# ![@aaron_renn Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:26/cr:twitter::19213332.png) @aaron_renn Aaron M. Renn  🇺🇸

Aaron M. Renn  🇺🇸 posts on X about business, ai, the new, financial times the most. They currently have [------] followers and [---] posts still getting attention that total [-------] engagements in the last [--] hours.

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### Social Influence

**Social category influence**
[countries](/list/countries)  14.73% [finance](/list/finance)  10.85% [celebrities](/list/celebrities)  6.2% [travel destinations](/list/travel-destinations)  6.2% [social networks](/list/social-networks)  3.88% [technology brands](/list/technology-brands)  3.88% [stocks](/list/stocks)  3.1% [automotive brands](/list/automotive-brands)  2.33% [luxury brands](/list/luxury-brands)  0.78% [financial services](/list/financial-services)  0.78%

**Social topic influence**
[business](/topic/business) 8.53%, [ai](/topic/ai) 7.75%, [the new](/topic/the-new) #3852, [financial times](/topic/financial-times) 3.88%, [more than](/topic/more-than) #2082, [los angeles](/topic/los-angeles) 3.88%, [money](/topic/money) 3.1%, [pizza hut](/topic/pizza-hut) 3.1%, [in the](/topic/in-the) 3.1%, [elon musk](/topic/elon-musk) 3.1%

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**Top assets mentioned**
[Tesla, Inc. (TSLA)](/topic/tesla)
### Top Social Posts
Top posts by engagements in the last [--] hours

"Works in Progress: The gold plating of American water https://worksinprogress.co/issue/the-gold-plating-of-american-water/ https://worksinprogress.co/issue/the-gold-plating-of-american-water/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/aaron_renn/status/2015793601423249761)  2026-01-26T14:27Z 34.4K followers, [----] engagements


"Some guy complaining about the idea that airports should include play spaces for kids because the gubmint shouldnt be paying for things like that. Impossible to caricature these types. BTW: Airports are self-funding. The airways like interstate highways are part of our national infrastructure and as such are governed. Air travel in and of itself is NOT a government service. MY tax payer money to entertain YOUR kids is not a proper use of funds. Airports are not amusement parks. The airways like interstate highways are part of our national infrastructure and as such are governed. Air travel in"  
[X Link](https://x.com/aaron_renn/status/2016185529268642186)  2026-01-27T16:24Z 34.3K followers, [----] engagements


"The Athletic: Bob Knights epic Purdue rant is [--] years old. How it leaked remains a mystery https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6961165/2026/01/27/bob-knight-purdue-rant-indiana-basketball-coach/ https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6961165/2026/01/27/bob-knight-purdue-rant-indiana-basketball-coach/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/aaron_renn/status/2016505241575796994)  2026-01-28T13:34Z 34.4K followers, [---] engagements


"Colorado turned blue then killed the golden goose. The latest Census drop is more evidence of the dramatic reversal in Colorado: it's losing people on net to other states and its growth rate trails the nation. https://t.co/cXQVftfufG The latest Census drop is more evidence of the dramatic reversal in Colorado: it's losing people on net to other states and its growth rate trails the nation. https://t.co/cXQVftfufG"  
[X Link](https://x.com/aaron_renn/status/2016530596848078939)  2026-01-28T15:15Z 34.4K followers, 354.7K engagements


"I just explained to my son that he can't eat chocolate ice cream in the morning. He didn't take it well. Of course I've been thinking that I'd like to have a bowl of ice cream too but I didn't tell him that"  
[X Link](https://x.com/aaron_renn/status/2016544657715376582)  2026-01-28T16:11Z 34.4K followers, [----] engagements


"WSJ: The Housing Market Is Slumpingbut Sales Over $10 Million Are Skyrocketing https://www.wsj.com/real-estate/luxury-homes/luxury-home-sales-deaeeb89mod=hp_featst_pos3 https://www.wsj.com/real-estate/luxury-homes/luxury-home-sales-deaeeb89mod=hp_featst_pos3"  
[X Link](https://x.com/aaron_renn/status/2016887489122758871)  2026-01-29T14:53Z 34.4K followers, [---] engagements


"The collapse of Colorado's demographic growth is going to have a big impact on their ability to recruit businesses. An expensive stagnant market that isn't an elite hub destination. Perhaps United Airlines may move their HQ there someday but this trend will hurt"  
[X Link](https://x.com/aaron_renn/status/2016926294634622983)  2026-01-29T17:27Z 34.4K followers, [----] engagements


"WSJ: I Test Drove a Chinese EV. Now I Dont Want to Buy American Cars Anymore. https://www.wsj.com/tech/personal-tech/chinese-ev-test-drive-xiaomi-su7-c3e59282mod=hp_lead_pos8 https://www.wsj.com/tech/personal-tech/chinese-ev-test-drive-xiaomi-su7-c3e59282mod=hp_lead_pos8"  
[X Link](https://x.com/aaron_renn/status/2017225468060086637)  2026-01-30T13:16Z 34.3K followers, 29.4K engagements


"With the repeal of EV subsidies in OBBB and a general attack on anything perceived as "green" the legacy of the second Trump admin could well end up as the destruction of the US auto industry. Even Tesla is pivoting away from cars. WSJ: I Test Drove a Chinese EV. Now I Dont Want to Buy American Cars Anymore. https://t.co/78YB6CpoTi WSJ: I Test Drove a Chinese EV. Now I Dont Want to Buy American Cars Anymore. https://t.co/78YB6CpoTi"  
[X Link](https://x.com/aaron_renn/status/2017225754371666230)  2026-01-30T13:17Z 34.4K followers, [----] engagements


"We have to have mass illegal migration into the US so we can fill critical fabric-of-the-economy jobs - like Door Dash driver https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/dining/food-delivery-apps-doordash-uber.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/dining/food-delivery-apps-doordash-uber.html"  
[X Link](https://x.com/aaron_renn/status/2017227448279011817)  2026-01-30T13:24Z 34.4K followers, [----] engagements


"America and NYC especially has really upped its airport game. I don't understand all the complaints about the supposed degradation of the air travel/airport experience. NYT: Inside the Huge New Terminal That Will Transform J.F.K. - The 2.6-million-square-foot Terminal One part of a multibillion-dollar redevelopment of Kennedy Airport will be nearly as large as the Empire State Building https://t.co/cojqzKYf8Q NYT: Inside the Huge New Terminal That Will Transform J.F.K. - The 2.6-million-square-foot Terminal One part of a multibillion-dollar redevelopment of Kennedy Airport will be nearly as"  
[X Link](https://x.com/aaron_renn/status/2017228374268059799)  2026-01-30T13:28Z 34.4K followers, 302.1K engagements


"It's an echo of the BLM era in our cities right now. Businesses in Indy are being pressured by activists to close today as some sort of strike against ICE and are being forced to issue statements as to why they are still open to try to placate the crowd"  
[X Link](https://x.com/aaron_renn/status/2017256187805192336)  2026-01-30T15:18Z 34.4K followers, 41.9K engagements


"The donut shop around the corner from our old house in downtown Indy was run out of business by a "social justice" mob for failing to post a sign supporting BLM. Not a single leader or institution in the city defended them at all. It's an echo of the BLM era in our cities right now. Businesses in Indy are being pressured by activists to close today as some sort of strike against ICE and are being forced to issue statements as to why they are still open to try to placate the crowd. It's an echo of the BLM era in our cities right now. Businesses in Indy are being pressured by activists to close"  
[X Link](https://x.com/aaron_renn/status/2017256930712911938)  2026-01-30T15:21Z 34.4K followers, 37.5K engagements


"Eliminating the US electric vehicle subsidy may end up being one of the most consequential industrial policy actions of the 21st century. WSJ: I Test Drove a Chinese EV. Now I Dont Want to Buy American Cars Anymore. https://t.co/78YB6CpoTi WSJ: I Test Drove a Chinese EV. Now I Dont Want to Buy American Cars Anymore. https://t.co/78YB6CpoTi"  
[X Link](https://x.com/aaron_renn/status/2017271642712347075)  2026-01-30T16:20Z 34.4K followers, 19.9K engagements


