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

Save Detroit. Start a Farm.

Mark T. Mitchell - November 3, 2009

Detroit is a mess. The auto industry is collapsing. Crime is rampant. Anyone who could get out has left. Buildings are vacant. Large tracts...

Third Party?

Mark T. Mitchell - November 2, 2009

Kearneysville, WV. The race for New York’s 23rd Congressional District’s open seat has garnered national attention. The Democratic candidate, Bill Owens, is currently running...

Obama v. Fox News

Mark T. Mitchell - October 22, 2009

Kearneysville, WV. It’s official. The Obama White House has declared that Fox News presents a slanted view of the news, one congenial to the...

Liberal Education, Stewardship, and the Cosmopolitan Temptation

Mark T. Mitchell - October 6, 2009

Kearneysville, WV. When speaking of the proper care for the natural world, the word that best describes our efforts is stewardship. Stewards are care-takers....

Does Red Toryism Have an American Future?

Mark T. Mitchell - October 5, 2009

Stephen MacLean thinks the answer is yes. Is he right? At the very least, would the movement need another name? As our economic future...

Table Games and the Politics of Corruption

Mark T. Mitchell - September 30, 2009

Jefferson County, WV. In December my county will hold a referendum to decide whether or not table games will be permitted at the...

A Lost Job and a New Life

Mark T. Mitchell - September 23, 2009

Kearneysville, WV. At 10:00pm on New Year’s Eve 2008, just as his shift was ending, Patrick McCarron was asked to turn in his badge...

The Rebirth of Conservatism

Mark T. Mitchell - September 15, 2009

Kearneysville, WV. Barack Obama was swept into office as a firm and unmistakable repudiation of George W. Bush. After enduring the longest war in...

Thrifty Americans Threaten Recovery

Mark T. Mitchell - August 24, 2009

Kearneysville, WV. Things are looking up. According to the “experts” the global economy appears to be stabilizing. For what it's worth, the use of...

Was Reagan Conservative?

Mark T. Mitchell - August 17, 2009

If you listen to mainstream "conservatives" in America today, the poster-boy for the movement is, of course, Ronald Reagan. "We need a new Reagan...

Without Borders, Ltd.

Mark T. Mitchell - August 11, 2009

Kearneysville, WV. Question: what do these two books have in common? A Garfield the Cat book and My Horizontal Life: A Collection of One...

Who is Phillip Blond?

Mark T. Mitchell - August 6, 2009

Here is an interview from The Guardian. Blond has the ear of David Cameron, calls himself a Red Tory, and is launching a new...