New from FPR Books
Conservatism and the Ecological Crisis
Conservation is at the heart of conservatism. And the root of our contemporary ecological crisis is a careless, profligate mode of relating...
The Porch in Practice
In the past two years my life has changed drastically. I was laid off from one job, then let go from another....
Wanderlust Keeps us From Leading Meaningful Lives: Ralph Waldo Emerson and the Stoics
The soul is no traveller; the wise man stays at home, and when his necessities, his duties, on any occasion call him...
Fighting Demons, Liberal and Otherwise
We like to flatter ourselves that we live in extraordinary times. Every four years, for example, we are told that this presidential election...
Toward a Somewhere Suburb
In his 2017 book The Road to Somewhere: The Populist Revolt and the Future of Politics, British commentator David Goodhart seeks to understand...
From Dogs to Fur Babies–and Back Again
As Edward Abbey said, “When a man’s best friend is a dog, then that dog has a problem.”
Found: The Perfect FPR Presidential Candidate!
Over the last several years, our little band over at Solidarity Hall—myself, Susannah Black, Mark Gordon, Matt Cooper, Grace Potts, and a few...
What Urban Liberals Might Learn From Rural Rebels
Loka Ashwood, a rural sociologist at Auburn University, visited The Land Institute in...
Reading Seed Catalogs for Pleasure and Profit
Gardeners are a modest and sober breed, not much given to the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, or...
From the Archives
The Country That Banned Milk
What would we think of a government that banned milk? Would we think it over-reaching, even oppressive? Would we condemn it for rejecting a...
Agriculture vs. Agribusiness
A visit to a CAFO makes it clear that to have sustainable agriculture, you have to make sustainable the lives and livelihoods of the people who do the work.
To Hell with Earth Day; Long Live Arbor Day!
BURNED-OVER DISTRICT, NY--Once upon a time in America, schoolchildren celebrated a lovely little holiday called Arbor Day. The young scholars would sing songs about...