Category Archives: Aaron Renn

Feuds & Reconciliation

Aaron Renn writes Oct. 22, 2024: These disputes not only affect us psychologically, they also affect our intellectual positions, political positions, the tribes we associate with, etc. Seldom are the results for the better. As someone once told me of … Continue reading

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Christian Provacateurs

Aaron Renn writes Nov. 12, 2024: The left’s bogeyman du jour is Elon Musk, not someone like Pat Robertson. However, various Christian provocateurs are going to keep saying and doing things intentionally designed to anger secular society. For example, Indiana … Continue reading

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How Protestants Made The West Great

The Social Pathologist, a Roman Catholic, blogs Dec. 24, 2021 (hat tip to Aaron Renn): Protestantism gets a bad rap among many on the right and I think some of the traditional criticisms of it are justified. However, as I’ve … Continue reading

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The Hidden Costs of Defending Others Online

Aaron Renn writes Jan. 9: You should think twice before rushing to the defense of someone online. What I’m talking about here specifically is defending someone who others are attempting to cancel online, especially when it is powerful people attempting … Continue reading

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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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