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Daily Archives: March 7, 2025
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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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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