Front Porch Republic is a localist and communitarian American blog where various contributors – known 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.
[1] It also sponsors an annual conference and, beginning in 2019, publishes the journal Local Culture.
[2] Porchers have myriad opinions, but generally agree that centralization, atomization, and disregard for limits represent obstacles to human flourishing.
[3] Damon Linker describes Front Porch Republic in The Week: As of December 2014[update], the staff running the website were:[5]