"Here's an example of an ice cream shop in Indy getting dogpiled for failure to be insufficiently denunciatory of ICE. cc: @JamesEBriggs https://www.indystar.com/story/money/2026/01/30/brics-ice-cream-in-broad-ripple-ice-statement-after-facebook-post/88438707007/ https://www.indystar.com/story/money/2026/01/30/brics-ice-cream-in-broad-ripple-ice-statement-after-facebook-post/88438707007/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/aaron_renn/status/2017701582809268734)  2026-01-31T20:48Z 34.4K followers, 17.9K engagements


"Imagine complaining about a locally owned small business about ostensible support for ICE on Facebook and Instagram owned by a guy who gave Trump $1 million and was at his inauguration"  
[X Link](https://x.com/aaron_renn/status/2017998463175168151)  2026-02-01T16:28Z 34.4K followers, [----] engagements


"TPS is one of the many immigration scams. "Temporary" Protected Status granted in [----] due to an earthquake and [--] yrs later people are still here & arguing they can never be told to leave. TPS is treated as a way to just hand out permanent residency. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/29/us/trump-tps-haitians-health-care-job-losses.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/29/us/trump-tps-haitians-health-care-job-losses.html"  
[X Link](https://x.com/aaron_renn/status/2018017296828993596)  2026-02-01T17:43Z 34.4K followers, 42.9K engagements


"Slate: Pizza Supreme - Pizza Hut Classic is fast becoming a cultural obsession. I spent a day at one to find out why https://slate.com/life/2026/01/food-pizza-hut-classic-restaurant-pennsylvania-travel.html https://slate.com/life/2026/01/food-pizza-hut-classic-restaurant-pennsylvania-travel.html"  
[X Link](https://x.com/aaron_renn/status/2018025115548619066)  2026-02-01T18:14Z 34.4K followers, 10.1K engagements


""I pondered the thousandsmillionsof couples just like them whose love story began in a Pizza Hut because Pizza Hut used to be a place where you could go on a first date." Slate: Pizza Supreme - Pizza Hut Classic is fast becoming a cultural obsession. I spent a day at one to find out why https://t.co/ZnbUBOtuZ3 Slate: Pizza Supreme - Pizza Hut Classic is fast becoming a cultural obsession. I spent a day at one to find out why https://t.co/ZnbUBOtuZ3"  
[X Link](https://x.com/aaron_renn/status/2018025228438233187)  2026-02-01T18:14Z 34.4K followers, [----] engagements


""I am not claiming that the restaurant is a civic institution. But once upon a time Pizza Hut was filled with other people and being around other people does the soul good." Slate: Pizza Supreme - Pizza Hut Classic is fast becoming a cultural obsession. I spent a day at one to find out why https://t.co/ZnbUBOtuZ3 Slate: Pizza Supreme - Pizza Hut Classic is fast becoming a cultural obsession. I spent a day at one to find out why https://t.co/ZnbUBOtuZ3"  
[X Link](https://x.com/aaron_renn/status/2018025276710527441)  2026-02-01T18:14Z 34.4K followers, [----] engagements


"This article misses a very important factor in the anti-data center movement: data centers benefit from such extraordinary levels of tax exemption that they pay very little to local communities. Hence the fiscal upside isn't worth the impacts https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/these-rural-americans-are-trying-to-hold-back-the-tide-of-ai-66945306mod=hp_lead_pos3 https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/these-rural-americans-are-trying-to-hold-back-the-tide-of-ai-66945306mod=hp_lead_pos3"  
[X Link](https://x.com/aaron_renn/status/2018304088945865205)  2026-02-02T12:42Z 34.4K followers, [----] engagements


"WSJ: The Housing Market Is Swinging Toward Buyers - Nearly two-thirds of home buyers last year purchased at a discount to the original listing price the highest proportion since [----] https://www.wsj.com/real-estate/the-housing-market-is-swinging-toward-buyers-7c24d78e https://www.wsj.com/real-estate/the-housing-market-is-swinging-toward-buyers-7c24d78e"  
[X Link](https://x.com/aaron_renn/status/2018306266854998157)  2026-02-02T12:51Z 34.4K followers, [----] engagements


"In Indiana data centers are typically exempt from personal property (equipment) taxes get real property abatements are exempt from sales and use tax on the equipment that goes in them and don't even pay sales tax on the electricity they use. This article misses a very important factor in the anti-data center movement: data centers benefit from such extraordinary levels of tax exemption that they pay very little to local communities. Hence the fiscal upside isn't worth the impacts https://t.co/6lHyceaobH This article misses a very important factor in the anti-data center movement: data centers"  
[X Link](https://x.com/aaron_renn/status/2018308625521913915)  2026-02-02T13:00Z 34.4K followers, [----] engagements


"The proposed data center in Indy's Franklin Township was going to pay $1 million in local taxes or PILOTs per year. That's less money than one mixed use building in the suburbs - mixed use buildings that are themselves a positive to the community"  
[X Link](https://x.com/aaron_renn/status/2018314351313137792)  2026-02-02T13:23Z 34.5K followers, [----] engagements


""I have come around to the view that Rawls was right that it follows from this political conception of equal citizenship that the state can and to an extent must give greater consideration to citizens than to foreigners." Matthew Yglesias: Liberalism and globalization (and cosmopolitanism) https://t.co/iAr7dlKE9w Matthew Yglesias: Liberalism and globalization (and cosmopolitanism) https://t.co/iAr7dlKE9w"  
[X Link](https://x.com/aaron_renn/status/2018663973181374573)  2026-02-03T12:32Z 34.4K followers, [---] engagements


"The Point may be the best of the little magazines (depending on how you define the genre). Notable: It came out of Chicago. The Point: Doomers in Love - On dating and dignity - A really great essay https://t.co/ynVHJPAPgj The Point: Doomers in Love - On dating and dignity - A really great essay https://t.co/ynVHJPAPgj"  
[X Link](https://x.com/aaron_renn/status/2018691492215148826)  2026-02-03T14:22Z 34.3K followers, [----] engagements


""Going over congressional battles and complicated ideological explanations is rather dull. Talking about Satanic pedophiles controlling the world is a lot more exciting. Internet politics has a strong entertainment aspect." Scott Greer: The Beating Heart Of Internet Politics - Conspiratorial populism gets the most engagement online https://t.co/ifYEWwVZnQ Scott Greer: The Beating Heart Of Internet Politics - Conspiratorial populism gets the most engagement online https://t.co/ifYEWwVZnQ"  
[X Link](https://x.com/aaron_renn/status/2018720055660290313)  2026-02-03T16:15Z 34.3K followers, [---] engagements


"People talk about residential but from what I've seen most downtowns are tripling down on visitors - its pedal to the metal on max visitor facility expansions. Someone is planning to redevelop Louisville's Humana Building - an iconic highrise designed by Michael Graves that Humana has completely exited - into a [----] room hotel https://t.co/Eh6Wt6I1lu Someone is planning to redevelop Louisville's Humana Building - an iconic highrise designed by Michael Graves that Humana has completely exited - into a [----] room hotel https://t.co/Eh6Wt6I1lu"  
[X Link](https://x.com/aaron_renn/status/2018778023026139243)  2026-02-03T20:06Z 34.3K followers, [----] engagements


"Could use more trees but most of whats wrong with this photo is that it was shot in winter. I went jogging this morning in one of those treeless snout house subdivisions in suburban Oklahoma. This is what urbanists picture when they talk about how bland the suburbs can be https://t.co/3NTkOei0EG I went jogging this morning in one of those treeless snout house subdivisions in suburban Oklahoma. This is what urbanists picture when they talk about how bland the suburbs can be https://t.co/3NTkOei0EG"  
[X Link](https://x.com/aaron_renn/status/2018846175613293009)  2026-02-04T00:36Z 34.3K followers, [----] engagements


"@SidKhurana3607 Where does Indianapolis rank Weve seen and inflow of people from Ethiopia and Eritrea but I havent seen any good quantitative data on it"  
[X Link](https://x.com/aaron_renn/status/2018848366839693473)  2026-02-04T00:45Z 34.3K followers, [----] engagements


