Category Archives: Aaron Renn

Public Intellectuals Have Short Shelf Lives—But Why?

Aaron Renn writes Feb. 11: Tanner Greer wrote a great piece about [Tom] Friedman’s story arc that explores what happened. Friedman studied the Middle East, then ended up as a New York Times correspondent in Beirut and Jerusalem. This gave … Continue reading

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How the Right is Finally Learning to Take Over Institutions

Aaron Renn writes Feb. 13: Conservatives can’t use the long march strategy because the left isn’t dumb enough to let them penetrate institutions. Instead, conservatives need to do the equivalent of a private equity buyout and restructure institutions from the … Continue reading

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The Wounded Prophet

Aaron Renn writes: Rod Dreher has a knack for putting his finger on the pulse of what people are going to be talking about next. He did this with his Benedict Option, and I believe has done it again with … Continue reading

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