Michael Rowe 🏴

I am honored to be presenting at the annual conference of the American Society of Preventive Oncology in Chicago. The Emergency Patient Support Network currently operates in two cities (Philadelphia and Camden NJ), and the program is receiving national attention.  We anticipate @LegacyOfHopePHL expanding to several other cities in the next year. Today information on @LegacyOfHopePHL's Emergency Patient Support Network was well received at a Roundtable discussion on Food Insecurity and Cancer Outcomes.  Tomorrow I'll have the opportunity to present during the Best of ASPO:  Social Determinants of Health. We're grateful to share the unique work that Legacy of Hope is doing in Philadelphia and proud to be a part of the important research in collaboration with the team at @KimmelCancerCtr and @TJUHospital.

Can't believe she wrote this 70 years ago

You don't hate capitalism, you hate corporatism. You look at bailouts, subsidies, and firms that get rich through political access instead of honest competition, and you are right to feel disgusted. Capitalism lives or dies by voluntary exchange, by serving people well enough that they choose you over someone else. Corporatism works by fusing business with the state so failure gets cushioned, rivals get fenced out, and consumers get trapped. In one arrangement, profit follows value. In the other, profit follows influence.

Andrew Yang: Congress has a 15% approval rating, yet 94% of members get re-elected “What if 85% of your customers were unhappy but you changed absolutely nothing? That's how American politics feels to the vast majority of Americans”

"Most people self-limit their ability to learn. It’s pretty straightforward—just read books and talk to people." -- @elonmusk

Pretty much the only time the two parties in Washington come together is to screw the American people.

It was an honor to hang out with Jensen Huang, CEO of @nvidia, and do a long-form podcast with him. Really fun & fascinating technical deep-dive conversation on & off the mic. One of the most brilliant & thoughtful human beings I've ever met. NVIDIA is the most valuable company in the world by market cap and is the engine powering the AI revolution. Podcast probably out tomorrow (Monday) unless I get stuck in too many interesting conversations while running around in SF ;-) PS: I haven't checked my messages in days. Sorry for slow replies 🙏 Trying to stay deeply focused at in overwhelmingly intense time & barely hanging on. Love you all ❤️

This is insanity Judges are complicit in the murder of innocent people by repeat criminals It’s not like they don’t know these facts. 60% of violent criminals released from prison return to prison with a new conviction within just a few years Hold the judges accountable

This guy meets an 88-year-old that is still working and learns he lost his pension after retiring from General Motors, his wife passed away, and he’s also $200k+ in medical debt. He launches a GoFundMe that raises $1.7 million. This story is insane.

If Biden or Kamala had won, and started a serious war with Iran, and asked Congress for $200 billion in the first 3 weeks, every single MAGA influencer would be calling them warmongers and demanding impeachment. Neocons would be happy, but the MAGA influencers would be enraged.

🔥🚨BREAKING: Aftoman was spotted celebrating his historic win against Ohio police. The beloved rapper was outside Adams County courthouse after winning unanimously in his defamation trial and successfully defended his First Amendment rights. Afroman wins in unanimous fashion, defending his First Amendment rights against the Adams County Sheriff's Department.

Gary Plauché is a father who understood his duty to his children No matter what This is why we celebrate Gary Plauché Day

JUST IN: Afroman drops a banger before the lawsuit against him goes to court Monday in Adams County, Ohio. Afroman just released “Batteram Hymns of the Police Whistle Blower” a day before the lawsuit heads to court. Adams County sheriffs are suing Joseph Foreman for defamation, invasion of privacy, and intentional infliction of emotional distress for featuring them in his music videos from the night they raided and vandalized his house and allegedly stole $400. In the new song and video, he calls the deputies out by name, packed with videos photos from the raid and some AI to make it comical. Pretty ballsy.

A lot of people have been asking if this can be done for their dogs and for people. I'm speaking with everyone involved to see what is possible here. If you would like to be involved, please complete the following Google form: bit.ly/4bkaowg

This never gets old! “I is the Pharmacist.” I don’t care how many times I hear it, it cracks me up every single time. 😂

We STILL ARE NOT talking about this enough… Members of Congress are exempt from ObamaCare. Members of Congress are exempt from vaccine mandates. Members of Congress are exempt from insider trading crimes. Members of Congress are exempt from the Freedom of Information Act. Members of Congress are exempt from FISA warrantless spying. Members of Congress are exempt from term limits. Congress has always been the problem. America’s Founding Fathers must be rolling in their graves.

