When I read “Shop Class As Soulcraft,” I initially felt like a twerp. I’m the guy who was raised in the country by a father who tried to teach him how to fix a car, repair plumbing, and so forth.…
DALLAS, TX. …I am bemused, appalled, and fascinated — more or less at the same time — by the foofarah over Rush Limbaugh’s CPAC speech. His version of conservatism is popular, of course, but is not recognizable as any kind
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.…
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…
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