Mark T. Mitchell

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

Farmers Ditch Tractors for….Oxen?

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A New York Times piece, describes the renewed interest in animal power among some small farmers. Mind you, these are not quaint Pa Ingalls...

Pride and Prejudice and Porn

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If we are witnessing the passing of the gentlemen, there is much to lament. Perhaps it’s time for the gentleman to make a comeback.

School Bans Homemade Lunches

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Little Village Academy, a public school in Chicago, has banned sack lunches. Unless they can produce a medical excuse, all students are required to...

Why Heirloom Seeds Matter

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Does it matter what kind of seeds you plant in your garden? Here is an article explaining why heirloom seeds are the way to...

Why We Need Jane Austen or How to be a Gentleman with Examples Good and Bad

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Austen provides something for which young people—even the jaded ones—secretly long.

Wendell Berry and the New Urbanism: Agrarian Remedies, Urban Prospects

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The problem is a result of the underlying specialization—not of people but of places—for what could be more specialized than designing a town according to discrete zones designated by use?

Are You Free?

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What would Sam Adams, Patrick Henry, James Madison, and Thomas Jefferson say if they were transported to our day?

FPR Conference

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FPR, in conjunction with Mount St. Mary's University in Emmitsburg, MD, will be hosting a conference titled "Human Scale and the Human Good: ...

FPR Turns Two

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On March 2, 2009, FPR was born. We've been going for two years now and our mission remains clear: to advance human flourishing through...

A Community Does Good

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There are plenty of reasons to lament, but here is a reason to hope. A school in Texas reaches out to some unlikely opponents...

A Conference on Place

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For those in the LA area, Pepperdine University will be hosting an intriguing conference on the idea of place. The conference is titled A...

World Magazine Notes Trend Toward Localism

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Young people are questioning the upwardly mobile aspirations of their parents. Many are opting to put down roots. This is a good sign.
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