Lookin’ Out My Back Door; Or Sounds From Boo Radley’s Porch
BURNED-OVER DISTRICT, NY---Caleb has proposed this beautiful rendition of “Our Town” by Iris DeMent as the Front Porch theme song.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FikZwgj89HI
(Anyone not moved by it...
What’s in a Name?
Holland, MI. I live in the only part of the country where the “V” section is the largest part of the phone book. When...
The Red Tories and the Civic State
Phillip Blond
Irving, TX. It has been sometime since I have called myself a “conservative.” It is not that any of my opinions have changed,...
Family Matters
Kearneysville, WV. The debate, such as it is, between liberals and conservatives frequently centers on issues pertaining to that oldest of institutions, the family. ...
Buddhist Economics: The Eight-Fold Path
Cold Spring, N.Y. In order to get people thinking rightly about economists, Fritz Schumacher used to tell the story of an architect, a priest,...
Nomen est Omen
Henry County, Kentucky. If your name is your fate, what does the future hold for Rylynn Shikaela Novaleigh?
There she is in the paper, age...
Cleanup in Pew 16
I have just returned from two weeks in England, were I was more or less out of touch with the internet. The occasion was...
Hospitality and the Hopis: Piki
Cincinnati, OH. My oldest son manages a pool for the city recreation department while he’s home from college. It’s a summer job that should...
If Cooking Slowly and Growing Organically are In, Why Is Rural...
Any self-respecting Christian should come down a few rungs on his ladder of self-esteem after reading Wendell Berry on the all-too-common view of organized...
Turn On, Tune In, Watch TV
Claremont, CA. I am not ashamed to admit it: I like television. I think television is important. I think television is worth watching.
Oh, I...