News from the Front Porch Republic
Greetings from the Porch,
We were disappointed to make the difficult decision to call off the fall FPR gathering in Murfreesboro, TN. We will post a list of local porch gatherings in the coming weeks if readers want to get together for an evening, perhaps over the forthcoming issue of Local Culture.
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In this week's Water Dipper, I recommend essays about disinformation, Dante, and humane war.
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Elizabeth Stice remembers the impact of the events of 9/11 on college students 20 years ago. Now a college professor, she considers the disillusionment of her own students, and how the Christian meta-narrative allows for hope in a broken world.
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Russell Fox reviews Charles Marohn's new book, Confessions of a Recovering Engineer: Transportation for a Strong Town. Marohn digs into the practices and norms of civil engineers like himself, revealing the undemocratic values behind the traffic regimes that overwhelm American cities.
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Rachel Hoover wonders if, in in the current political climate, talking about the literal, local weather might help to bind some wounds that divide us from our neighbors.
The fall issue of Local Culture is at the printer's. We'll run Jason's introduction to this one on Monday to whet your appetite, but if you want the printed issue landing in your mailbox, be sure to subscribe by September 15.
