David Lapp Amber Lapp Commonplace I read it. Really, really good. I hold out hope for the lost men of middle America.

“There is a privacy that protects what is good and honours what is sacred, and there is a privacy that excludes some in order to ensure maximum pleasure and comfort for oneself.” Amber Lapp on a child’s vision of place and privacy. bit.ly/4crgV8E

“It’s disorienting sometimes, living in a place where contentment and sorrow are neighbours, where the spectrum of human experience can be seen on any given day on different porches of the same street.” Amber Lapp on privacy and belonging. bit.ly/3FRdgEG

Plus, this week's must-reads from around the we b, from Helen Joyce, Stephanie H. Murray, Freya India, Mary Harrington, Amber Lapp, Nathanael Blake, Emily Hancock, Faith Hill, & Gabriela García Escobar fairerdisputations.org/the-week-44202…

Thanks, Oren Cass and American Compass for having me on the podcast last week.

“Is there a populism of solidarity? A populism that is not polarizing but pluralistic—that brings people together across divides instead of further dividing?” Amber Lapp travelled to Spruce Pine, North Carolina, to find out. bit.ly/48dlLX4

From Amber Lapp comes a beautifully written article on a populism of solidarity, informed by time spent in Appalachia, where churches are filling the void of cultural disintegration. comment.org/a-populism-of-…

What an honor it was to be part of this "Constituents Conversation on Immigration" with my Congressman, Congressman Greg Landsman, and a small group of red and blue constituents sharing points of agreement on immigration.

An honor to contribute to this, drawing on interviews with young adults. "In a society where commitments are fragile and mutual trust is scarce, prioritizing yourself can seem like a way to protect yourself." And yet, the desire for love is there. Guglielmo Gallone L'Osservatore Romano USA

Amber Lapp writing for The Institute for Family Studies about the lack of trust between men and women, and how it intersects with marriage. Valuable insights into a real and growing problem. ifstudies.org/blog/can-marri…

Been thinking lately about how the polarization between men and women is underneath a lot of other polarizations. ifstudies.org/blog/can-marri… The Institute for Family Studies

There is no question Amber Lapp deserves a much bigger following for her empathetic and insightful writing on the plight of working-class Americans, starting with her latest on the divide between the sexes. She's asking all the right questions: ifstudies.org/blog/can-marri…

A good read from my friend Scott about the structural forces behind the rise of digital escapism--as he saw it happen in his hometown of Terre Haute, Indiana. Comment comment.org/gaming-the-sys…

Must-read profile of Trump voters in Ohio and their conflicted views on immigration, by Amber Lapp: How to Lose Immigration Voters in 10 Months Commonplace commonplace.org/p/amber-lapp-h…

This is a great piece by my friend Amber Lapp, based on interviews with working class voters in Ohio. Highly recommended.

“If they really wanted to do anything about it, why wouldn’t they punish the people that are employing them?” Great story by Amber Lapp about immigration politics among the working class in Ohio: commonplace.org/p/amber-lapp-h…

I'm looking forward to this!

In which I recommend essays by Tyler Austin Harper, Ryan Zickgraf, Hayden Nesbit, Matthew J. Milliner, Amber Lapp, Nick Clairmont, and others.

Around the Web w/ David Brooks, Terence Sweeney, Michael Sean Winters, Amber Lapp, Ross Douthat, Jordan Denari Duffner, David Wallace-Wells, Christina Caron, Orion Donovan Smith millennialjournal.com/2026/02/20/aro…