"The dissident right position that people want to live in all-white communities doesn't seem empirically valid. Pittsburgh is by far the whitest major metro in the country (84%) and is not a destination. Almost the entire top [--] whitest list is slow growth"  
[X Link](https://x.com/aaron_renn/status/2019060904986349589)  2026-02-04T14:50Z 34.4K followers, 16.4K engagements


"Be sure to read my essay on the WASPs seen through the work of the foremost scholar of the American upper class: https://americanaffairsjournal.org/2021/02/rediscovering-e-digby-baltzells-sociology-of-elites/ The New England WASPs were an incredible ruling class. Much of the Ivy League the NE prep schools etc. (not to mention the Constitution itself) reflect their patriotism openness generosity thrift far-sightedness reverence for education and so on. Genuinely morn their https://americanaffairsjournal.org/2021/02/rediscovering-e-digby-baltzells-sociology-of-elites/ The New England WASPs were"  
[X Link](https://x.com/aaron_renn/status/2019086992634503629)  2026-02-04T16:33Z 34.4K followers, [----] engagements


"Probably many things going on. [--]. "Conservatives don't read" - look at Youtube influencer space [--]. Liberals skew female (a more lucrative audience) [--]. Conservatives less likely to pay to support people generally. [--]. Left Substack has better cross-promotion network [--]. Others All of the Top [--] Substack newsletters are leftists (Richardson Reich Krugman) ex-conservative leftists (Bulwark Lincoln Project) or post-left liberals (Weiss Taibbi). The only conservatives are yours truly and what seems to be a spam newsletter run by Mike Huckabee. https://t.co/aUNvq9d4YS All of the Top [--] Substack"  
[X Link](https://x.com/aaron_renn/status/2019154887389614396)  2026-02-04T21:03Z 34.4K followers, 16.1K engagements


"@JustAFamilyMan_ A lot of the Quakers ended up going Episcopalian. The Revolutionary War prompted some to exit as they wanted to reject pacifism"  
[X Link](https://x.com/aaron_renn/status/2019396646363353392)  2026-02-05T13:04Z 34.4K followers, [----] engagements


"The biggest failure was that the WaPo's own journalists decided to become the home of the resistance during Trump [--]. When Biden was elected that business collapsed and in Trump [--] the Atlantic seized that role. A friend asked me today what I thought the all-time biggest business mistakes were at The Post and this is what I came up with. At least four of these were direct Bezos decisions. I waffled on whether to include Ezra but it generally speaks to their trouble keeping https://t.co/xliAzjr3rD A friend asked me today what I thought the all-time biggest business mistakes were at The Post and"  
[X Link](https://x.com/aaron_renn/status/2019397995272327550)  2026-02-05T13:09Z 34.4K followers, [----] engagements


""That one of Americas most progressive cities has become a laughingstock in one of the countrys more progressive magazines is a sign of Portlands ongoing troubles." Model City: Portlands Journey From Symbol of Chic to Shabby - by third generation Oregonian @Heminator https://t.co/I98Om2Kfjy Model City: Portlands Journey From Symbol of Chic to Shabby - by third generation Oregonian @Heminator https://t.co/I98Om2Kfjy"  
[X Link](https://x.com/aaron_renn/status/2019481635578630489)  2026-02-05T18:41Z 34.4K followers, [---] engagements


""Like other big cities with major challenges such as Chicago and San Francisco Portland boasts many lovely areas and vibrant neighborhoods. But it is also defined by a range of pervasive problems" Model City: Portlands Journey From Symbol of Chic to Shabby - by third generation Oregonian @Heminator https://t.co/I98Om2Kfjy Model City: Portlands Journey From Symbol of Chic to Shabby - by third generation Oregonian @Heminator https://t.co/I98Om2Kfjy"  
[X Link](https://x.com/aaron_renn/status/2019481685721588129)  2026-02-05T18:42Z 34.4K followers, [----] engagements


""Unlike other cities famous for urban blight Portland is still a beautiful place to live. Located at the base of 11000-foot-tall Mt. Hood and built around two major rivers it has one of the most spectacular natural settings of any city in America." Model City: Portlands Journey From Symbol of Chic to Shabby - by third generation Oregonian @Heminator https://t.co/I98Om2Kfjy Model City: Portlands Journey From Symbol of Chic to Shabby - by third generation Oregonian @Heminator https://t.co/I98Om2Kfjy"  
[X Link](https://x.com/aaron_renn/status/2019481741514129652)  2026-02-05T18:42Z 34.4K followers, [----] engagements


"Both Tesla and SpaceX have a mandate to get to 100GW per year of solar domestic production capacity - Elon Musk Please enjoy this Cheeky Pint / @dwarkesh_sp crossover with @elonmusk. Dwarkesh was most interested in how Elon is going to make space datacenters work. I was most interested in Elon's method for attacking hard technical problems and why it hasnt been replicated as much as you https://t.co/28Lw9rAqlN Please enjoy this Cheeky Pint / @dwarkesh_sp crossover with @elonmusk. Dwarkesh was most interested in how Elon is going to make space datacenters work. I was most interested in Elon's"  
[X Link](https://x.com/aaron_renn/status/2019538590976340136)  2026-02-05T22:28Z 34.4K followers, [---] engagements


"My podcast with Chris about this book is incoming on Monday. New book explains how Pittsburgh moved "Beyond Steel" https://t.co/NQDDlbhNzU New book explains how Pittsburgh moved "Beyond Steel" https://t.co/NQDDlbhNzU"  
[X Link](https://x.com/aaron_renn/status/2019754347479945566)  2026-02-06T12:45Z 34.4K followers, [----] engagements


"WSJ: They Came for Its Riches but Big Business Is Souring on South Africa - Gangs illegal supply chains and misconduct diminish the allure of Africas largest economy https://www.wsj.com/world/africa/they-came-for-its-riches-but-big-business-is-souring-on-south-africa-27937c50mod=hp_lista_pos2 https://www.wsj.com/world/africa/they-came-for-its-riches-but-big-business-is-souring-on-south-africa-27937c50mod=hp_lista_pos2"  
[X Link](https://x.com/aaron_renn/status/2019756045782925642)  2026-02-06T12:52Z 34.4K followers, [----] engagements


"What to Do About Vice - Vice and liberalism David Brooks' farewell doomers in love and more in this week's digest https://www.aaronrenn.com/p/what-to-do-about-vice https://www.aaronrenn.com/p/what-to-do-about-vice"  
[X Link](https://x.com/aaron_renn/status/2019803658641358865)  2026-02-06T16:01Z 34.4K followers, [----] engagements


"The St Regis in Chicago. Had a devil of a time selling its units but I believe has been picking up lately. I feel like nobody ever talks about this building https://t.co/n1fyVohVQL I feel like nobody ever talks about this building https://t.co/n1fyVohVQL"  
[X Link](https://x.com/aaron_renn/status/2020488062082359661)  2026-02-08T13:21Z 34.4K followers, [----] engagements


"@pegobry_en They are actually more English"  
[X Link](https://x.com/aaron_renn/status/2020488978613272763)  2026-02-08T13:24Z 34.4K followers, [----] engagements


"NYT: The Long Goodbye: A California Couple Self-Deports to Mexico https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2026/02/04/us/self-deport-immigration-california.html https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2026/02/04/us/self-deport-immigration-california.html"  
[X Link](https://x.com/aaron_renn/status/2020541751363018835)  2026-02-08T16:54Z 34.4K followers, [----] engagements


"NYT: Grids Are Surviving the Storm. But the Next [--] Years Could Be Rough - A group that monitors the U.S. electricity system warns that grid reliability is worsening and blackout risks are rising for millions of people https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/climate/winter-storm-power-grid-us-canada.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/climate/winter-storm-power-grid-us-canada.html"  
[X Link](https://x.com/aaron_renn/status/2020542816447799647)  2026-02-08T16:58Z 34.5K followers, [----] engagements


"Huge win by Sanae Takaichi in Japan https://www.nbcnews.com/world/japan/japans-sanae-takaichi-wins-landslide-snap-election-exit-polls-project-rcna257887 https://www.nbcnews.com/world/japan/japans-sanae-takaichi-wins-landslide-snap-election-exit-polls-project-rcna257887"  
[X Link](https://x.com/aaron_renn/status/2020669579450585275)  2026-02-09T01:22Z 34.4K followers, [----] engagements


