Front Porch Republic

We do not need more thought leaders, but more thoughtful human beings.

When people are trying this hard and still end up sleeping with their children on the floor of a storage room, something has gone seriously wrong with our society.

We have long drawn a dividing line between technology and humans, imbuing one with ethical responsibility and treating the other as merely contingent— therefore, technologies are “neutral” and it’s simply how they are used that matter.

AI is a technology that eliminates process. It offers the grail without the quest.

Colby said the two men settled their dispute like men, but they looked more like buffoons than men to me.

If you have ever prayed the Lord’s prayer, then you have prayed for the soil and its earthworms—even if you didn’t intend to.

Science can only provide partial truths because it does not consider form or end.

Kids are good in a theological sense, always. Sometimes, however, their behavior is not what adults would call good.

While Thoreau was by no means a Puritan, I think that similarities regarding the human occupation and the goodness of creation are evident in both.

Chuck dreams of overcoming his allergy so he can reenter normal society. We reject the status quo because we want something better for our kids.

A team is from somewhere. Owners sell, players leave, but the place and the fans make up the fabric of the team.

Skidelsky’s expertise is on full display as he tells the story of the impact of machines on the human condition.