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Front Porch Republic friend Thomas Gahr has just published Box-Shaped Heart (clever title), a novel based on an infamous instance of cuckoldry in 1880s Batavia, New York, involving factory owner…

This year's conference will be held on September 20-21  on the campus of Pomona College in Claremont, CA. We will begin on the evening of Friday the 20th with a…

Ah, flowery June, when brooks send up a cheerful tune. The Muckdogs won their home opener last night before the largest Opening Day crowd in years. The sun has chased…

The Washington Times has a piece by Ryan James Girdusky suggesting that traditionalist conservatives have something to learn from hipsters. And vice versa. Traditionalist conservatives should emulate hipsters. In many…

The New Republic has a cover story on Rand Paul. The author takes it upon herself to 1) show how quickly Paul is becoming a major player with real White…

Is there such thing as a private email? Are there limits to what the government can access? From The Washington Post: The National Security Agency and the FBI are tapping…

Community isn't easy: In college I took political theory classes that routinely covered the subject of community. The classes even emphasized our era’s tragic shortage of intergenerational concern. It makes…

TAC has a review by Sale that champions nullification and (perhaps) secession. Nullification acts have been introduced in state legislatures all across the country, particularly in the last few months:…

Here's an article that makes a good case for spending your money close to home. An excerpt: At the most basic level, when you buy local more money stays in…

Walmart is attempting to capitalize on the interest in fresh, local produce. Will their 100% no questions money back guarantee put them at the head of the new local food…

...and for John Updike's play Buchanan Dying.

I am interviewed about the movie Copperhead by the excellent Gerald Russello in The University Bookman.  

Why is Louisville's unique Farm to Table program not being copied in other cities?  Here's a national story you can pass along to your mayor, about Louisville's matchmaker for food,…

The Academy of Philosophy and Letters will have its annual conference in Baltimore on June 7-9 on the theme "Cheerfulness Keeps Breaking In: Light in the Darkness." Sharp readers will…

A book I've co-edited with Michael Federici and Richard Gamble has just been published. It's titled The Culture of Immodesty in American Life and Politics: The Modest Republic. Here's the description…

FPR's Third Annual Conference is shaping up to be a fantastic event. It will be held at Pomona College on September 20-21.  The conference will kick off on Friday evening,…

Find out why here (thanks John Fea).

The best thing to come out of Hollywood since....   well, maybe ever:  Ron Swanson's Man Rules. It's hard to pick a favorite, but #5 - "Grind it Out" - is…

When things go wrong we generally ask "What can we do to keep that from happening again"? It's a normal human reaction, but a prideful one. Those of us who…

Here's a rather satisfying screed on the baleful effects of Twitter. A taste: If you haven’t gathered by now, I’m not a Twitter fan. In fact, I outright despise the…

Daniel Hannan (Member of the European Parliament for South-East England) sees the beginning of a localist revolution. We've still got a very long way to go, of course. But give…

[Cross-posted to In Medias Res] That's a terrible title for this post, I know. But hopefully it'll make sense, if you actually make it to the end. First of all,…

Philanthropy Daily has an interesting piece arguing that "philanthropy is at its best when it leverages local resources." See how this works in one California county.

[Cross-posted to In Medias Res] Well, this is rather fascinating: here we have a video of the Austrian businessman Peter Brabeck-Letmathe, who from 1997 until 2008 was CEO of Nestlé…