""What made Cornings fiber reinvention possible is that the company outsources almost nothing says Mazzali. It even designs the machines used to manufacture its optical fiber and cable." WSJ: Why 175-Year-Old Glassmaker Corning Is Suddenly an AI Superstar https://t.co/sF79J3VsyQ WSJ: Why 175-Year-Old Glassmaker Corning Is Suddenly an AI Superstar https://t.co/sF79J3VsyQ"  
[X Link](https://x.com/aaron_renn/status/2020671607111311464)  2026-02-09T01:30Z 34.5K followers, 33.1K engagements


"Financial Times: Chinas genius plan to win the AI race is already paying off https://www.ft.com/content/68f60392-88bf-419c-96c7-c3d580ec9d97 https://www.ft.com/content/68f60392-88bf-419c-96c7-c3d580ec9d97"  
[X Link](https://x.com/aaron_renn/status/2020674054600937893)  2026-02-09T01:40Z 34.4K followers, [----] engagements


"Not only do we need age limits for politicians we need laws to allow institutions to once again force professors to retire at age [--] etc. WSJ: Elderly Lawmakers Wont Step Aside Prompting New Debate Over Age Limits https://t.co/qIGMaLb8Tw WSJ: Elderly Lawmakers Wont Step Aside Prompting New Debate Over Age Limits https://t.co/qIGMaLb8Tw"  
[X Link](https://x.com/aaron_renn/status/2020679167914770608)  2026-02-09T02:00Z 34.4K followers, [----] engagements


"Financial Times: They want their pound of flesh: bank bosses push strict return-to-office mandates https://www.ft.com/content/f1f95f01-bd05-4a92-9222-4ddd3d356bb1 https://www.ft.com/content/f1f95f01-bd05-4a92-9222-4ddd3d356bb1"  
[X Link](https://x.com/aaron_renn/status/2020856180059361617)  2026-02-09T13:43Z 34.5K followers, [---] engagements


"Financial Times: Novo Nordisk faces more gloom from price cuts in crowded anti-obesity drugs market https://www.ft.com/content/15c687db-610a-48d6-bd8e-7049c4a77603 https://www.ft.com/content/15c687db-610a-48d6-bd8e-7049c4a77603"  
[X Link](https://x.com/aaron_renn/status/2020857209567998391)  2026-02-09T13:47Z 34.4K followers, [---] engagements


"A big driver is Indiana's 8th lowest in the nation Medicaid reimbursement rates which make child birth a money losing business. The OBBB also hurting things. Republican policy is helping destroying health care services for their own voters. Johnson Memorial Health to close maternity unit cut about [--] jobs - This is the 16th hospital in Indiana to eliminate maternity services since [----]. https://t.co/5rCrIIstVc Johnson Memorial Health to close maternity unit cut about [--] jobs - This is the 16th hospital in Indiana to eliminate maternity services since [----]. https://t.co/5rCrIIstVc"  
[X Link](https://x.com/aaron_renn/status/2020865757538570729)  2026-02-09T14:21Z 34.4K followers, [----] engagements


"James Briggs: Why defending BRICS put me in enemy territory - I urged generosity toward people with unsavory opinions. Progressives responded: We must tear each other apart. https://www.indystar.com/story/opinion/columnists/james-briggs/2026/02/10/brics-ice-cream-progressive-backlash/88589529007/ https://www.indystar.com/story/opinion/columnists/james-briggs/2026/02/10/brics-ice-cream-progressive-backlash/88589529007/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/aaron_renn/status/2021203020172960043)  2026-02-10T12:42Z 34.5K followers, [----] engagements


""People have been publicly calling for my firing since I was [--] years old. Reactions to my work don't surprise me much anymore. But I was somewhat taken aback by the volume of negative reactions to my column on BRICS." James Briggs: Why defending BRICS put me in enemy territory - I urged generosity toward people with unsavory opinions. Progressives responded: We must tear each other apart. https://t.co/sjSYLhqAN1 James Briggs: Why defending BRICS put me in enemy territory - I urged generosity toward people with unsavory opinions. Progressives responded: We must tear each other apart."  
[X Link](https://x.com/aaron_renn/status/2021203124158071146)  2026-02-10T12:42Z 34.5K followers, [----] engagements


"I know a lifelong California billionaire who redomiciled in Texas a few years back. He was apparently worried about a wealth tax. I thought that was crazy at the time but it proved prescient"  
[X Link](https://x.com/aaron_renn/status/2021205999831449916)  2026-02-10T12:53Z 34.5K followers, 10.9K engagements


"Much more so than Musk it's Jeff Bezos who is cross-subsidizing his ventures with Amazon paying above market prices for satellite launches from Blue Origin"  
[X Link](https://x.com/aaron_renn/status/2021208840256012659)  2026-02-10T13:05Z 34.5K followers, [---] engagements


"This is nuts. Fighting with Canada is such a bad idea. There are some weird things about this bridge deal that were designed to circumvent the Michigan legislature which refused to approve it. Maybe a bit dodgy. But doesn't justify this move. https://www.wsj.com/world/americas/trump-threatens-to-block-opening-of-new-bridge-between-detroit-and-canada-e80d64acmod=hp_lead_pos8 https://www.wsj.com/world/americas/trump-threatens-to-block-opening-of-new-bridge-between-detroit-and-canada-e80d64acmod=hp_lead_pos8"  
[X Link](https://x.com/aaron_renn/status/2021210763663139135)  2026-02-10T13:12Z 34.5K followers, [----] engagements


"Pretty wild who is getting stung by the Epstein scandal and who is not. It might end up toppling the UK's deeply unpopular prime minister Keir Starmer"  
[X Link](https://x.com/aaron_renn/status/2021211343655723403)  2026-02-10T13:15Z 34.5K followers, [---] engagements


"Look how much cheaper Indianapolis houses are than any of these other markets including sprawling red state ones. Average discount for homes sold in [----] among US metros https://t.co/lDQ1hGw1AJ https://t.co/tFkK8U5iS2 Average discount for homes sold in [----] among US metros https://t.co/lDQ1hGw1AJ https://t.co/tFkK8U5iS2"  
[X Link](https://x.com/aaron_renn/status/2021262784403505536)  2026-02-10T16:39Z 34.5K followers, [----] engagements


"Comment: The Dark Side of Servant Leadership https://comment.org/the-dark-side-of-servant-leadership/ https://comment.org/the-dark-side-of-servant-leadership/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/aaron_renn/status/2022037044374204854)  2026-02-12T19:56Z 34.5K followers, [----] engagements


"Thank you Protestantism. Literacy rate in Europe around [----] 📚 https://t.co/FHBNCbFPTo Literacy rate in Europe around [----] 📚 https://t.co/FHBNCbFPTo"  
[X Link](https://x.com/aaron_renn/status/2021603966673420391)  2026-02-11T15:15Z 34.5K followers, 19.7K engagements


"Interesting: "By moving more than [--] miles north of downtown Dallas AT&T says it will be closer to most of its workers." Probably true in many or most cities that the center of gravity for white collar workers is in favored quarter suburbs. https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/02/dallas-city-hall/685953/ https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/02/dallas-city-hall/685953/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/aaron_renn/status/2021660665019306173)  2026-02-11T19:00Z 34.5K followers, 60.3K engagements


"This is a smart use of AI. Built in-house and known internally as the Manosphere Report the New York Times tool uses LLMs to transcribe and summarize new episodes of dozens of podcasts. https://t.co/9mMN7P0PKg Built in-house and known internally as the Manosphere Report the New York Times tool uses LLMs to transcribe and summarize new episodes of dozens of podcasts. https://t.co/9mMN7P0PKg"  
[X Link](https://x.com/aaron_renn/status/2022011888855556477)  2026-02-12T18:16Z 34.5K followers, [----] engagements


"Wow - craziest article I've read in a while. https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/chaos-kristi-noem-homeland-security-f095ac95st=5jQ2J4&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink&utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/chaos-kristi-noem-homeland-security-f095ac95st=5jQ2J4&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink&utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email"  
[X Link](https://x.com/aaron_renn/status/2022417682033987825)  2026-02-13T21:08Z 34.5K followers, [---] engagements


