Good legislation (or anything else) rarely results from haste. Alabama was hasty in its response to a predictable decision. John explores here at Current ..read more

In the First Things print edition for April 2024, you get two (not heaping) helpings of John. First up is a letter to the editor lamenting the Trumpification of FT as seen in the treatment of Russell Moore. At the back of the magazine is a review looking at the long road to Dobbs. (Has anyone else ever had two bylines inside but without his name on the cover? Does that make John a two bit player ..read more

Author Brian Miller joined John on the Brass Spittoon podcast to talk about his book Kayaking with Lambs: Notes from an East Tennessee Farmer. Listen here ..read more

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 keep an eye out for news of the 2024 conference. Imagining Life Beyond the Machine Human Responses to Technology Humane Politics Living Outside the Machine ..read more

The keynote address from October’s Front Porch Republic conference is now available on the podcast (as is a bonus talk that complements the keynote ..read more

The Brass Spittoon podcast returns after an extended hiatus with author Bill Kauffman. Listen to it here. And Bill has a website too ..read more

First Things made the unfortunate decision to a publish a positive review of a book beloved among white supremacists. The editors made a better choice to print John’s letter highlighting some of the book’s many problems here. Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com ..read more

The lead singer for U2 bares his soul in Surrender, a memoir worth reading for what it says about him and the church culture with which Bono has long flirted but to which he has never firmly committed. John explores Bono’s quest for home here ..read more

The Jesus Movement is coming to the big screen just as a college campus revival movement spreads from Asbury, Kentucky. Thankfully, the film is worth watching. My review and reflection here at First Things ..read more

The Georgia Senate race currently presents no good options. Here’s one ..read more