Archive - Aaron Renn

Great Books Are for Losers | Alex Petkas

Note: I am sick and so will likely have a light posting schedule for the next few days.

Feb 3 •

41:56

January 2025

Rich in Votes But Poor in Power

Red state weakness, paying people to have kids, and more in this week's digest.

Jan 31 •

The Judgment of Chani: How Dune Reflects Our Cultural Divide Over Female Moral Authority

By making Chani the moral center of his epic sequel, Denis Villeneuve sparked an unexpected debate that echoes centuries of tension over women's role as…

Jan 30 •

Blockchain, Benedict Option, and Building New Institutions

How crypto technology could help religious communities scale while staying under the radar

Jan 28 •

The Sociology of Elites

In this month’s Member Zoom we discuss Shamus Khan’s 2012 study on the sociology of elites.

Jan 28 •

1:00:56

How Democrats Lost the Working Class | Ruy Teixeira

Listen now | Longtime Democratic political analyst Ruy Teixeira co-authored with John Judis the 2002 book The Emerging Democratic Majority. President…

Jan 27 •

46:28

Pro-natalism, right wing institutional capture, the vibe shift and more in this week's digest.

Jan 24 •

Meritocracy's Blind Spot: How America Overlooks Its Own Talent

From National Merit Scholars to H1B visas, how America's elite institutions miss homegrown talent while chasing foreign labor

Jan 23 •

5 Career Truths Your Boss Won't Tell You

Your résumé gap isn't a flex. It's a career death sentence

Jan 21 •

The Ultimate Christian College Guide | Jesse Rine

Listen now | P. Jesse Rine, director of the Center for Academic Faithfulness and Flourishing (CAFF), joins us to talk about the state of Christian…

Jan 20 •

49:53

Is the Negative World Coming to an End?

Joe Rogan covers Christianity; the virtue of reconciliation; the relationship recession and more in this week's digest.

Jan 17 •

Andrew Tate or Panda Express: Which Way Young Man?

What a fast-food debate tells us about masculinity, social class, and Spiritual Boomerism

Jan 15 •

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