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Louisville’s Food Broker
By Katherine Dalton | May 16
Why is Louisville’s unique Farm to Table program not being copied in other cities? Here’s a national story you can pass along to your mayor,…
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2013 Academy of Philosophy and...
By Jeffrey Polet | May 16
The Academy of Philosophy and Letters will have its annual conference in Baltimore on June 7-9 on the theme “Cheerfulness Keeps Breaking In: Light in…
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Interview about Education
By R. J. Snell | May 16
You can find a short interview about education and my new book at Coffee and Markets here.
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The Modest Republic: Just Publ...
By Mark T. Mitchell | May 14
A book I’ve co-edited with Michael Federici and Richard Gamble has just been published. It’s titled The Culture of Immodesty in American Life and Politics:…
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Dana Gioia, Bill Kauffman in P...
By Mark T. Mitchell | May 13
FPR’s Third Annual Conference is shaping up to be a fantastic event. It will be held at Pomona College on September 20-21. The conference will…
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The Bar Jester Not Only Is But...
By Darryl Hart | May 9
Find out why here (thanks John Fea).
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You have righted my wronged frustration at this white stuff. I had before been frustrated with hours of digging my Marxist Chevy out of the inches of ice, saddened by all the road accidents and flu-like symptoms. Now I know they are all the media’s tropes–as though the necessary and good things would ever be forsaken. Are not the collective breaths of life–paused and realigned for a moment–a more significant indicator of the weather’s true joy, rather than personal inconvenience?
In all seriousness-thank you, Jason, for the satire and exhortation. Thomas Merton always forces me to my humble knees.