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Third Shakerism
Jun 04, 2025

Third Shakerism

The work of memory, the meaning of conservatism, and why conservatism isn't the enemy of progress

Bear Smith
Bear Smith
PersonalPersonal
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Am I a Leftist Now?
May 21, 2025

Am I a Leftist Now?

What even is a conservative these days, anyway?

Bear Smith
Bear Smith
Politics & GovernmentPolitics & Government
100 Days that Broke Us
May 01, 2025

100 Days that Broke Us

What happened, what changed, and what is never going back to normal

Bear Smith
Bear Smith
Politics & GovernmentPolitics & Government
When the Best Campaign Strategy is to Just Shut Up
Apr 02, 2025

When the Best Campaign Strategy is to Just Shut Up

Lessons from Wisconsin and Florida, and a warning of why it's not enough

Bear Smith
Bear Smith
Politics & GovernmentPolitics & Government
26 Things I Know About the Signalgate SNAFU
Mar 26, 2025

26 Things I Know About the Signalgate SNAFU

An accounting of the hubris, hypocrisy, and media spin that has compromised our national security.

Bear Smith
Bear Smith
PsychologyPsychology
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When "Free Thinkers" Are Neither
Mar 20, 2025

When "Free Thinkers" Are Neither

When heterodox thinkers embrace a new orthodoxy, who is left to do the hard work?

Bear Smith
Bear Smith
Politics & GovernmentPolitics & Government
When The Wheels Fall Off
Mar 13, 2025

When The Wheels Fall Off

What happens to a company, a party, a country in crisis?

Bear Smith
Bear Smith
PsychologyPsychology
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The Cop-Out
Feb 27, 2025

The Cop-Out

"Malicious compliance" is an attempt to excuse bad policy

Bear Smith
Bear Smith
Politics & GovernmentPolitics & Government
Words Matter.
Feb 20, 2025

Words Matter.

Bear Smith
Bear Smith
Politics & GovernmentPolitics & Government
Conspicuous Silence
Jan 30, 2025

Conspicuous Silence

What used to matter suddenly doesn't matter at all anymore

Bear Smith
Bear Smith
FaithFaith
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The New Monarchy
Jan 23, 2025

The New Monarchy

Something strange is happening in Washington, and it doesn't bode well for our future

Bear Smith
Bear Smith
Tech & ProductivityTech & Productivity
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The CCP is Not Your Friend
Jan 16, 2025

The CCP is Not Your Friend

What happens when a generation forgets who the villains are?

Bear Smith
Bear Smith
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