"NYT: Inside the Huge New Terminal That Will Transform J.F.K. - The 2.6-million-square-foot Terminal One part of a multibillion-dollar redevelopment of Kennedy Airport will be nearly as large as the Empire State Building https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/nyregion/jfk-airport-terminal-one.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/nyregion/jfk-airport-terminal-one.html"  
[X Link](https://x.com/aaron_renn/status/2017228047728918576)  2026-01-30T13:26Z 34.5K followers, 14.6K engagements


"The nightmare scenario for Chicago aviation is if United succeeds in forcing American to de-hub O'Hare then moves its HQ to Denver or Houston"  
[X Link](https://x.com/aaron_renn/status/2017333862561419675)  2026-01-30T20:27Z 34.5K followers, 239.4K engagements


""It seems to me that in the United States the United Kingdom and the European Union the tendency to erase the distinction between liberalism and cosmopolitanism has in practice turned out to be rocket fuel for illiberalism." Matthew Yglesias: Liberalism and globalization (and cosmopolitanism) https://t.co/iAr7dlKE9w Matthew Yglesias: Liberalism and globalization (and cosmopolitanism) https://t.co/iAr7dlKE9w"  
[X Link](https://x.com/aaron_renn/status/2018663919305588846)  2026-02-03T12:32Z 34.5K followers, [----] engagements


""The idea that no human is illegal is a nice sentiment but it flies in the face of political reality and I think violates the liberal social compact by acting like the bonds between citizens or between citizens and the state dont matter." Matthew Yglesias: Liberalism and globalization (and cosmopolitanism) https://t.co/iAr7dlKE9w Matthew Yglesias: Liberalism and globalization (and cosmopolitanism) https://t.co/iAr7dlKE9w"  
[X Link](https://x.com/aaron_renn/status/2018664017729077579)  2026-02-03T12:33Z 34.5K followers, [----] engagements


"Boston Political Review: Good Policy No Buyer: The Fall Rhode Islands Greenhouse Compact (from 2017) https://brownpoliticalreview.org/good-policy-no-buyer-fall-rhode-islands-greenhouse-compact/ https://brownpoliticalreview.org/good-policy-no-buyer-fall-rhode-islands-greenhouse-compact/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/aaron_renn/status/2018798139436941677)  2026-02-03T21:25Z 34.5K followers, [---] engagements


"WSJ: Milan Takes the Lead as Europes Hottest Housing Market https://www.wsj.com/real-estate/luxury-homes/places-to-live-milan-italy-e18082c3mod=hp_listb_pos1 https://www.wsj.com/real-estate/luxury-homes/places-to-live-milan-italy-e18082c3mod=hp_listb_pos1"  
[X Link](https://x.com/aaron_renn/status/2019045776186581446)  2026-02-04T13:49Z 34.5K followers, [---] engagements


"It's hard to see where the Washington Post goes from here. It lost its crown as the home of the resistance to the Atlantic. The NYT/WSJ dominate in serious news. I don't think there's a market for a serious center-right newspaper. Where is their lane"  
[X Link](https://x.com/aaron_renn/status/2019100918168580511)  2026-02-04T17:29Z 34.5K followers, 11.6K engagements


"Jeff Bezos lost hundreds of millions of dollars propping up the Washington Post and it only made the left hate him more. There's a lesson for others in there"  
[X Link](https://x.com/aaron_renn/status/2019156918498136452)  2026-02-04T21:11Z 34.5K followers, 18.8K engagements


"Those trade publications have the advantage of being paid for with employer funds. 80% of Financial Times subscription seats are from corporate licenses. Re Wapo layoffs today - what's sad is that without classified ads the news business has basically bifurcated into two models: - Games/recipes subsidizing broad coverage (think NYT) - trade publications/professional audiences willing to spend (think FT Punchbowl) The Wapos of Re Wapo layoffs today - what's sad is that without classified ads the news business has basically bifurcated into two models: - Games/recipes subsidizing broad coverage"  
[X Link](https://x.com/aaron_renn/status/2019184853745562030)  2026-02-04T23:02Z 34.5K followers, [----] engagements


"Greer is wrong about one thing. The Met Opera's Carmen production was a flop and they are planning to bring back an old production. Also turned into a debacle with the production team which took their names off of it. Scott Greer: The Rights Culture Problem - Its not the best sign for the Trump admin to shut down DCs preeminent cultural institution https://t.co/fd12m9k3ox Scott Greer: The Rights Culture Problem - Its not the best sign for the Trump admin to shut down DCs preeminent cultural institution https://t.co/fd12m9k3ox"  
[X Link](https://x.com/aaron_renn/status/2019429547314409948)  2026-02-05T15:14Z 34.5K followers, [----] engagements


"Illinois state policies which are overly geared to Chicagoland really kill downstate. Downstate Illinois is bizarro world. You can buy a whole victorian house a couple blocks out from downtown Quincy for $30K. https://t.co/duiERgP7f1 https://t.co/ketKEqMzfw Downstate Illinois is bizarro world. You can buy a whole victorian house a couple blocks out from downtown Quincy for $30K. https://t.co/duiERgP7f1 https://t.co/ketKEqMzfw"  
[X Link](https://x.com/aaron_renn/status/2019482450502504454)  2026-02-05T18:45Z 34.5K followers, [----] engagements


"@mihirpshah I liked the midcentury modern look of the rooms in that video. US Steel did do some real estate. Ultimately the corporate parent USX bought Marathon Oil and became a petroleum company adopting the Marathon identity. The steel assets were then spun back out"  
[X Link](https://x.com/aaron_renn/status/2020647292932628764)  2026-02-08T23:53Z 34.5K followers, [----] engagements


""In a North Carolina factory it pulls glass strands as thin as a human hair yet upward of [--] miles long. Theyre so transparent if you filled an ocean with them you could see straight to the bottom." WSJ: Why 175-Year-Old Glassmaker Corning Is Suddenly an AI Superstar https://t.co/sF79J3VsyQ WSJ: Why 175-Year-Old Glassmaker Corning Is Suddenly an AI Superstar https://t.co/sF79J3VsyQ"  
[X Link](https://x.com/aaron_renn/status/2020671567546495247)  2026-02-09T01:30Z 34.5K followers, 29.6K engagements


""When the company shifts direction it reassigns engineers rather than laying them off so they accumulate expertise over decades across different projects. 'The things our engineers do you cant learn them from a textbook' says Weeks." WSJ: Why 175-Year-Old Glassmaker Corning Is Suddenly an AI Superstar https://t.co/sF79J3VsyQ WSJ: Why 175-Year-Old Glassmaker Corning Is Suddenly an AI Superstar https://t.co/sF79J3VsyQ"  
[X Link](https://x.com/aaron_renn/status/2020671685653856286)  2026-02-09T01:30Z 34.5K followers, 35.6K engagements


"People like to complain about the degradation of Pyrex but the same thing happened to Corningware (no longer made by Corning). WSJ: Why 175-Year-Old Glassmaker Corning Is Suddenly an AI Superstar https://t.co/sF79J3VsyQ WSJ: Why 175-Year-Old Glassmaker Corning Is Suddenly an AI Superstar https://t.co/sF79J3VsyQ"  
[X Link](https://x.com/aaron_renn/status/2020836017218191596)  2026-02-09T12:23Z 34.5K followers, [----] engagements


""18 million people in the United States have used marijuana almost daily (or about five times a week) in recent years. That was up from around six million in [----] and less than one million in [----]. More Americans now use marijuana daily than alcohol." NYT: Its Time for America to Admit That It Has a Marijuana Problem https://t.co/6DLQugbU4i NYT: Its Time for America to Admit That It Has a Marijuana Problem https://t.co/6DLQugbU4i"  
[X Link](https://x.com/aaron_renn/status/2021008428924272973)  2026-02-09T23:48Z 34.5K followers, 23.4K engagements


"Total Boomer Luxury Communism With property taxes going up year after year Michigan seniors deserve stability. Theyve worked hard and earned the right to relief in their golden years. https://t.co/8lZqLjp86A With property taxes going up year after year Michigan seniors deserve stability. Theyve worked hard and earned the right to relief in their golden years. https://t.co/8lZqLjp86A"  
[X Link](https://x.com/aaron_renn/status/2021009942979936755)  2026-02-09T23:54Z 34.5K followers, [----] engagements


