The American Front Porch

Celebrating the rugged individualism of the people and places that make America exceptional

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Fox hunting in the Blue Ridge Mountains

Fox hunting in the Blue Ridge Mountains

Gun Control and ‘Toxic Masculinity’: Two Battles in the Same War

Gun Control and ‘Toxic Masculinity’: Two Battles in the Same War

Remembering a Summer Spent on the Farm

Remembering a Summer Spent on the Farm

The Kentucky Derby: Where Money Flows Like Aged Bourbon

The Kentucky Derby: Where Money Flows Like Aged Bourbon

The Absurdity and Joy of Being a Local Newspaper Reporter

The Absurdity and Joy of Being a Local Newspaper Reporter

If You Like Wintertime Coziness, You’ll Love Small Government

If You Like Wintertime Coziness, You’ll Love Small Government

Coming home to coal country

Coming home to coal country

Diners: the least-woke place in America

Diners: the least-woke place in America

Leftist tree-huggers and backwoods conservatives unite!

Leftist tree-huggers and backwoods conservatives unite!

Modern cars reek of liberalism

Modern cars reek of liberalism

Big government is ruining trucking

Big government is ruining trucking

Cancel culture is no match for country music

Cancel culture is no match for country music

I sold my soul to a cosmetics store

I sold my soul to a cosmetics store

Heading west to escape liberal tyranny

Heading west to escape liberal tyranny

Plant and pick flowers for your family’s sake

Plant and pick flowers for your family’s sake

Mowing the lawn is underrated

Mowing the lawn is underrated

The capitalistic glory of liquor stores

The capitalistic glory of liquor stores

BBQ is America’s food

BBQ is America’s food

What is junk?

Inflation destroys the small-town soul of America

Inflation destroys the small-town soul of America

Is losing God making America miserable?

Is losing God making America miserable?

The last Wyoming cowboys

The last Wyoming cowboys

The right to keep and bear fireworks

The right to keep and bear fireworks

Feeling grateful for coal in West Virginia

Feeling grateful for coal in West Virginia

Manufacturing in the US shouldn’t be so hard

Manufacturing in the US shouldn’t be so hard

Trapping gators in the Everglades

Trapping gators in the Everglades

Gone to seed: the magic of gardening catalogs

Gone to seed: the magic of gardening catalogs

A very demoralizing trip to Barnes & Noble

A very demoralizing trip to Barnes & Noble

With the vintage car enthusiasts at Lime Rock

With the vintage car enthusiasts at Lime Rock

Sheetz vs. Rutter’s vs. Wawa

Sheetz vs. Rutter’s vs. Wawa

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The Kentucky Derby: Where Money Flows Like Aged Bourbon

The Kentucky Derby: Where Money Flows Like Aged Bourbon

Coming home to coal country

Coming home to coal country

Diners: the least-woke place in America

Diners: the least-woke place in America

The capitalistic glory of liquor stores

The capitalistic glory of liquor stores

BBQ is America’s food

BBQ is America’s food

Inflation destroys the small-town soul of America

Inflation destroys the small-town soul of America

The last Wyoming cowboys

The last Wyoming cowboys

Feeling grateful for coal in West Virginia

Feeling grateful for coal in West Virginia

Manufacturing in the US shouldn’t be so hard

Manufacturing in the US shouldn’t be so hard

Trapping gators in the Everglades

Trapping gators in the Everglades

Sheetz vs. Rutter’s vs. Wawa

Sheetz vs. Rutter’s vs. Wawa

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Fox hunting in the Blue Ridge Mountains

Fox hunting in the Blue Ridge Mountains

Remembering a Summer Spent on the Farm

Remembering a Summer Spent on the Farm

The Kentucky Derby: Where Money Flows Like Aged Bourbon

The Kentucky Derby: Where Money Flows Like Aged Bourbon

The Absurdity and Joy of Being a Local Newspaper Reporter

The Absurdity and Joy of Being a Local Newspaper Reporter

Coming home to coal country

Coming home to coal country

Diners: the least-woke place in America

Diners: the least-woke place in America

Leftist tree-huggers and backwoods conservatives unite!

Leftist tree-huggers and backwoods conservatives unite!

I sold my soul to a cosmetics store

I sold my soul to a cosmetics store

Plant and pick flowers for your family’s sake

Plant and pick flowers for your family’s sake

Mowing the lawn is underrated

Mowing the lawn is underrated

The capitalistic glory of liquor stores

The capitalistic glory of liquor stores

BBQ is America’s food

BBQ is America’s food

What is junk?

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Gun Control and ‘Toxic Masculinity’: Two Battles in the Same War

Gun Control and ‘Toxic Masculinity’: Two Battles in the Same War

If You Like Wintertime Coziness, You’ll Love Small Government

If You Like Wintertime Coziness, You’ll Love Small Government

Modern cars reek of liberalism

Modern cars reek of liberalism

Big government is ruining trucking

Big government is ruining trucking

Cancel culture is no match for country music

Cancel culture is no match for country music

Heading west to escape liberal tyranny

Heading west to escape liberal tyranny

Is losing God making America miserable?

Is losing God making America miserable?

A very demoralizing trip to Barnes & Noble

A very demoralizing trip to Barnes & Noble

Climate Change’s Biggest Casualty is my Winter Wardrobe

Climate Change’s Biggest Casualty is my Winter Wardrobe

The Left Declares War on Sperm

The Left Declares War on Sperm

EV’s Have Nothing on the Internal Combustion Engine

EV’s Have Nothing on the Internal Combustion Engine