Politics as Religion: A Brief Assay Essayed after Midnight
For sweetest things turn sourest by their deeds; / Lilies that fester smell far worse than weeds.
On Dreher’s Benedict Option, the Christians and Localists Who Can Live...
Rod Dreher and I aren't close friends, but like many Front Porch Regulars, I've been blessed with the opportunity to associate with and learn...
David Bosworth on his New Book, Conscientious Thinking: Making Sense in...
No one who cares about the condition of our culture can afford to ignore Conscientious Thinking. --Jackson Lears, editor, Raritan
From the Nut House (And Into the Nut House) the Bar...
They should be required to share a double bed and commit adultery with each other every night—twice if possible.
The Politics of the Pro-Life Movement
A few years ago I wrote something of an irenic essay on the annual, January, March for Life in Washington DC. I was in...
Our Escape to Sacred Space
Utah
Max Weber never visited the American Southwest, but few theories explain the mass tourism of the region better than his iron cage of disenchantment.
The...
After Trump #2: Getting Populism Right
Coming to grips with what the 2016 election means many things, especially for those of us who are hoping to find in Trump's victory...
After Trump #1: Getting Urbanists and Localists Together
So at the beginning of the month, when I finally got my election reflections out of my system, I concluded by re-iterating what I...
The Elector Defector
BURNED-OVER DISTRICT, NY -- As rumors of rogue electors spike the December air, I offer this piece from 2001, which is included in my...
Elections Reflections, 2016 (Part 2)
Yes, I know the election was a month ago. What can I say; I needed time to recover from getting everything entirely wrong, didn't...