Localism in the Mass Age: A Front Porch Republic Manifesto

In the United States the conventional left/right distinction has become increasingly irrelevant if not harmful. The reigning political cultural and economic visions of both the Democrats and the Republicans have reached obvious dead ends. Liberalism with its hostility to any limits is collapsing. So-called Conservatism has abandoned all pretense of conserving anything at all. Both dominant parties seem fundamentally incapable of offering coherent solutions for the problems that beset us. In light of this intellectual cultural and political stalemate there is a need for a new vision.Localism in the Mass Age: A Front Porch Republic Manifesto assembles thirty-one essays by a variety of scholars and practitioners--associated with Front Porch Republic--seeking to articulate a new vision for a better future. The writers are convinced that human apprehension of the true the good and the beautiful is best realized within a dense web of meaningful family neighborhood and community relationships. These writers seek to advance human flourishing through the promotion of political decentralism economic localism and cultural regionalism. In short Front Porch Republic is dedicated to renewing American culture by fostering the ideals necessary for strong communities.