The Patron Saint of Place
For several decades now, the business plan of fast-food chains has been to build restaurants with a similar design: a drive through around the...
California Splits
When a "boomer" hits the Pacific Ocean, how does he redefine starting anew? Here are some suggestions from the West Coast.
The Real Social Network
The other night I saw the end of a life well-lived. I didn’t know him; I just saw his funeral.
My bus rolled through the...
Liberty and Circuits of the Sacred
A few days ago was the first time I heard Chinese being spoken with a heavy Indian accent. Given the tenor of our times,...
Nature, Labor, and a Goat Named Alcibiades
As I cranked the lever I could watch the forest become pasture. I was using a come-along, a simple winch for tightening wire, to...
McClaughry Memoir: The Reagan Years
The following is the fourth installment of John McClaughry’s memoir, Promoting Civil Society Among the Heathen. See the previous chapter here.
7. Ronald Reagan
Now let’s backtrack...
A Semester of Teaching Sustainability
The semester has come to an end here at Friends University, and students are leaving campus for their holiday break. Right now I'm grading,...
Being Thankful for National Communities and Civil Religion, Sometimes
Amongst those Americans who believe that the civic virtues which make both popular government and a fulfilling independence possible are themselves dependent upon, to...
On Killing (Chickens)
Hidden Springs Lane. Last weekend the deed was done. Having acquired 25 chicks in the spring (they were free) it soon became clear that...
Pippin the Porcher: Front Porch Themes Take Center Stage on Broadway
“They say the neon lights are bright on Broadway.” And indeed, what they say is true. Outside of Nevada, there is no flashier street...