Purcellville, VA…. Our readers will be delighted to know that Mr. Wendell Berry has been named the 41st Jefferson Lecturer in the Humanities.
The 2012 Jefferson Lecture, sponsored by the National Endowment for the Humanities, will honor Mr. Berry’s

FPR readers in Philadelphia should visit their new exhibit featuring several unusual Vincet Van Gogh nature paintings. Here is an excerpt from the New York Times:
“It examines van Gogh’s relationship to nature at its most intimate, cutting a narrow path…

Jesus without religion is like thinking without tradition.

I had previously thought that Ground Hog Day was strictly a holiday for the residents of the virtuous commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Turns out that the day is celebrated far and wide by localists of all kinds, even Canadians. But as…

Devon, PA.…  The Catholic magazine of arts and letters, Dappled Things, is no stranger to the writers of FPR, having published a debate on the free market between John Médaille and Robert T. Miller, last spring.  The most recent issue

The Atlantic offers characteristics of conservatives. How does the Porch fit in?

Today in New York City the oral arguments will be heard. You can read more here and here.

On January 31, family farmers will take part in the first phase of a court case filed to protect farmers from genetic…