Politics & Power

Branding Disaster

Earlier this year, after the Charlie Hebdo shootings, I reflected on the conversations that may or may not ensue from the changing of a...

The Philanthropic Revolution

West Chester, PA Jeremy’s wonderful new book illuminates a question at the heart of American philanthropy:  Can we be charitable or loving toward our fellow...

Wichita and the Dilemma of Mid-Sized Cities

There's been some depressing news here in Wichita, Kansas, of late. Not the sort of depressing news that one might typically fear to hear...

Sanders, Corbyn, and the Radical Politics of Anachronism

Last month, the Washington Examiner upbraided two Democratic contenders for the Presidency, Bernie Sanders and Martin O’Malley, for wanting to "turn back the clock."...

The Good City and the Good Citizen

Plato wasn’t the first to recognize the connection that exists between morality and community, though he was the first to give it philosophical expression....

Bernie Sanders: Front Porch Socialist?

This October, Front Porch Republic will host its annual conference in Geneseo, NY, just a short day's drive from Burlington, Vermont, the home current...

Just Another Naked King

What hath Athens to do with Main Street?  Why should an economic crisis in a small European nation shake up the world?  And can...

The Silly Season is Here Again

Elections are here, but manure-spreading is nothing new.

Harriet Tubman, in a Child’s Eye

BURNED-OVER DISTRICT, NY - I’m overjoyed that the phiz of that bastard Alexander Hamilton, the father of corporate capitalism, will be removed from the...

A Presidential Proposal Worthy of the Porch

The blogger, pundit, screenwriter, and all-around mensch Noah Millman has come up with a brilliant idea--Bernie Sanders, U.S. Senator from Vermont, and Jim Webb,...