Monthly Archives: March 2025

The Sociology Of Elites (3-13-25)

01:00 My friends for my first three years in LA were all Dennis Prager affiliated, https://lukeford.net/blog/?page_id=31620 06:00 Why does America need terror supporters such as Mahmoud Khalil? https://x.com/AkivaShapiro/status/1900281263178867141 11:00 What Jordan Peterson can teach church leaders, https://www.wsj.com/articles/what-jordan-peterson-can-teach-church-leaders-young-men-influencer-masculinity-22bb318c 15:00 Aaron Renn: … Continue reading

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Rediscovering E. Digby Baltzell’s Sociology of Elites

Aaron Renn writes: * Baltzell defines an aristocratic upper class as one which justifies its status and privileges through service to the nation, both by assuming leadership roles and by being open to assimilating the families of new men of … Continue reading

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‘The Lifestyle Ratchet’

Aaron Renn writes: These are class markers that help demarcate the in group from the out group. It isn’t precisely required to engage in all this stuff, but if you aspire to be a professional in a corporate setting, you’ll … Continue reading

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‘Imposing a status penalty on members helps keep conservative organizations conservative’

Aaron Renn writes: The more liberal churches such as the mainline denominations have been bleeding people for decades. They are often boring and with an attendee base that skews older. More conservative evangelical churches are much younger, more vibrant, have … Continue reading

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What Jordan Peterson Can Teach Church Leaders

Aaron Renn writes in the WSJ: Mainstream institutions and authorities—churches, schools, academia, the media—could learn a few things from the online gurus about how to speak to young men effectively. Young men today often feel as if their needs are … Continue reading

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