Their Pandemic Lockdown Never Ended
Social isolation, the fertility collapse, and more in this week’s digest.
Aaron Renn
The human, cultural, and institutional foundations of American flourishing in a time of transition
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The End of the Interregnum
Four possible political settlements after Trump, and the test each has to pass to last
Republicans Are Doubling Down on Vice
GOP vice promotion, changing times, and more in this week's digest.
Evangelicals and AI
This month’s podcast for Members is a deeper dive on evangelicals and AI.
The Digital Twin and the Line in the Sand
From radio priests to robot dogs: Christian entrepreneurs have always rapidly mastered new technology. AI is no different.
The Quiet Urban Leadership Crisis | Mark Barbash
My recent essay on the crisis of local leadership, From Titans to Technocrats, was inspired by an op-ed by longtime Columbus, Ohio economic development person Mark Barbash.
Insurgent Media Changes Sides
The rise of the new online left, seminary sorting, demoralized men and more in this week's digest.
The Curse of the Right
Nobody polite was ever going to get these ideas heard. That's the problem.
Second Quarter Update
Attached below find my latest quarterly update, exclusively for Members and my closest supporters.
When Leaders Turn Communities Over to Drug Addicts
Cities saying Yes to drugs, girls in the Boy Scouts, marrying down and more in this week's digest.
Where Is Politics Going Next?
Here’s the recording of this month’s Zoom discussion, exclusively for Members.
Why the Left's Own Thinkers Predict New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani Will Fail
The modern American city is structured to attract capital, not to defy it.
The Reckoning Is Here
Listen now | A Thanksgiving sermon in 1868, a demographic reckoning decades in the making, and the civic role the mainline church used to play
Prestige Moves South
The rise of Vanderbilt and the SEC, the coming population bust, and more in this week's digest.
The End of the Populist Style
Populism won many of its battles and exhausted its act. What's emerging next is a new constructivism.
Living With Mom and Dad at Age 33
Living at home, ambient belonging, and more in this week's digest.
The New Vibe Shift
This month’s Member podcast is about where I see culture and politics going next.
The Public Intellectuals America Needs
Americans no longer trust institutions. They trust individuals. That makes a certain kind of thinker a critical national resource.
Can AI Save Cities From the Urban Doom Loop? | Arpit Gupta
One of my favorite X follows on economics matters is NYU Stern professor Arpit Gupta. Those of you in finance will appreciate his, X handle, @arpitrage. Gupta is one of the people who came up with the idea that Covid would cause an “urban doom loop” for cities.
What the Boy Scouts Teach Boys Now
Can scouting still raise boys, responding to gerontocracy, and more in this week's digest.
The Future of Churches
Here’s the recording of our June Member Zoom.
Most of America Is Pittsburgh Now
Deaths now outnumber births across most of the country — and the effects are just beginning to arrive.