One of a Kind
Congressman Henry Cuellar will not go down in history as the best of the pro-life House Democrats (e.g. Dan Lipinski was a far more spirited champion of the unborn), but […]
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Presidential Principles
On George Washington’s Birthday, John looks at some of the lesser lights to lead and one future president who drew a line. Here, on the Porch.
Ohio River Blues
Author Will Hoyt takes a seat on the porch alongside the microphone inside the Brass Spittoon. John and Will discuss Hoyt’s new book The Seven Ranges: Ground Zero for the […]
Bless Joe Biden
Cursing a person strikes not at flawed policies or poor decisions but at the image of God. The rise of coded and not-so-coded cursing of the President of the United […]
Supply Chain Gang
On the Porch, John rattles the supply chains with an assist from Ronald Reagan, Sam Walton, and an Amish guy on a bus. Read it here, assuming it’s not out […]
The Worst Things at First Things
Let’s hope this doesn’t become a regular feature—the Letter to the Editor that did not get published. First Things is a magazine that I have enjoyed since I would peruse […]
C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien: Friends Who Changed the World
Joseph Loconte, history professor at The King’s College, joins guest host Jeff Bilbro, Front Porch Republic’s editor-in-chief, to talk about Loconte’s new film on C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien. Murdock […]
New York Times Debut
An opinion writer cites John’s National Affairs piece on Democrats and abortion. It’s too bad that Thomas Edsall didn’t take what he could have learned to heart. Edsall’s piece “Abortion […]
David Cayley, Ivan Illich, and the Dimensions of Choice
In a spirit of summer reruns, the Brass Spittoon welcomes Canadian radio broadcaster who speaks on the thought of his late friend Ivan Illich. Front Porch Republic contributor Michael Sauter […]
Rainbow Warriors
This morning, June 30, a rainbow was visible over Boise at 6 AM (the earliest in the day this writer has ever seen a real one). Rainbow regalia has been […]
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