Essays, ideas, and culture from west of the 98th Meridian
Mayor of Stamford, Texas. Rural revitalizer. "West of 98" essayist on Substack, and talker of the "Rural Church and State" and "West of 98 podcasts.
Practical guidance for navigating daily life in the Machine Age.
Essays on agrarianism, sustainability, agriculture, rurality, ecology, Wendell Berry, and techno-scepticism.
Contemplating a paradoxical faith and an eroding world. Striving to be unafraid to wrestle, unafraid to be wrong.
Exploring the intersection of the Christian moral life, community life, and the challenges of moral thinking today. Specializing in cold takes and nuance.