The Restoring the West Manifesto I spent the first part of my life living under oppression. I know what it means to be silenced, to have your freedom stolen, to watch a civilization reject the very values that make human flourishing possible. I also know what it means to be free. And I know that freedom is not inevitable — it must be defended, understood, and taught anew to every generation. The West is at risk of losing that fight. And too many people who should be leading the defense have no idea how to do so. That’s why we’re launching Restoring the West. The Crisis We Face The civilization that gave the world individual liberty, the rule of law, scientific inquiry, and human dignity is under siege — not primarily from external enemies, but from internal collapse. Many of our institutions have been captured. Too many of our universities teach students to despise their own inheritance of broad thought and discourse. Our media amplifies every grievance to leftist ideology, while ignoring threats from intolerant ideologies and forces. Our leaders lack the moral vocabulary and fortitude to defend what we’ve built. Meanwhile, illiberal ideologies — from political Islamism to postmodern identity politics — advance unchecked, demanding submission to group identity over individual conscience, censorship over free speech, and tribal loyalty over universal human rights. Classical liberals and conservatives? Too often, we’re losing. We win elections but lose the culture. We defend policies but surrender the principles. We react to provocations but fail to plant ideas that endure. We even wage wars to liberate oppressed people in other nations, yet we fail to explain—both to outsiders and to our own citizens—the moral absolutes that demand we use our power against evil, such as the death cult that served as the operating system of Iran’s Islamist regime. The West will not be restored by winning news cycles. It will be restored by winning the argument for why the West is worth preserving. Our Guiding Principles: DEFEND JUDEO-CHRISTIAN VALUES, UNAPOLOGETICALLY The features that have uniquely made our civilization a place where all can flourish are rooted in the Judeo-Christian tradition: individual liberty, equality before the law, freedom of conscience and expression, and the dignity of every human being. These values built free societies. These values are now under attack. We will defend them without apology or equivocation. FIGHT ILLIBERALISM IN ALL ITS FORMS Whether cloaked in religious orthodoxy or academic jargon, illiberalism seeks the same end: the suppression of individual freedom in service of collective control. We oppose political Islam, which seeks to impose religious law on free societies. We oppose postmodern ideologies that replace individual rights with identity hierarchies. We refuse to choose between these threats. We recognize them both as enemies of Western civilization. PLANT IDEAS THAT ENDURE This publication is not about outrage or affirmation. It's about intellectual ammunition. Every piece we publish will advance a clear argument, address serious objections, and connect to the project of civilizational renewal. We write for people who need to be persuaded, not just people who already agree. Our goal is to shape minds, change debates, and arm veterans and new generations for the work ahead. SPEAK WITH MORAL CLARITY I did not escape one form of oppression to tolerate another. I will not pretend that all cultures are equal, that all ideas are equally valid, or that we can restore the West through euphemism and evasion. Moral clarity is not extremism — it's the precondition for moral action. We will say what is true, even when the truth is uncomfortable. FIVE PILLARS, ONE MISSION Everything we publish connects to the civilizational foundations we must restore: Faith & Family - The roots of free societies Education - Where the future is won or lost Law & Liberty - Without which we are subjects, not citizens Nation & Citizenship - The framework for self-governance Media, Arts & Culture - Where values are formed or deformed These aren't talking points. These are the fronts in a war for civilization itself. SMART BREVITY, SERIOUS PURPOSE Busy people need clear arguments, not bloated essays. We respect your time by making every word count. But efficiency serves substance, not the other way around. We will never sacrifice intellectual rigor for algorithmic reach or dumb down complex arguments for easier consumption. Excellence is the standard we want restored in our civilization — it’s the standard we hold ourselves to here. Why This Matters I have seen what happens when civilizations abandon their principles. I have lived under the thuggish sandal of illiberalism. I know the price of freedom because I know what life costs without it. Too many of the institutions that once defended Western civilization have failed or been captured. The task of restoration falls to us — to those who understand what’s at stake and refuse to surrender what generations before us built and bled for. This is not pessimism. This is realism coupled with resolve. The West can be saved. But only if we’re willing to make the argument for why it deserves to be saved — and then do the work required to save it. Welcome to Restoring the West. — Ayaan Hirsi Ali

The people you admire aren’t better than you. They just kept showing up when it got boring, painful, and uncertain.

When Kobe Bryant said his insane level of confidence came from knowing he’d done all he could to prepare, it taught me that anytime I feel nervous, it meant I didn’t prepare enough.