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A lot of TAC articles are about "small town America" and what we call "Main Street conservatism." Sometimes readers wonder what that means. Here's a great thread of pieces that touch on that aspect of our coverage.
Casey Chalk on how the small-c conservative life of a strong town transcends partisan affiliation: theamericanconservative.com/urbs/a-tale-of…
Fantastic photo essay of a 19th century Kentucky town that demolishes the idea that that urbanism is "liberal" or that it's about social engineering. What do you suppose the politics of those 19th century Kentucky city fathers were like? theamericanconservative.com/urbs/kentuckys…
TAC's @EADoak on the paradox of growing up, and calling home, a place that in a lot of ways isn't a place at all. theamericanconservative.com/urbs/what-to-d…
What happens to the fine-grained commercial life of a town when downtown is bulldozed into parking lots? theamericanconservative.com/urbs/how-to-st…
Casey Chalk again with a disturbing dispatch from a western Maryland town. It's not Mayberry any more, if it ever was, and it's not a bastion of simple, old-fashioned virtue. That kind of realism is sometimes a much-needed corrective. theamericanconservative.com/articles/the-d…
.@gracyolmstead on the art of walking. Walking is an art, knowing and tending your own little corner of earth is a virtue, and if that sounds odd to you, you'll just have to read the whole thing: theamericanconservative.com/articles/the-a…
That's long enough - go to the beach! (But don't expect a commercialized boardwalk or a kitschy, stereotypical Jersey Shore downtown. Ocean Grove is unique and fascinating place.) theamericanconservative.com/urbs/the-build…
