Feminization, Peterson Academy, Lenin
Invitation to attend my new lecture series + links and recommendations
You can now catch my conversation with Kelsi Sheren on The Kelsi Sheren Perspective podcast.
Links for Spotify and Apple Podcast.
Attend My New Lecture Series at Peterson Academy:
You are invited to be a student at my new lecture series at Peterson Academy. Phoenix, Arizona. November 5-7. The plan is for me to deliver 2 lectures per day over the course of 3 days.
If you want to attend my course and be a part of the live in-studio audience, you can apply here.
When I taught my first course at Peterson Academy back in 2023, the students really seemed to enjoy it. Here’s the trailer for that first course
Los Angeles Event:
You are invited to attend my live event with author Abigail Shrier in Los Angeles. October 16 at 6pm.
Details and registration here.
From the archives:
For Some Reason We Have Decided To Supply Young People With Endless Advice About Education and Careers, But Fail To Equip Them With Important Knowledge About Sex And Romance
The Only Reading App I Use:
I’ve been using Readwise since April of 2021.
If you follow me on Instagram or Twitter/X, you’ll know I regularly share screenshots like this from books or articles I’ve read:
These screenshots come from my Readwise app.
Readwise aggregates your reading highlights from various sources like Kindle, Apple Books, Substack, Twitter, and so on. It stores your highlights in one place, making it easier to stay on top of your reading.
Each morning, it emails me 8 random excerpts from different books I’ve read. Since 2021, that daily message has been a quiet ritual for me: fragments from books I half‑forgot are resurfaced, like my own past self giving me a tap on the shoulder.
Moreover, when I’m thinking about a particular topic, a quick search pulls up not just my notes but every highlighted Kindle passage I’ve ever saved on the topic.
Exclusive Offer for My Readers
Use this link → https://readwise.io/robkhenderson/ to try Readwise free for 60 days (double the length of the standard free trial).
I suspect, like me, you’ll wonder how you ever read without it.
Links and recommendations:
The Link Between Maternal Drug Use and Rising Infant Mortality by Emily Putnam-Hornstein and Naomi Schaefer Riley
Overcoming the Feminization of Culture by Helen Andrews
Thuggistry by
Follow me on Instagram here. The platform is less volatile and more chill than Twitter/X, so I post some spicier excerpts from my readings on my IG stories
You can follow me on TikTok here
Three interesting findings:
1. One in 5 American adults is illiterate. Fifty-four percent of adults read below a sixth-grade level. And the numbers are getting worse. (source). Relatedly, it is alarming how bad so many college-educated adults are at reading.
2. Record-high spending on pets is strongly linked to a drop in birth rates at both the county and national levels. Bonds with dogs are associated with reduced moral concern for people and may be tied to broader declines in social connection. (source).
3. Relative to Americans with a high school education, Americans with graduate degrees are twice as likely to support political violence. More education is associated with higher support for political violence. (source).
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“One in 5 American adults is illiterate. Fifty-four percent of adults read below a sixth-grade level. And the numbers are getting worse. (source). Relatedly, it is alarming how bad so many college-educated adults are at reading.”
Gut check: if half the population can’t read beyond a sixth-grade level, the crisis isn’t just academic — it’s spiritual. 📚
A culture that stops reading stops thinking deeply. When people can’t metabolize nuance, they’re forced to live off slogans and headlines — fast food for the mind. The decline of literacy is the decline of discernment, and discernment is what keeps civilization balanced between truth and chaos.
We’ve been outsourcing our attention for too long. Maybe the gut check here is: When was the last time I read something that actually stretched me — not scrolled me?