Marvin Olasky’s Pivots
Marvin Olasky joins John in conversation at the Brass Spittoon to talk over the state of the press, the perils of treating presidents consistently, and the pivots of life.
Category Archives: Academic
We the podcast
Constitutional scholar Yuval Levin joins John on the Porch this Constitution Day (really, it’s a thing) to discuss a certain document. Listen here.
Madison Machine Works
The rest of the Front Porch Republic 2023 conference talks not involving Paul Kingsnorth (including one from John on Francis Schaeffer’s incomplete political legacy) are now available as podcasts. Enjoy and […]
After Virtual
Groundhog Day marked the completion of the podcast series from the 2022 Front Porch Republic conference entitled After Virtual: The Art of Recovering Lost Goods. You can listen to all […]
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 […]
Os Guinness on Tap
Author Os Guinness pulls up a chair at Front Porch Republic. Hear the latest episode of the Brass Spittoon podcast here.
From Professors to Petition Signers
Individual thought and discernment are increasingly falling to peer-pressure and a herd mentality. John addresses one instance of “sign here” scholarship here for the Florida Law Review Forum. (Credit and […]
Berry at the Blackboard
Wendell Berry’s writings on higher education led to a book which led to a book review, here, at First Things. Perhaps, the timing of this long delayed piece is fitting. It […]
A Monumental Read
Most of the posts you see here are relatively short pieces. Not this one. The issue is monumental (national monuments) and covering it took 70+ pages. My thanks to the […]
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