Small Farms, Big Media, and Moral Societies
“I Tried to Prove that Small Family Farms are the Future. I Couldn’t Do It.” Sarah Mock published a long, thoughtful examination of the...
A Time to Build Anew With Todd Hartch
My guest is Professor Todd Hartch of Eastern Kentucky University in Richmond. A specialist in the history of religion, particularly Latin American religion, Todd...
Cattle Ranchers, Vegetable Pickers, and Remote Workers
“Economists to Cattle Ranchers: Stop Being So Emotional About the Monopolies Devouring Your Family Businesses.” Matt Stoller argues that professional economists are stonewalling efforts...
Dirt, Words, and Xenia
“All Mod Cons.” Bill Kauffman commends the legacy of Senator Mark Hatfield: “A radical dispersal of power may lack the bellicose appeal of strident...
Mysteries
My guest is author and bookman Stuart Kells of Melbourne, Australia. Stuart and I chat about various things bookish—private presses, pulp paperbacks, typefaces, and...
Reparations, Trainings, and Forgiveness
“Land, Limits and the Scandal of Reparations.” Allan Carlson lays out the long and tragic history that has dispossessed so many American farmers---and particularly...
Local Culture 3.2
We have confirmed reports that copies of the fall issue of Local Culture are now showing up in mailboxes around the country. Depending on...
Biopolitics, Good Work, and Roots
“A Case for the Porch.” Charlie Hailey writes in praise of the porch. Many of his reflections resonate with Patrick Deneen’s early essay on...
Congress, the Filibuster, and Original Sin
“On Not Knowing Esperanto.” Peter Mommsen introduces the new issue of Plough. It’s a great introduction, and while I haven’t read the full issue...
Joseph Loconte on the Imagination of C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien
Front Porch Republic editor Jeff Bilbro sits down with Joe Loconte of The King’s College for a spirited discussion of the book-turned-film A Hobbit,...