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

The Greatest Nation on Earth?

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You'll never guess what nation David B. Hart thinks qualifies for this title.

A Season of Gluttony

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Is the meaning of a feast forfeited when the fast is no longer observed?

Rev. Jones and the Bonfire of his Vanity

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Can modern Islam countenance freedom of religion and expression? This is one of the great questions of our time.

FPR in the Flesh

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We hope to connect FPR readers with one another (and with some of our authors) sans pixels or gigabytes.

Do You Know Where Your Eggs Come From?

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The options: A decentralized food system or a centralized regulatory system backed by the power of the state.

A River Runs Through Me

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Do you ever long for the place of your childhood? Does it still exist?

Medaille’s New Book is Now Available

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Toward a Truly Free Market: A Distributist Perspective on the Role of Government, Taxes, Health Care, Deficits, and More

The Games They Play

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This year the House has come together to support national pollinator week, national dairy month, and national train day.

The End of Courtship

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Today, there are no socially prescribed forms of conduct that help guide young men and women in the direction of matrimony.

Hopeful Ads?

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Could it be that there is a growing awareness that work--labor that actually results in something of value--and honesty are virtues worth preserving?

Swimming with Sharks

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Today many Americans seem smitten with the notion that Washington holds the answer to the many dangers circling in the water.

Jayber the Robin

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Jayber seemed like a good name for this bald, homeless bird.
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