Mark T. Mitchell

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Mark T. Mitchell is the co-founder of Front Porch Republic. He is the Dean of Academic Affairs at Patrick Henry College and the author of several books including Plutocratic Socialism, Power and Purity, The Limits of Liberalism, The Politics of Gratitude, and Localism in Mass Age: A Front Porch Republic Manifesto (co-editor).

Recent Essays

The Big Lie (From an Insider)

Mark T. Mitchell - December 28, 2011

In this essay, former Wall Street Investment Banker, Michael Thomas, expresses his frustration and disillusion with our current economic system. His credibility comes from...

Bill McKibben Predicts a Small Future

Mark T. Mitchell - December 15, 2011

We are at a turning point, according to McKibben. The era of the big and few is being replaced by a new era of...

The Euro: Crisis and Opportunity

Mark T. Mitchell - December 9, 2011

The Euro is in trouble, and the news just keeps getting worse. There is now open talk of a post-Euro Europe, and such a...

New Wendell Berry Book

Mark T. Mitchell - December 5, 2011

At long last The Humane Vision of Wendell Berry is available. This volume, published by ISI Books and co-edited by Nathan Schlueter and yours...

FPR Conference Video Is Now Available

Mark T. Mitchell - November 14, 2011

Video of the September 24, 2011 conference at Mount St. Mary's University is now up on You Tube. Search for "human scale conference" or...

American Exceptionalism or a Modest Republic?

Mark T. Mitchell - October 17, 2011

If you are planning to run for president, here’s a word of advice: you must assert regularly and with great conviction your belief in...

Jane Jacobs: A Symposium

Mark T. Mitchell - October 7, 2011

The American Conservative has published a symposium commemorating the 50th anniversary of the publication of Jane Jacobs's book The Death and Life of the...

Porchfest

Mark T. Mitchell - October 3, 2011

A neighborhood in Ithaca, NY is doing something special. It's called Porchfest. Here's a taste, but be sure to go to the story and...

On Power

Mark T. Mitchell - October 3, 2011

Every fall I teach a course called “Democracy.” One of the books we invariably read is On Power: The Natural History of its Growth...

Rod Dreher is Going Home

Mark T. Mitchell - September 29, 2011

Here's a taste: Yesterday I rented a house in the historic district of St. Francisville, my hometown. I was on the phone with Mr....

A New FPR Series

Mark T. Mitchell - September 28, 2011

We are pleased to announce that John Schwenkler has joined our merry band and has agreed to edit an on-going series titled "The View...

FPR Conference: A Fine Day in Emmitsburg

Mark T. Mitchell - September 26, 2011

For those of you who were not able to be in Emmitsburg on Saturday, you missed a wonderful day. The rain stopped sometime in...