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Rebel Gardeners Wage Veggie War

In Buenos Aires guerrilla gardeners scatter seed bombs throughout the city.
Mark T. Mitchell
February 8, 2011

For Craft and Country: Richard Wakefield’s Eminent Domain

Richard Wakefield’s book of poems takes its place as one more important and hard-won advance in the restoration of good poetry to our culture.

God, Philosophy, Universities

Review of MacIntyre's book.
Jeff Polet
January 29, 2011

Kindle Outsells Paperbacks

Does the Kindle change the way we read so that what we read is in the process changed?
Mark T. Mitchell
January 28, 2011

Sex and the Nanny State

We are paying for the sexual revolution in more ways than one.
Jeff Polet
January 20, 2011

Global Citizens of the World: Fly!

How to feel good about yourself on $50,000 a day.
Jeff Polet
January 17, 2011

Libertarians and Others Talking about Traditionalism

An argument about tradition commences.
January 11, 2011

Two Columns Worth Reading

Two columns - by Brooks and Cohen - provoke reflection upon the nature of our civic crisis.
Patrick Deneen
January 5, 2011

Stegall Accepts Position in Brownback Administration

Caleb Stegall is set to become general councel for Governor Brownback when he takes office on January 10. Here is the announcement. No doubt his new responsibilities will leave less time…
Mark T. Mitchell
December 30, 2010

The Kodachrome Era Ends, Right Here in Kansas

Mama, they took my Kodachrome away.
December 30, 2010

Porchers vs. Tea Partiers?

ISI sponsors an on-line discussion on the limits of liberty.
Mark T. Mitchell
December 26, 2010

Localism and Globalism Again (and a Note)

What kind of conservative takes a dim view of his country’s established institutions, feels something less than at home with its way of life as it actually lives it, and…
December 7, 2010

More Hell, Less Corn

Caleb Stegall is a real person from a real place, a Kansas patriot and a helluva good writer. His presence enriches, enlivens, and even ennobles the front porch. I very…
December 6, 2010

Dirty Hands

Jesse Straight reads Wendell Berry and Joel Saletin in college and now raises chickens. Listen to the story when an NPR reporter helps him at the slaughter.
Patrick Deneen
December 4, 2010

Of Sheeple and Banksters

Meanwhile in America, the sheeple remain content with, or blind to, their role as sheep to be slaughtered to feed the rich.
Mark T. Mitchell
December 3, 2010

Waiting for Superman, and a Real Conversation

The film describes a good education as one which prepares students for the high-tech jobs available in 21st Century America. A few union supporters have objected that the purpose of…
November 29, 2010

Sarah Palin’s Alaska

Last time, Palin wasn't the point. This time, she is.
November 29, 2010

Whatever Happened to Community in Childcare?

What says more about our culture than who we entrust our children to?
November 24, 2010

Alasdair MacIntyre and the Financial Crisis

Teaching ethics to traders is as pointless as reading Aristotle to your dog.
Mark T. Mitchell
November 22, 2010

The TSA and the Abuse Power

How much is enough?
Mark T. Mitchell
November 20, 2010

Humanity and Honor, Culture and Clarity

Sometimes when you sit in the pew you get the feeling that the preacher is talking to you. Of course, this impression is magnified when the preacher loudly calls your…

Further Clarity

Is the Porch anti-American?
November 18, 2010

Person of the year?

I don't look to any of the MSM for enlightenment, but you can find curious cultural touchstones from Time to time, the former of which has released its list of…
Jeff Polet
November 15, 2010