"Amazon just signed a deal for another [--] Leo launches on SpaceX. Honestly they should have just had SpaceX launch their whole constellation because it would have been muc cheaper. Only a shareholder lawsuit made them start using SpaceX. https://spacenews.com/amazon-buys-10-more-falcon-9-launches/ https://spacenews.com/amazon-buys-10-more-falcon-9-launches/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/aaron_renn/status/2021205559031271781)  2026-02-10T12:52Z 34.5K followers, [----] engagements


"Financial Times: The race is on: will Elon Musk be the first to put a data centre in space https://www.ft.com/content/a5cf86ec-47cb-448f-b4a3-56ca6390ad8e https://www.ft.com/content/a5cf86ec-47cb-448f-b4a3-56ca6390ad8e"  
[X Link](https://x.com/aaron_renn/status/2021215177484481008)  2026-02-10T13:30Z 34.5K followers, [----] engagements


""Despite the FDAs closing of loopholes a simple Google search will reveal dozens of sources for compounded pirated Eli Lilly weight loss drug tirzepatide sourced from Chinese labs." The Scam Economy - A guest post by Tom Owens calling for populist-tort lawyer alliance to start pushing back https://t.co/xhkfeq3bmW The Scam Economy - A guest post by Tom Owens calling for populist-tort lawyer alliance to start pushing back https://t.co/xhkfeq3bmW"  
[X Link](https://x.com/aaron_renn/status/2021260766763004234)  2026-02-10T16:31Z 34.5K followers, [---] engagements


"WSJ: The Big Money in Todays Economy Is Going to Capital Not Labor - Soaring profits and stocks funnel more of GDP toward companies their top employees and shareholders https://www.wsj.com/economy/jobs/capital-labor-wealth-economy-2fcf6c2fmod=hp_lead_pos7 https://www.wsj.com/economy/jobs/capital-labor-wealth-economy-2fcf6c2fmod=hp_lead_pos7"  
[X Link](https://x.com/aaron_renn/status/2021285541732311154)  2026-02-10T18:10Z 34.5K followers, [---] engagements


"WSJ: The Booming Business of Luxury Grocery Stores https://www.wsj.com/style/luxury-grocery-stores-erewhom-meadow-lane-happier-grocery-9d654a14mod=hp_lead_pos9 https://www.wsj.com/style/luxury-grocery-stores-erewhom-meadow-lane-happier-grocery-9d654a14mod=hp_lead_pos9"  
[X Link](https://x.com/aaron_renn/status/2021286765240160736)  2026-02-10T18:14Z 34.5K followers, [----] engagements


""New York City as a whole is in the midst of an affordability crisis one that helped elect Mayor Zohran Mamdani yet a new crop of luxury prepared-food purveyors is drawing massive crowds in Manhattan and driving social-media discourse." WSJ: The Booming Business of Luxury Grocery Stores https://t.co/jvwD66HlGB WSJ: The Booming Business of Luxury Grocery Stores https://t.co/jvwD66HlGB"  
[X Link](https://x.com/aaron_renn/status/2021286984661020869)  2026-02-10T18:15Z 34.5K followers, [---] engagements


""At the same time that Silvia was helping Guojun funnel his fortune into American real estate she was also helping him establish a dynasty. Guojuns abiding preoccupation Song told me was propagating his seed." The New Yorker: The Babies Kept in a Mysterious Los Angeles Mansion - A shady Chinese immigrant obtained dozens of children through surrogates. https://t.co/7w4IL7sAdi The New Yorker: The Babies Kept in a Mysterious Los Angeles Mansion - A shady Chinese immigrant obtained dozens of children through surrogates. https://t.co/7w4IL7sAdi"  
[X Link](https://x.com/aaron_renn/status/2021294125610307960)  2026-02-10T18:44Z 34.5K followers, [---] engagements


""I soon got an even clearer sense of where Guojuns fearsome reputationand perhaps his cash flowmight be coming from. Guojun it turned out was linked to an elusive criminal figure known as Haoren (Dragon) Ma." The New Yorker: The Babies Kept in a Mysterious Los Angeles Mansion - A shady Chinese immigrant obtained dozens of children through surrogates. https://t.co/7w4IL7sAdi The New Yorker: The Babies Kept in a Mysterious Los Angeles Mansion - A shady Chinese immigrant obtained dozens of children through surrogates. https://t.co/7w4IL7sAdi"  
[X Link](https://x.com/aaron_renn/status/2021294359556260067)  2026-02-10T18:45Z 34.5K followers, [---] engagements


""Commercial surrogacy is banned or highly restricted in many countries.But no federal laws govern the practice in the United States. Anyone can start a surrogacy agency; unlike opening a hair salon or a day care no qualifications are needed" The New Yorker: The Babies Kept in a Mysterious Los Angeles Mansion - A shady Chinese immigrant obtained dozens of children through surrogates. https://t.co/7w4IL7sAdi The New Yorker: The Babies Kept in a Mysterious Los Angeles Mansion - A shady Chinese immigrant obtained dozens of children through surrogates. https://t.co/7w4IL7sAdi"  
[X Link](https://x.com/aaron_renn/status/2021294596970643708)  2026-02-10T18:46Z 34.5K followers, [----] engagements


""In the United States Elon Musk the worlds richest person has sired at least fourteen children with four different women; 'to reach legion-level before the apocalypse' he reportedly texted one of the women 'we will need to use surrogates.'" The New Yorker: The Babies Kept in a Mysterious Los Angeles Mansion - A shady Chinese immigrant obtained dozens of children through surrogates. https://t.co/7w4IL7sAdi The New Yorker: The Babies Kept in a Mysterious Los Angeles Mansion - A shady Chinese immigrant obtained dozens of children through surrogates. https://t.co/7w4IL7sAdi"  
[X Link](https://x.com/aaron_renn/status/2021294813392535651)  2026-02-10T18:46Z 34.5K followers, [---] engagements


""Telegram founder Pavel Durov.has conceived six children naturally fathered more than a hundred through sperm donations and drafted plans to grant all of them access to his multibillion-dollar fortune." The New Yorker: The Babies Kept in a Mysterious Los Angeles Mansion - A shady Chinese immigrant obtained dozens of children through surrogates. https://t.co/7w4IL7sAdi The New Yorker: The Babies Kept in a Mysterious Los Angeles Mansion - A shady Chinese immigrant obtained dozens of children through surrogates. https://t.co/7w4IL7sAdi"  
[X Link](https://x.com/aaron_renn/status/2021294928945414310)  2026-02-10T18:47Z 34.5K followers, [----] engagements


"NY Mag: Life on Peptides Feels Amazing - Says everyone whos buying from looksmaxxers on Instagram or AI bots in China and injecting them into their bloodstream https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/peptides-from-instagram-china-wellness-cure.html https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/peptides-from-instagram-china-wellness-cure.html"  
[X Link](https://x.com/aaron_renn/status/2021320872351485959)  2026-02-10T20:30Z 34.5K followers, [----] engagements


""For many young people the feeling seems to be that they may be foolish not to make high-leverage bets with another extremely volatile asset: their own bodies." NY Mag: Life on Peptides Feels Amazing - Says everyone whos buying from looksmaxxers on Instagram or AI bots in China and injecting them into their bloodstream https://t.co/DERt5V5j9P NY Mag: Life on Peptides Feels Amazing - Says everyone whos buying from looksmaxxers on Instagram or AI bots in China and injecting them into their bloodstream https://t.co/DERt5V5j9P"  
[X Link](https://x.com/aaron_renn/status/2021320942715060567)  2026-02-10T20:30Z 34.5K followers, [----] engagements


"South Bend's airport had its first ever year of breaking one million passengers"  
[X Link](https://x.com/aaron_renn/status/2021332134523535524)  2026-02-10T21:15Z 34.5K followers, [----] engagements


"Good article on AI https://t.co/ivXRKXJvQg https://t.co/ivXRKXJvQg"  
[X Link](https://x.com/aaron_renn/status/2021366303630426570)  2026-02-10T23:30Z 34.5K followers, 16.7K engagements


