At Least His Priorities Are in the Right Place
From The Telegraph:
Jeremy Corbyn, the Labour leader, attended a meeting of his local allotment association on Sunday despite the resignation of most of his...
So Long, Leonard Cohen
One of the pleasures of living near the Canadian border is Canuck radio, which due to local content regulations (the good protectionism) plays a...
New Book on Wendell Berry and Higher Ed
Front Porchers Jeff Bilbro and Jack Baker---the two JBs of Spring Arbor University---have just brought out Wendell Berry and Higher Education: Cultivating Virtues of...
Elites, Content Collapse, and Amish Outhouses
“Saving Democracy From the Managerial Elite.” Michael Lind has a new book coming out about the new class war (look for FPR’s review on...
Convenience, Digitized Childhood, Hunters, and more
“Make Communities Great Again.” James Bruce argues the federal government should adopt policies that would strengthen local communities.
“The Tyranny of Convenience.” Tim Wu writes...
Tanya Berry, Bitcoin, Technology, and more
“Staying Human: The Tech Issue.” Plough Quarterly has a new issue on technology with several thoughtful essays. My favorite is Susannah Black’s profile of...
Loneliness, Rural College Students, and More
It's been a busy first week on the remodeled porch, and we have an excellent lineup of new essays coming next week. For now,...
Technological Failures, New Localism, and More
Each week, I’ll try to post links to recent essays and stories that might interest Porchers. If you have additional essays to recommend, please...
Good News and Bad News
As always, the Lord giveth, and the Lord taketh away.
On the good side of the ledger, the facts seem incontrovertible: more and more people...
Wendell Berry Interview, Life after Liberalism, and More
“The Agrarian Life with Wendell Berry.” Bryan Wood and Mike Kline from Back to the Roots Podcast conduct a long interview with Wendell Berry....