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George Herbert, Simone Weil, and Front Porches

“What a Famous Poet Can Teach Rural Pastors.” Stephen Witmer looks at George Herbert’s classic and asks, “what if we were to read Country Parson for...

Homesickness, Landscape of Despair, and Mass Barbecue

“Wayfaring in America.” Brian Smith reviews The American Road Trip and American Political Thought, by Susan McWilliams Barndt—a book that reflects on what Americans’ fondness...

Support Local Culture: A Journal of the Front Porch Republic

The Front Porch Republic is launching a print journal! We've set up a GoFundMe campaign to help support this project. Please consider contributing to...

“Be Happy!”–Thanks for an Excellent Gathering

Thanks to all who came to Louisville this weekend for our annual conference. We had about 300 people join us for the day, making...

Berry’s Dissent, Procreation, and Rotten STEM

“A Shared Place: Wendell Berry’s Lifelong Dissent.” Jedediah Britton-Purdy writes a long and thoughtful review of Berry’s essays and body of thought. He avoids...

Holy Warriors, Brain Gain, and Children and Climate Change

Several people have written reflections on last week’s conference. If you weren’t able to make it, you can read what Russell Arben Fox and Scott Richert made of...

Ellul, Land of Hope, and Opting Out

“Book Review: The Household and the War for the Cosmos by C. R. Wiley.” Jake Meador reviews The Household and the War for the Cosmos by C. R....

Wendell Berry Conference Videos

Video recordings from our 2019 conference on the legacy of Wendell Berry are now online. We hope those of you who weren't able to...

GMOs, Bad Ag Secretaries, and Economic Growth

“The Case Against GMOs: Cautionary Tales From Uganda.” With biting wit, Mary Serumaga argues that legislation to introduce GMOs to Uganda is being driven...

Friends, Cattle Markets, and a Luddite Revolution

Plough Quarterly: Vocation. The new issue of Plough has several good pieces on the meaning and value of work. One of my favorites is the interview with...