""How are responsibly manufactured safe properly regulated American products supposed to compete when the Chinese flood our country with illegal ones" The Scam Economy - A guest post by Tom Owens calling for populist-tort lawyer alliance to start pushing back https://t.co/xhkfeq3bmW The Scam Economy - A guest post by Tom Owens calling for populist-tort lawyer alliance to start pushing back https://t.co/xhkfeq3bmW"  
[X Link](https://x.com/aaron_renn/status/2021583854616666309)  2026-02-11T13:55Z 34.5K followers, [----] engagements


"I'm a Henry Grabar fan but one of the problematic streaks in urbanist thinking is go-to-the-mat lobbying to save mediocre brutalist buildings. Dallas City Hall is not great architecture. Of course a casino would be a terrible replacement however. https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/02/dallas-city-hall/685953/ https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/02/dallas-city-hall/685953/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/aaron_renn/status/2021660317462540513)  2026-02-11T18:59Z 34.5K followers, [---] engagements


"To call downtown the center is no longer really true. If you look at the job center based on traffic volume its now some amorphous place up near [---] and the tollway. Theres been so much growth to the north and so little investment in the south. Interesting: "By moving more than [--] miles north of downtown Dallas AT&T says it will be closer to most of its workers." Probably true in many or most cities that the center of gravity for white collar workers is in favored quarter suburbs. https://t.co/09C9WLlpzi Interesting: "By moving more than [--] miles north of downtown Dallas AT&T says it will be"  
[X Link](https://x.com/aaron_renn/status/2021660779238637785)  2026-02-11T19:01Z 34.5K followers, [----] engagements


"@Tpsmyth01 @cornoisseur @StuLoren Downtown Dallas is bleak but there's a second trend which his the shift of the CBD to Uptown where Goldman Sachs is building an [------] sq ft building. But Dallas is not an urban business district city - and the idea of it passing NYC is ludicrous"  
[X Link](https://x.com/aaron_renn/status/2021662606550024612)  2026-02-11T19:08Z 34.5K followers, [----] engagements


""In one revealing exchange a Trump fan cheered on modernist composer Philip Glasss decision to not have his latest symphony performed at the Kennedy Center. This fan hoped the minimalist composer would be replaced by country rapper Jelly Roll." Scott Greer: The Rights Culture Problem - Its not the best sign for the Trump admin to shut down DCs preeminent cultural institution https://t.co/fd12m9k3ox Scott Greer: The Rights Culture Problem - Its not the best sign for the Trump admin to shut down DCs preeminent cultural institution https://t.co/fd12m9k3ox"  
[X Link](https://x.com/aaron_renn/status/2019428501619933348)  2026-02-05T15:10Z 34.5K followers, [----] engagements


"Pizza Hut is closing [---] location and Yum Brands is looking to unload the chain. We really need a mega-billionaire to take over Pizza Hut and blanket the country with old school sit down Pizza Hut Classics"  
[X Link](https://x.com/aaron_renn/status/2019753250497445934)  2026-02-06T12:41Z 34.5K followers, 773.5K engagements


"This is why the logical place for a St Louis area business to locate is probably Clayton not downtown St Louis. Interesting: "By moving more than [--] miles north of downtown Dallas AT&T says it will be closer to most of its workers." Probably true in many or most cities that the center of gravity for white collar workers is in favored quarter suburbs. https://t.co/09C9WLlpzi Interesting: "By moving more than [--] miles north of downtown Dallas AT&T says it will be closer to most of its workers." Probably true in many or most cities that the center of gravity for white collar workers is in"  
[X Link](https://x.com/aaron_renn/status/2021928559099752884)  2026-02-12T12:45Z 34.5K followers, [----] engagements


"The NYT Admits America Has a Marijuana Problem - Pot problems Chinese peptides reindustrialization and more in this week's digest https://www.aaronrenn.com/p/the-nyt-admits-america-has-a-marijuana https://www.aaronrenn.com/p/the-nyt-admits-america-has-a-marijuana"  
[X Link](https://x.com/aaron_renn/status/2022417812963365308)  2026-02-13T21:09Z 34.5K followers, [----] engagements


""Dreher spends much of his time with monks back-to-the-land theologians and exorcists. He believes that a great spiritual battle is under way" The Atlantic: Rod Dreher thinks the Enlightenment was a mistake - pretty good profile of Rod https://t.co/bxonRdM9fj The Atlantic: Rod Dreher thinks the Enlightenment was a mistake - pretty good profile of Rod https://t.co/bxonRdM9fj"  
[X Link](https://x.com/aaron_renn/status/2022421034528575592)  2026-02-13T21:22Z 34.5K followers, [----] engagements


"Got his Real ID compliant CDL from a blue state (Pennsylvania). Another terrible fatal crash apparently caused by an illegal driving a semi. In Indiana. How is it possible this guy got a CDL Another terrible fatal crash apparently caused by an illegal driving a semi. In Indiana. How is it possible this guy got a CDL"  
[X Link](https://x.com/aaron_renn/status/2019479372411900376)  2026-02-05T18:32Z 34.5K followers, [----] engagements


"Yglesias here wants to take one of the few industries where the US is far ahead of China and kill off innovation in it by turning it into a utility There's no evidence Musk is denying other companies access to space - in fact he's launching satellites for a Starlink competitor Elon Musk has a dream of leveraging SpaceXs dominant position in space launch into monopolizing data centers and AI we shouldnt let him do it. https://t.co/5NGN88CRLi Elon Musk has a dream of leveraging SpaceXs dominant position in space launch into monopolizing data centers and AI we shouldnt let him do it."  
[X Link](https://x.com/aaron_renn/status/2021199873102708809)  2026-02-10T12:29Z 34.5K followers, 16.9K engagements


"Feeling a sense of ambivalence or loss about demographic or cultural displacement is a completely natural human reaction but is treated in our society as either wholly legitimate or the worst thing ever depending on who expresses it. I once lived in a Black mecca. But by the summer of [----] my toddler son and I were often the only Black folks on the playground in Bedford-Stuyvesant a fact that felt both alienating and surreal the novelist Naomi Jackson writes. Jackson was born in Crown Heights to https://t.co/aZD8o4wYbN I once lived in a Black mecca. But by the summer of [----] my toddler son"  
[X Link](https://x.com/aaron_renn/status/2021602029299208330)  2026-02-11T15:07Z 34.5K followers, 72.9K engagements


"WSJ: Why the Traditional Wood-Burning Fireplace Is Facing Extinction https://www.wsj.com/real-estate/luxury-homes/wood-burning-fireplaces-home-amenities-5ad5b977mod=hp_featst_pos4 https://www.wsj.com/real-estate/luxury-homes/wood-burning-fireplaces-home-amenities-5ad5b977mod=hp_featst_pos4"  
[X Link](https://x.com/aaron_renn/status/2021691228769669629)  2026-02-11T21:02Z 34.5K followers, 15.8K engagements


"Part of a trend in which Boomer retirees are buying up properties in towns with top schools outbidding families. (They then start agitating to de facto defund the schools by saying as poor seniors they shouldn't have to pay property taxes). Upsizing in Biloxi: We spent the last [--] years in an apartment [--] years in Chicago & now [--] years here said Mrs. Harlow [--]. And that whole time weve had what I call a one-butt kitchen where you cant walk past each other https://t.co/fsSYnzTAJE https://t.co/7ZXM2vONtv Upsizing in Biloxi: We spent the last [--] years in an apartment [--] years in Chicago & now 2"  
[X Link](https://x.com/aaron_renn/status/2021966717740871787)  2026-02-12T15:16Z 34.5K followers, 224.9K engagements


"WSJ: Why the Middle Class Feels Poor - With the Great Decompression incomes rise for everyone but much faster for the affluent https://www.wsj.com/opinion/why-the-middle-class-feels-poor-cdb17587st=wB3BCr&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink https://www.wsj.com/opinion/why-the-middle-class-feels-poor-cdb17587st=wB3BCr&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink"  
[X Link](https://x.com/aaron_renn/status/2021967623555342354)  2026-02-12T15:20Z 34.5K followers, [----] engagements


