Tag: Front Porch Republic
Free America, The Front Porch Republic, and America’s Decentralist Tradition
The contributors to Free America belonged to one another and to the vision of a humane society, one founded on distributed property. Just because this vision has been drowned out by the purveyors of the bigger-is-better and the latest-is-greatest doesn’t mean a decentralist vision is not worth defending and, even more so, practicing.
FPR Year in Review
It's been a busy year in the virtual pages of FPR. Exciting things have been happening in what I believe is now called "meatspace"---we...
Being Present on the Porch
I was not on board the FPR train early enough to be considered one of its engineers. I met Mark Mitchell at a conference...
And Then Begin Again With What Remains: A 10-Year FPR...
On the tenth anniversary of FPR we must admit a little sadly that we’re still relevant.
Front Porch Republic at 10
Hidden Springs Lane, VA
In the spring of 2009, when the economic crisis of the previous year was continuing to unfold, a group of academics...
The Original Front Porch
This month marks the 10th anniversary of the Front Porch Republic. To honor the occasion, we'll be running a few essays by some of...
Updating the Porch
The noise you are hearing is the furniture moving on the porch. You may have already noticed the redesigned site. Jeff Bilbro has taken...
Reviving the Conversation on the Porch
I’m honored and excited to be joining the Front Porch Republic in a more official capacity and taking over the editorial duties for this...
FPR at TAC
Gracy Olmstead attended the FPR conference in Louisville and gives this fine description of the conference and the localist ideals animating FPR.
Excerpt:
One elderly gentleman...
Irish Spring (’14 Issue)
From Notre Dame Magazine, the always excellent Jay Walljasper on the promise of the Front Porch.