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Matthew Schmitz

Matthew Schmitz is a writer and editor living in Princeton, New Jersey. He is the deputy editor of First Things and the founding managing editor of Public Discourse, an influential online journal of ethics, law and the common good. His work also appears at the League of Ordinary Gentlemen, a blog devoted to the promotion of conversational writing. He received an A.B. from Princeton University in 2008 and is a native of O’Neill, Nebraska.

Articles by Matthew Schmitz

Hadley Arkes on Free Speech

Writing at Public Discourse (of which I am the managing editor), Hadley Arkes criticizes conservatives and liberals and defends the notion that communities can define standards of speech. Balancing individual…
October 15, 2010

Arguing about the Suburbs

Are suburbs random or a product of design?
July 12, 2010

Pomo Urbanism?

Philip Bess argues that traditional forms of building are particularly suited to contemporary life.
June 8, 2010