""The staying power of old cities isnt that theyre perfect or easy to live in but that they have an intellectual and cultural heft that is impossible to replicate." NYT: Maybe America Needs Some New Cities - It sounds a bit kooky to promise a whole city from scratch. But it has been done before and might just help solve the housing crisis. https://t.co/3yUbZP201I NYT: Maybe America Needs Some New Cities - It sounds a bit kooky to promise a whole city from scratch. But it has been done before and might just help solve the housing crisis. https://t.co/3yUbZP201I"  
[X Link](https://x.com/aaron_renn/status/2022011179150061882)  2026-02-12T18:13Z 34.5K followers, [----] engagements


"Evangelism Is Not Enough - Winsome evangelical apologetics can win souls but it cant run cities or drive successful outcomes in other high-stakes domains https://www.aaronrenn.com/p/evangelism-is-not-enough https://www.aaronrenn.com/p/evangelism-is-not-enough"  
[X Link](https://x.com/aaron_renn/status/2022015915165200452)  2026-02-12T18:32Z 34.5K followers, [----] engagements


"I was only able to read to the paywall but very notable he doesn't mention the best example of a high growth state that suffered a big demographic reversal: Colorado. "The trends in Florida Georgia & Texas raise an important question: Can the Souths traditionally booming states figure out how to prosper & maintain solvent cities in the face of lower population growth" https://t.co/4nYDs3j8Lj https://t.co/JjDpfuNLYn "The trends in Florida Georgia & Texas raise an important question: Can the Souths traditionally booming states figure out how to prosper & maintain solvent cities in the face of"  
[X Link](https://x.com/aaron_renn/status/2022016674053206072)  2026-02-12T18:35Z 34.5K followers, [----] engagements


"The Irish guy who is in detention came to the US illegally because he was facing drug charges in Ireland with warrants out for his arrest. No wonder he's rather sit in detention rather than just return home. https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/02/12/seamus-culleton-was-facing-drugs-charges-at-the-time-he-moved-to-united-states/ https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/02/12/seamus-culleton-was-facing-drugs-charges-at-the-time-he-moved-to-united-states/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/aaron_renn/status/2022027933381255189)  2026-02-12T19:20Z 34.5K followers, 49.4K engagements


"First quarter amendments to Indy's transportation plan (TIP) include a $900 million project to rebuild I-65 on the north side of downtown Indy from Central up to Fall Creek. Hopefully some of the "Rethink 65/70" ideas are part of this"  
[X Link](https://x.com/aaron_renn/status/2022061181662638286)  2026-02-12T21:32Z 34.5K followers, [----] engagements


"RT @PeterMoskos: I love America because it's the only country in the world where people "driven to crimes of poverty and desperation" such"  
[X Link](https://x.com/aaron_renn/status/2022277196656591075)  2026-02-13T11:50Z 34.5K followers, [---] engagements


"RT @JacobAShell: I grew up in this milieu. Everything beautiful and extraordinary in Boston-Cambridge was founded and built by the Boston B"  
[X Link](https://x.com/aaron_renn/status/2022280047730544757)  2026-02-13T12:01Z 34.5K followers, [--] engagements


"RT @jstewartIndy: Half of what our state does is tell cities what they cant do"  
[X Link](https://x.com/aaron_renn/status/2022329357763764491)  2026-02-13T15:17Z 34.5K followers, [--] engagements


"The Atlantic: Rod Dreher thinks the Enlightenment was a mistake - pretty good profile of Rod https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/2026/03/rod-dreher-religious-conservativism-jd-vance/685732/gift=JjaPI5RvA1OFW9n7z9BLdo9JxiVVOiskPUJC4H05Yxk&utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/2026/03/rod-dreher-religious-conservativism-jd-vance/685732/gift=JjaPI5RvA1OFW9n7z9BLdo9JxiVVOiskPUJC4H05Yxk&utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share"  
[X Link](https://x.com/aaron_renn/status/2022420963531346153)  2026-02-13T21:21Z 34.5K followers, 17.6K engagements


""The renewal he imagines is not the sunlit future-oriented conservatism of the Reagan era & he doesnt look to the Founding Fathers for inspiration.Drehers compass points in the opposite direction. He wants his country to turn back toward.premodern Christian Europe" The Atlantic: Rod Dreher thinks the Enlightenment was a mistake - pretty good profile of Rod https://t.co/bxonRdM9fj The Atlantic: Rod Dreher thinks the Enlightenment was a mistake - pretty good profile of Rod https://t.co/bxonRdM9fj"  
[X Link](https://x.com/aaron_renn/status/2022421148282294798)  2026-02-13T21:22Z 34.5K followers, [----] engagements


""Dreher has a gift for articulating the unease that many people including thinkers on the left feel about the rapid erosion of borders & traditions of all kinds & the birth of an online landscape that seems to promise infinite autonomy but is a 'vast disenchantment machine.'" The Atlantic: Rod Dreher thinks the Enlightenment was a mistake - pretty good profile of Rod https://t.co/bxonRdM9fj The Atlantic: Rod Dreher thinks the Enlightenment was a mistake - pretty good profile of Rod https://t.co/bxonRdM9fj"  
[X Link](https://x.com/aaron_renn/status/2022421331841794402)  2026-02-13T21:23Z 34.5K followers, [----] engagements


"How to rewire City Hall - A good interview with @JamesAnderson of Bloomberg Philanthropies. What I appreciate about Bloomberg & this charitable work with cities is that they really are focused on "what works." https://www.statecraft.pub/p/how-to-rewire-city-hall https://www.statecraft.pub/p/how-to-rewire-city-hall"  
[X Link](https://x.com/aaron_renn/status/2022423169022427551)  2026-02-13T21:30Z 34.5K followers, [---] engagements


"Unfortunately I do think theres a good possibility states especially red ones will pass laws that make it difficult to take the keys away from unsafe aging Boomers. We need to accelerate autonomous vehicles now. Such a game changer for the elderly In the next [--] years there is going to be a massive debate as aging boomers refuse to give up their keys despite being completely incapable of driving safely. Youll see laws get passed which ban driving tests for seniors and tax credits for seniors who buy a car over [--] In the next [--] years there is going to be a massive debate as aging boomers"  
[X Link](https://x.com/aaron_renn/status/2022697489837773169)  2026-02-14T15:40Z 34.5K followers, [---] engagements


"One place this isn't true: Chicago which is one reason I think the Loop has a possible bright future as a business district. Defending the Loop as a center of commerce needs to be the #1 civic priority in Chicago. Interesting: "By moving more than [--] miles north of downtown Dallas AT&T says it will be closer to most of its workers." Probably true in many or most cities that the center of gravity for white collar workers is in favored quarter suburbs. https://t.co/09C9WLlpzi Interesting: "By moving more than [--] miles north of downtown Dallas AT&T says it will be closer to most of its workers.""  
[X Link](https://x.com/aaron_renn/status/2021661893610570163)  2026-02-11T19:05Z 34.5K followers, 71.2K engagements


"NYT: Maybe America Needs Some New Cities - It sounds a bit kooky to promise a whole city from scratch. But it has been done before and might just help solve the housing crisis. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/business/economy/america-new-cities-irvine.htmlunlocked_article_code=1.LlA.0Ylo.j13H1C8E8uWL&smid=url-share https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/business/economy/america-new-cities-irvine.htmlunlocked_article_code=1.LlA.0Ylo.j13H1C8E8uWL&smid=url-share"  
[X Link](https://x.com/aaron_renn/status/2022010809011118396)  2026-02-12T18:11Z 34.5K followers, [----] engagements


"Amazingly lean team. If I read this thread right X only has [--] engineers. @danielrakh @bengold Engineers [--] designers [---] product managers and me @danielrakh @bengold Engineers [--] designers [---] product managers and me"  
[X Link](https://x.com/aaron_renn/status/2022030818034798893)  2026-02-12T19:31Z 34.5K followers, [----] engagements


"The New York Times just raised my subscription price to a thousand dollars a year. Time to downgrade methinks. Thats highway robbery"  
[X Link](https://x.com/aaron_renn/status/2022671304714039433)  2026-02-14T13:56Z 34.5K followers, [----] engagements

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