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Click here for a free download of an audiobook version of Wendell Berry's Jayber Crow.

Here's a piece describing how some backyard chicken owners are sending their birds to the animal shelter. Despite visions of quaint coops, happy birds and cheap eggs, the growing trend…

Herewith links to three great tunes responding to America's wars: "Glad to Be Home" by Charles Smith and Jeff Cooper (a Deep Soul gem via Clark Stooksbury); "Gettysburg" by Janie…

Berwyn, PA.  Gerald Russello reflects on Russell Kirk's theory of the unwritten Constitutionone in a new essay published on the Liberty Fund's Liberty Forum.  His essay is part of a…

Baseball, poetry, Frederick Exley, death.

From Orion, my profile of Vermont filmmaker Jay Craven.

Long time Georgetown University political theorist (and my mentor) George Carey passed away this week. The American Conservative has just published a symposium highlighting his work and influence. Traditional conservatives…

Justice Scalia’s dissents in the two same-sex “marriage” cases are worth reading. The first opinion addresses the idea of judicial supremacy within the federal government—what Jefferson called “the despotism of…

The great Ray Sawhill innerviews me for Uncouth Reflections.

The Atlantic has a piece describing how the standards of the machine have wrongly been applied to human performances. It's time to rethink productivity. More output, produced faster may be…

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…