Mark T. Mitchell is the co-founder of Front Porch Republic. He is the Dean of Academic Affairs at Patrick Henry College and the author of several books including Plutocratic Socialism, Power and Purity, The Limits of Liberalism, The Politics of Gratitude, and Localism in Mass Age: A Front Porch Republic Manifesto (co-editor).
Mark T. Mitchell
Articles by Mark T. Mitchell
The Homeless Modern
The disposition that characterizes the modern mind--a disposition that favors as its ideal a skeptical “view from nowhere,”--serves to undermine the very elements that make community possible.
The Financial Crisis and the Scientific Mindset
Paul J. Cella III argues that the financial crisis was the result of a modern mindset committed to rationalism and abstraction.
Miss Coach
A woman head coach of a boy's high school football team robs the players of a male role model and diminishes the bonds of male camaraderie.
Truck Farm
These two intrepid fellows are out to prove that good food can be grown almost anywhere. This creative garden suggests that growing at least some food is not so much…
Colbert on Corporate Personhood
Does the idea of corporate personhood create a strange new god before which we prostrate ourselves?
Stegall in the News
The attorney representing four of the Americans who were being held in Haiti on kidnapping charges is FPR's Caleb Stegall.
Tea Party Conspiracy
Beans, Bibles, and bullets seem to be the watchwords of some members of the Tea Party movement. Are their fears legitimate?
What the World Eats
A photographic essay depicting a week's worth of food consumed by families in various societies.
The Way Economists Think
Does the goal of maximum economic efficiency undermine other more important goods?
Disaster and Power
Natural disasters and security threats seem to beg for a response that is massive, coordinated, and centralized. If so, how can the consolidation of state power be tempered and the…
Schizophrenic Conservatives
Kearneysville, WV. The health care bill has passed the Senate, but it is yet to be seen if the House and the Senate can agree on a bill to send…
Home by Marilynne Robinson
Kearneysville, WV. One thing I enjoy about the Christmas break is the chance to sit back and read a novel. For some months I have been intending to read Home…
Fat Nation
Kearneysville, WV. Tis the season to be jolly. And the jolliest fellow of all is that rotund elf in the red suit. He’s happy. He’s spry. He binges on cookies…
Words, Meaning, and Power
Kearneysville, WV. The publication of Sarah Palin’s autobiography, Going Rogue, provides an opportunity to discuss contemporary political rhetoric, especially the use of certain words that have the effect of shutting…
Three Political Principles
Kearneysville, WV. This is a crucial moment in our nation’s history. People of all political stripes recognize that something is deeply amiss. Obama ran a successful campaign championing the idea…
Make-Weight in the Making
Rod Dreher calls attention to The New York Times which has a piece describing a coalition of religious leaders who are pledging to defy the federal government. From the NYT:…
Same-Sex Marriage, Abortion, and the Limits of Localism
Kearneysville, WV. Last week I published a piece suggesting ten positions that might serve to constitute a platform for those who are disillusioned by both major political parties and who…