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What caught my attention this week.

Vance Gatlin

Sep 07, 2024

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Censorship is increasing. History is being memory-holded.

The Free Press

Abigail Shrier: Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, and Our Government Censors

When asked why he robbed banks, legendary fugitive Willie Sutton replied, “That’s where the money is.” Governments coerce social media platforms into censorship for the same simple reason: That’s where the objectionable speech…

10 months ago · 273 likes · 219 comments · Abigail Shrier

What is happening in our culture? Is everyone okay?

Restoration, with Ayaan Hirsi Ali

Political Gender Polarization Among Young People

Across most of the developed world, the political attitudes and voting behavior of young women have moved well to the left of young men over the last decade. Young women are becoming increasingly progressive while young men either stand still or move to the right, including the populist right. In this post I want to address two questions about the ideol…

10 months ago · 192 likes · 7 comments · Ayaan Hirsi Ali

Aaron Renn

The Intersectional Problems Facing Working Class Men

The idea of “intersectionality” originated with black feminism. Black feminist activists noted that they experienced racism on account of being black and sexism on account of being women. But their e…

10 months ago · 18 likes · 5 comments · Aaron M. Renn

Graphs about Religion

Are People Really Lonely and Miserable?

I am really digging what the Census Bureau has been up to lately. And, yes, I fully understand how incredibly nerdy that last sentence sounds. But it’s true! I’m always on the lookout for new and interesting data and the Census Bureau rarely provides me with anything of value…

10 months ago · 41 likes · 11 comments · Ryan Burge

Graphs about Religion

How Does Religion Influence Decisions About Marriage and Family?

This post has been unlocked through a generous grant from the Lilly Endowment for the Association of Religion Data Archives (ARDA). The graphs you see here use data that is publicly available for download and analysis through link(s) provided in the text below…

10 months ago · 18 likes · 8 comments · Ryan Burge

Dads matter.

The Biblical Man

ATTENTION FATHERS: Your Daughter Is One Bad Decision Away From OnlyFans

Harsh? Maybe. True? Absolutely…

10 months ago · 26 likes · 4 comments · Biblical Man

Doc Bingham is about to get nerdy and I’m here for it.

The Scripture Academy: Theology That (Hopefully) Makes Sense

Offsides: Developing a Healthy Attitude Towards Bible Study

I recently had the opportunity to bring my 6-year-old son (Nixon) to his first Premier League soccer game…

10 months ago · 14 likes · 8 comments · Petey Bingham, Ph.D.

HWFO’s last word on it. My last word was after Uvalde.

Handwaving Freakoutery

The School Shooting Solution

10 months ago · 19 likes · 2 comments · Handwaving Freakoutery

Information we need.

Practical Self Reliance

Practical Preparedness Resources

September is a time of transition, right on the cusp of the seasons as the last of summer’s heat blends into autumn. Historically, it was when you’d be packing in stores for the winter ahead, and making the last repairs to your infrastructure before the lean season…

10 months ago · 25 likes · 18 comments · Ashley Adamant

Books I'm Currently Reading

Currently on The Benedict Option: A Strategy for Christians in a Post-Christian Nation by Rod Dreher. I loved his book Live Not By Lies.

Wimpy, Weak, & Woke: How truth can save America from utopian destruction by John Cooper. Heavily footnoted, he kept the receipts.

But I’m distracted by a YouTube channel I’ll showcase below.

Favorite YouTube videos

My best friend told me about this history and anthropology channel called Whatifalthist.

https://www.youtube.com/@WhatifAltHist

Favorite Podcasts

We forget how good we have it.

Thought I'm Pondering

Is anyone going to answer the polls?

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