Agrarian Politics: Why I Care
Interest in agrarian politics can start in childhood. As feminists used to say, "The personal is political."
Monopoly House Rules
I love board games. Truth be told, I am a sucker for games of all types, but there are a number of aspects to playing...
What You Need to Know About Wilhelm Röpke
This is an entry in FPR’s One Thousand Words series. Over the next few months, perhaps longer, several dozen contributors will tell us what...
What You Need to Know About Anton Pavlovich Chekhov
This is an entry in FPR’s One Thousand Words series. Over the next few months, perhaps longer, several dozen contributors will tell us what...
No Chairlift, No Spandex, No Problem: The Rustic Virtues of X-C...
During the fall color tour, we often drive to a ski resort near my home in southwest Michigan. It’s about the only time my...
Narrating the Tradition of Liberalism’s Anti-Tradition
Criticizing the current liberal order is a popular activity. Authors such as Patrick Deneen, Rod Dreher, D.C. Schindler, Mark Lilla, Johnathan Haidt, and Jordan...
Institutional Renewal
It is hard to see a silver lining in the abuse scandal of the Catholic Church. Nevertheless, the scarring crisis has given Pope Francis...
The American Bookstore: Prologue
Some months ago I stood in a basement bookstore in suburban Maryland and pondered a relic of the 1960s, an artifact of dubious worth...
The American Bookstore: A List
Go here to read the first part of this two-part essay on the American Bookstore.
Several hours before a home game at the University of Michigan, the owner of a bookstore on...
Rock the Block
It is a cloudless July day in Connecticut—the kind of day that keeps people rooted in this place despite its long winters and high...