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 Way Economists Think

Mark T. Mitchell - February 13, 2010

Does the goal of maximum economic efficiency undermine other more important goods?

Palin’s Pride

Mark T. Mitchell - February 8, 2010

Can national pride create national blind spots?

Disaster and Power

Mark T. Mitchell - February 4, 2010

Natural disasters and security threats seem to beg for a response that is massive, coordinated, and centralized. If so, how can the consolidation of state power be tempered and the principles of localism advanced?

Tea Party?

Mark T. Mitchell - February 3, 2010

The future of the Tea Party is uncertain, but there are interesting possibilities.

Congress Go Home?

Mark T. Mitchell - January 27, 2010

A stay-at-home congress may serve constituents better.

Schizophrenic Conservatives

Mark T. Mitchell - January 4, 2010

Kearneysville, WV. The health care bill has passed the Senate, but it is yet to be seen if the House and the Senate can...

Home by Marilynne Robinson

Mark T. Mitchell - December 28, 2009

Kearneysville, WV. One thing I enjoy about the Christmas break is the chance to sit back and read a novel. For some months I...

Fat Nation

Mark T. Mitchell - December 18, 2009

Kearneysville, WV. Tis the season to be jolly. And the jolliest fellow of all is that rotund elf in the red suit. He’s...

Words, Meaning, and Power

Mark T. Mitchell - December 1, 2009

Kearneysville, WV. The publication of Sarah Palin’s autobiography, Going Rogue, provides an opportunity to discuss contemporary political rhetoric, especially the use of certain...

Three Political Principles

Mark T. Mitchell - November 18, 2009

Kearneysville, WV. This is a crucial moment in our nation’s history. People of all political stripes recognize that something is deeply amiss. Obama ran...

Make-Weight in the Making

Mark T. Mitchell - November 16, 2009

Rod Dreher calls attention to The New York Times which has a piece describing a coalition of religious leaders who are pledging to defy...

Same-Sex Marriage, Abortion, and the Limits of Localism

Mark T. Mitchell - November 9, 2009

Kearneysville, WV. Last week I published a piece suggesting ten positions that might serve to constitute a platform for those who are disillusioned by...