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"Intellectual" and "Disinterested," as we use them, are new words. I "prefer" old words: Scholar, Monk, Contemplative, Lover of Wisdom.

I am proud to say I made the list.

An argument about tradition commences.

Two columns - by Brooks and Cohen - provoke reflection upon the nature of our civic crisis.

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…

Mama, they took my Kodachrome away.

ISI sponsors an on-line discussion on the limits of liberty.

Academic leftists and conservative critics of academe are united in a fundamental proposition, says Stanley Fish. True enough, say I: education is endless and the world is a nauseating abyss.

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…

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…

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.

Meanwhile in America, the sheeple remain content with, or blind to, their role as sheep to be slaughtered to feed the rich.

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…

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

Seven poets, including your humble author, descend upon Victory Brewing Company this coming Sunday to test the compatibility of Hops and Hopkins.

What says more about our culture than who we entrust our children to?

From "Tran-sexual" Hoosier Street Vandals to the pinched daughters of Margaret Sanger and on to the Supreme Court of California, "the new sexual inversion demands recognition, even when there are…

Teaching ethics to traders is as pointless as reading Aristotle to your dog.

How much is enough?

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…

Is the Porch anti-American?

A clarifying discussion.

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…

There are still some enterprising farm kids around, making a good business out of your need to eat.