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

Frankenmeat Coming Soon

Mark T. Mitchell - August 5, 2013

Now scientists are working to create meat in a laboratory. To produce the patty, researchers will mix lab-grown beef muscle cells with salt, egg powder...

Death by Democracy

Mark T. Mitchell - August 2, 2013

George Will argues that Detriot was killed by democracy. Detroit, which boomed during World War II when industrial America was “the arsenal of democracy,” died...

Chicken Palace and Too Many Roosters

Mark T. Mitchell - July 29, 2013

Hidden Springs Lane. This spring we got chickens. In preparation for the arrival of the chicks, a coop needed to be built. Being the...

The Onion Weighs in on the Virtues of Rootedness

Mark T. Mitchell - July 25, 2013

The inimitable Onion once again shows how satire should be done. Title: "Unambitious Loser with Happy, Fulfilling Life Still Lives in Hometown." There is...

The New Warrior Cop

Mark T. Mitchell - July 25, 2013

Here's a piece in the WSJ describing the evolution of police tactics and equipment that has resulted in a blurring of lines between policeman...

Against Teaching Literature

Mark T. Mitchell - July 15, 2013

The WSJ has a piece by Lee Siegel arguing that studying literature in college is a harmful activity and the decline in students majoring...

Register Now for FPR’s Fall Conference

Mark T. Mitchell - July 13, 2013

A Human Scale Future

Mark T. Mitchell - July 12, 2013

Hidden Springs Lane. The notion of scale should be an integral part of the conversation when we consider matters of economic and political import....

Manure and Scale

Mark T. Mitchell - July 11, 2013

Surprise! Factory farming creates huge piles of manure. And these piles are difficult to keep out of the water system. An editorial from the...

Free download: Jayber Crow audiobook

Mark T. Mitchell - July 11, 2013

Click here for a free download of an audiobook version of Wendell Berry's Jayber Crow.

Hipsters and Old Chickens

Mark T. Mitchell - July 9, 2013

Here's a piece describing how some backyard chicken owners are sending their birds to the animal shelter. Despite visions of quaint coops, happy birds and...

George W. Carey: R.I.P.

Mark T. Mitchell - June 27, 2013

Long time Georgetown University political theorist (and my mentor) George Carey passed away this week. The American Conservative has just published a symposium highlighting...