Aaron Renn

Geographic inequality has been a persistent feature of the American landscape for some time. The highest level economic activities have concentrated in a handful of superstar cities on the coasts. Growth has concentrated largely in Sunbelt boomtowns. Many places and regions remain left behind. While Trump’s rise was heavily fueled by cultural issues, geographic inequality, wh...

I’ve been fortunate to have early insight into a number of cultural shifts. In 2013 I saw the manosphere coming. In 2014, I saw the change in culture’s view of Christianity that became the basis of my “three worlds” model. In 2015, I saw Donald Trump coming.

The Wall Street Journal ran an interesting article (gift link) about the young adults, and not-so-young adults, who are living at home.

By July 2020, 52% of young Americans age 18 to ...

This month’s Member podcast is about where I see culture and politics going next.

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Americans didn’t use to have to wonder about which thinkers to turn to. We had institutions that selected, vetted, appointed, and elevated people we relied on as authoritative voices. They had processes around them, like editorial review and fact checking at publications, to ensure they did not go off the rails. The professions had an ethical code that meant something. While ...