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

Engagement vs. Efficiency

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The Atlantic has a piece describing how the standards of the machine have wrongly been applied to human performances. It's time to rethink productivity. More...

FPR Fall Conference: Save the Date!

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This year's conference will be held on September 20-21  on the campus of Pomona College in Claremont, CA. We will begin on the evening...

Hipster Communities, Traditionalists, and the Place of Faith

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The Washington Times has a piece by Ryan James Girdusky suggesting that traditionalist conservatives have something to learn from hipsters. And vice versa. Traditionalist conservatives...

Rand Paul in The New Republic

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The New Republic has a cover story on Rand Paul. The author takes it upon herself to 1) show how quickly Paul is becoming...

Privacy? What Privacy?

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Is there such thing as a private email? Are there limits to what the government can access? From The Washington Post: The National Security Agency...

The Cost of Community

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Community isn't easy: In college I took political theory classes that routinely covered the subject of community. The classes even emphasized our era’s tragic shortage...

Kirkpatrick Sale on Nullification

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TAC has a review by Sale that champions nullification and (perhaps) secession. Nullification acts have been introduced in state legislatures all across the country, particularly...

Some Good Reasons to Buy Local

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Here's an article that makes a good case for spending your money close to home. An excerpt: At the most basic level, when you buy...

Walmart Produce: Local and Sustainable?

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Walmart is attempting to capitalize on the interest in fresh, local produce. Will their 100% no questions money back guarantee put them at the...

The Localist and the Big Box Store

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Hidden Springs Lane. Should a localist shop at Home Depot? Or Walmart? The question, as I’ve stated it, should taste slightly off, like milk...

The Limits of Place

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Hidden Springs, VA. Recently Ross Douthat commented on Rod Dreher’s new book in a column devoted to the rising incidence of suicide and the...

The Modest Republic: Just Published

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A book I've co-edited with Michael Federici and Richard Gamble has just been published. It's titled The Culture of Immodesty in American Life and...
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