Do Not Be Afraid
As the headlines and the world spin madly out of control, let us remember not to be afraid. Jody ByrkettJody…
Wendell Berry
The Poet Who Writes with At Least Three Body Parts
“Language is the most intimately physical of all the artistic means.”
How to Travel with a Sense of Place
Aim for what C.S. Lewis called “quiddity” instead of Comfort Inns. Liz HorstLiz Horst studied music and English literature at…
The Un-Fragmented Life
Four suggestions for how to escape the brave new world. Liz HorstLiz Horst studied music and English literature at Grove…
The Meaning of Patriotism
Sordello: C.S. Lewis offers great insight into how Americans can love their country without making it an idol.
Wendell Berry Is a Tall Man
Bryan Wandel: Wendell Berry on the wisdom and humility of moral complicity. Bryan WandelBryan Wandel works in government finance and…
That’s Not Real Freedom
Miriel M. Thomas Earlier this month, the Supreme Court decided Snyder v. Phelps, a case involving the Westboro Baptist Church’s…
Burning Port William
An uprooted homebody ponders place, distance, and the survival tactic that Wendell Berry would certainly not approve. Miriel Thomas ReneauMiriel…
Why I am a Hypocrite
I don’t have a TV, but I might watch my neighbors’. I don’t use Facebook, but old friends contact me…
Two arguments for a better ice cream shop
1. Marx 2. Berry Good localists do not simply fetishize the familiar for its own sake. They also aren’t totalizing some…