Humbled and Grateful
After 6 or so years as Editor-in-Chief at FPR, Mark Mitchell has decided to take a well-deserved rest from his labors. He has been,...
Seeing Our (Non-Cosmopolitan) Selves
Some years ago, some of the folks behind F5, an alternative weekly newspaper here in Wichita, started a different (and, as it turned out,...
What Would the Father of Nationalism Say About Scottish Independence?
On Thursday, voters in Scotland will go to the polls and either choose "Yes," meaning that they want Scotland to become an independent state,...
Something’s Fishy–But Not Very–At Dinnertime
Ingham County, MI
As darkness falls upon what a friend of mine charitably calls “Jack-Ass Acres,” and as the promise of rain comes with the...
A Quaker for Peace
From The American Conservative, my remembrance of Robert D. Stuart Jr., whose family knew oatmeal.
Trying to Be Like Them
“It is for you to try to be like them.”
Pericles’ Funeral Oration
I have to admit a problem that I’ve had with Memorial Day. I’ve...
The Gift of Spring
“Nor would the stress
Of life be bearable for tender things
Did not so long a respite come between
The cold and heat, and heaven’s indulgence grant
This...
Localist Roundup: American Exceptionalism
According to this piece, online grocery shopping is on the up and up. Meanwhile, this article describes something similar happening with book subscriptions.
This article...
Localist Roundup: Polar Vortex
As I write this, it's cold.
On the political front, this piece tells that the Senate recently propelled a unemployment benefit extension past a key...