Articles Archive
The Left-Coast Republic
California, we are told, will have a $25 billion budget deficit over the next 20 months. However, they seem to be caught in a trap. If they were to actually…
Live Where We Are
Welcome, March! William Cullen Bryant saw through your bluster: For thou, to northern lands again, The glad and glorious sun dost bring, And thou hast joined the gentle train And…
A Community Does Good
There are plenty of reasons to lament, but here is a reason to hope. A school in Texas reaches out to some unlikely opponents and shows how a community can…
Cowboy Poetry
An actual cowboy's life was a far cry from a John Wayne Western.
A Conference on Place
For those in the LA area, Pepperdine University will be hosting an intriguing conference on the idea of place. The conference is titled A Place in the World: Geography, Identity,…
Your Justice Is My Pay Check
Tucson, AZ. Far from my native Midwest, which sometimes seems to be working out the details of its final collapse after decades of decline, and far from the equally depressing…
World Magazine Notes Trend Toward Localism
Young people are questioning the upwardly mobile aspirations of their parents. Many are opting to put down roots. This is a good sign.
A (Compromised) Localist Looks at Wisconsin
The demonstrations in support of union power in Wisconsin ought to speak powerfully to all localists, despite the complicated baggage they bring with them.
Is capitalism in need of repair or retirement?
Join in this debate between myself and Brian Domitrovic (Econoclasts) at the ISI "First Principles" blog.
Alice Springs: A Really Bad Place
Commitment to a place is an important idea. But in the face of complete social breakdown, is there any place left to salvage?
Cisco’s Hologram
Cisco is boasting that its new communications technology will change the way we engage others. Indeed, when a hologram of a man in California appears before an audience in India…
Gentlemen Don’t Wrestle With Ladies
Kearneysville, WV. Edmund Burke lamented that the age of chivalry has passed. He was, of course, commenting on the attempted eradication of all social distinctions by the revolutionaries in France.…
The Right Profile
My lunch with Bill Clune is served at the American Conservative: http://www.amconmag.com/blog/meet-the-marlboro-man/.
Why We’re Gaga for Gaga
For all the unpredictability of her outfits, there is one thing that has been quite predictable about her work: Gaga’s constant equation of love with violence and humiliation.
Is Western Civilization Un-American?
Thoughts on the "Andrew Jackson versus Mr. Peanut" debate.
Obesity Rates Double. Let’s Ban Transfat.
If we continue reaching for the Twinkie, we shouldn't be surprised to find a government bureaucrat on the other end.
T.S. Eliot Week
My Eliot week, I should say. All Readers of good will are welcome to join in the talk fest.
New Academic Journal and Call for Papers: ANAMNESIS, A Journal for the Study of Tradition, Place, and ‘Things Divine.’
This new academic journal will address many themes central to the interest of porchers.
Politics Reformed
A review of a fine book by Glenn Moots which opens the door to rethinking about America theologically.
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.
