A Localist Revolution, Aldo Leopold’s Conservatism, and Public Intellectuals
“The Localist Revolution.” David Brooks writes in defense of localism: “We’ve tried liberalism and conservatism and now we’re trying populism. Maybe the next era...
Underland, 737 Max, and Earth Day
“What Lies Beneath: Robert Macfarlane Travels ‘Underland.’” Robert Macfarlane writes about his new book and the subterranean journeys it traces.
“Wendell Berry, Wes Jackson and...
Introduction to Cultural Debris
If you like Russell Kirk, Wendell Berry, the Inklings, the Agrarians, and the Distributists then you may like this podcast.
I will interview guests and...
Mythical Mammals, College Libraries, and David French-ism
“More Than Mildly Amusing.” I heartily second Elizabeth Bittner’s recommendation of Mr. Mehan’s Mildly Amusing Mythical Mammals; it’s a children’s book that rewards re-readings, and the...
Taylor Swift, Foreign Policy, and Flannery O’Connor
“Swift Going.” It’s hard to describe this essay by Peter Bast. But you should definitely read it: “I’m still amazed that my folks allowed...
2021 Local Porches
Last year, when we also had to cancel our fall conference due to COVID restrictions, several Porchers hosted smaller gatherings of local readers. We...
Suffering, Happiness, and Baseball
“How Tech Despair Can Set You Free.” In a rich essay on Jacques Ellul, Samuel Matlack faces the dangers of our technological society squarely...
FPR Reader Survey
As we’ve been working on projects and making plans, FPR editors and board members decided it would help us if we knew a bit...
George MacDonald, Friendship, and Michael Oakeshott
“George MacDonald: a Life of Relationships.” Radix Magazine interviewed Kirstin Jeffrey Johnson about George MacDonald and what lessons he might have for us today....
A Virtual Book Club for a Civil Economy
In this season for making resolutions, perhaps this opportunity might help those of you who want to read more books in 2021. I'm delighted...