A Politics of Presence
When we stop trying to be everywhere at once, we have enough time for the meaningful things.
The Wonderfully (if Perhaps Insufficiently) Radical Bill McKibben
I've been a fan of Bill McKibben's writings for close to 30 years. That doesn't mean I've agreed with, or even enjoyed,...
The Case for Confucianism in America: How an Ancient Chinese Philosophical Tradition...
In such times, a centripetal lurch is what we desperately need.
Regional Universities Educate for Merit—It’s too Bad Our Elites Just Want...
The Varsity Blues parents didn’t really care if their children learned anything; they were concerned that they got their ticket to success stamped by the right institution.
Bringing Wendell Berry (and Business) to Sterling
A week ago I was able to organize a small group of friends to attend a fine, relatively intimate event at Sterling College, a...
A Case for Shame
In Canto XXX of the Inferno, Dante becomes fascinated with an argument between Sinon the Greek and Master Adamo, both of them condemned for...
Taxes from the Porch
Local communities, not the federal government, should hold the true authority over one’s life, especially in matters of taxation.
The Leased of These
Earlier this year, headlines indicated that an unprecedented number of Americans are more than 90 days behind on their car loan payments. Nearly all economists...
Confucius–A Man for All Seasons
Confucius deserves a place of honor on the Front Porch because he was History’s keenest observer of the traditions and rituals that make life...
Wanderlust Keeps us From Leading Meaningful Lives: Ralph Waldo Emerson and...
The soul is no traveller; the wise man stays at home, and when his necessities, his duties, on any occasion call him from his...