Front Porch Republic


Front Porch Republic is a localist and communitarian American blog where various contributorsknown as 'porchers'emphasize the importance of concepts such as community, place, decentralism, and conservation. Front Porch Republic publishes books under the name Front Porch Republic Books, an imprint of Wipf and Stock. It also sponsors an annual conference and, beginning in 2019, publishes the journal Local Culture.

Ideology

Porchers have myriad opinions, but generally agree that centralization, atomization, and disregard for limits represent obstacles to human flourishing.
Damon Linker describes Front Porch Republic in The Week:

Staff

, the staff running the website were:
PresidentEditor-in-ChiefSenior Editors
Mark MitchellJeffrey BilbroJeremy Beer
Katherine Dalton
Patrick Deneen
James Matthew Wilson
Jason Peters
Jeffrey Polet