When people ask me why I need a gravel bike with 48s to ride the roads in Indianapolis...

"What Mother Nature does is rigorous until proven otherwise; what humans and science do is flawed until proven otherwise." -Nassim Nicholas Taleb

I was on a bike ride yesterday while listening to the American Compass podcast with Oren Cass and Mark DiPlacido when I was triggered by their use of 'comparative advantage' which I *learned* in both undergrad and grad school. How many countries do we trade with where their (not

Love this. At Barbell Logic Online Coaching we're developing AI-powered physical readiness solutions for the DoD through multiple SBIR contracts (4 awarded thus far). We’re putting physical fitness solutions in service members’ pockets.   #militaryfitness #readiness #SBIR #DoD

My late dad had no idea who Marcus Aurelius was but said something similar. “Son, did you give it 110% and ‘leave it all on the field’? If so, that’s all I can ever ask of you.”

"That's part of our story. We're not hiding it. We're telling the real story. We're not trying to cover anything up. We're not perfect. The steel mills aren't perfect." nwitimes.com/news/local/art…

The Claremont Institute is proud to announce the 2025 class of Lincoln Fellows, our program for public policy professionals, academics, senior journalists, authors, and media veterans who are exercising influence in key positions in national, state, and local politics. These

Congrats to fellow Hoosier Robert Ordway for being named at 2025 Lincoln Fellow at the Claremont Institute.

Talk to the first @Neuralink recipient with ALS

I’m looking forward to joining this group for over a week in California this August to discuss how the statesmanship and political thought of Lincoln should guide policymakers today.

--Throughout this story, he emphasizes that the most important thing, above all else, is developing a tolerance for risk.-- “What is your comfort with risk? Well, most people don’t want to talk about risk. If you even go back to faith, it’s all through the Bible,” Braun said.

Everyone laughed when I said the steel mills of the Calumet Region (Chicagoland) had selected a pope this past Sunday… 🤷‍♂️

I wanted to reshare this speech and give a shoutout to one of the most unique, hard scrabble school systems in the country—the place that gave me the tools to change my life. Read my latest on Substack here: open.substack.com/pub/robertordw…

Not quite gravel Nassim Nicholas Taleb but living next to the world’s first billion dollar corporation U. S. Steel and waking up to a view of Chicago is 💯. #SandandSteel #GaryIndiana #home

I tell you what, Claremont Institute does not play around with the Lincoln Fellowship. 36lbs of books to read before July 31. Might need to appeal to Ryan P. Williams for another book shelf!

For those tracking the CFIUS decision today regarding the acquisition of U. S. Steel by Nippon, here’s a clip from JD Vance’s memoir on the Japanese (AK steel) buying ARMCO in Middletown, OH. ClevelandCliffs bought the mill in 2020 along with the assets from ArcelorMittal in my homeland