps://www.aaronrenn.com/p/2025-year-end-updateMon, 19 Jan 2026 16:01:33 GMTAttached find my 2025 fourth quarter report and year end update, exclusively for Members and my closest supprters. I’ll be working hard to keep raising my game in 2026.

Renn Report Year End 2025
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]]><![CDATA[Keeping Out the Kooks]]>https://www.aaronrenn.com/p/keeping-out-the-kookshttps://www.aaronrenn.com/p/keeping-out-the-kooksWed, 07 Jan 2026 15:04:56 GMTIn my Member only podcast for January, I look at the idea of gatekeeping on the political right, and the challenges kooks pose to any right wing movement. I also apply the lessons of the Jacob Savage…

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]]><![CDATA[Discussing the Evangelical Elite Problem]]>https://www.aaronrenn.com/p/discussing-the-evangelical-elitehttps://www.aaronrenn.com/p/discussing-the-evangelical-eliteWed, 17 Dec 2025 18:49:08 GMTHere is the recording of our December Member Zoom, discussing my new First Things article on the evangelical elite problem.

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]]><![CDATA[The Conservative Civil War + Next Member Zoom Info]]>https://www.aaronrenn.com/p/the-conservative-civil-war-next-memberhttps://www.aaronrenn.com/p/the-conservative-civil-war-next-memberTue, 09 Dec 2025 16:02:22 GMTIn this month’s Member podcast, I talk about the ongoing civil war within the conservative moment. I address the recent disputes involving Heritage and ISI.

Also, this Friday my major essay on the “ev…

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]]><![CDATA[Planning for 2026]]>https://www.aaronrenn.com/p/planning-for-2026https://www.aaronrenn.com/p/planning-for-2026Wed, 26 Nov 2025 15:34:22 GMTThe recording of last night’s Member Zoom, where we discussed how we set goals for the year ahead. Plus other Q&A.

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]]><![CDATA[Why Conservatives Struggle to Build Media Companies]]>https://www.aaronrenn.com/p/why-conservatives-struggle-to-buildhttps://www.aaronrenn.com/p/why-conservatives-struggle-to-buildThu, 06 Nov 2025 02:03:30 GMTIn this month’s podcast for Members, I talk about why conservatives struggle to build media companies. I also briefly discuss the controversies over politicians making public statements recognizing D…

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]]><![CDATA[The Great Property Tax Debate]]>https://www.aaronrenn.com/p/the-great-property-tax-debatehttps://www.aaronrenn.com/p/the-great-property-tax-debateFri, 31 Oct 2025 17:27:22 GMTThis month’s Member Zoom was about the great debate over property taxes. Should they be abolished? Reformed? I share some background on the legal justification for property taxes. Member Lance Robert…

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]]><![CDATA[Rescheduling Member Zoom]]>https://www.aaronrenn.com/p/rescheduling-member-zoom-3f8https://www.aaronrenn.com/p/rescheduling-member-zoom-3f8Mon, 27 Oct 2025 13:16:45 GMTI have rescheduled our Member Zoom on property taxes from Wednesday to Friday at Noon ET. The calendar invite has been updated and the link should remain the same.

I was invited to Grand Rapids on Wed…

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]]><![CDATA[Member Zoom: Should Property Taxes Be Abolished?]]>https://www.aaronrenn.com/p/member-zoom-should-property-taxeshttps://www.aaronrenn.com/p/member-zoom-should-property-taxesFri, 17 Oct 2025 12:36:29 GMTWith all the debate on the right about abolishing property taxes, this month’s Member Zoom will be a discussion of that topic. I’m sure there’s a big diversity of opinion in this group, so I’d love t…

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]]><![CDATA[When Conservatives Can Cancel]]>https://www.aaronrenn.com/p/when-conservatives-can-cancelhttps://www.aaronrenn.com/p/when-conservatives-can-cancelTue, 07 Oct 2025 20:11:16 GMTConservatives were finally able to cancel people - and more in this month’s Member podcast.

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]]><![CDATA[Third Quarter Mission Update]]>https://www.aaronrenn.com/p/third-quarter-mission-updatehttps://www.aaronrenn.com/p/third-quarter-mission-updateMon, 06 Oct 2025 13:26:59 GMTHere’s is my quarterly report for the summer season, exclusively for Members and other of my closest supporters. Best wishes for a great and productive Fall.

Renn Report 3q25
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