The Libertarian Difference
How different are libertarians from liberals and conservatives? Quite different.
Category: Economics
Posts on economics
Posts on economics
Democratic Socialism: A Sit Down with the Nanny-State
Part I: Socialisms on a Spectrum “Democratic socialism is a democracy in which the people control the economy and government, …
Don’t Let the Left (and the Right) Steal “Social Justice”
“There is no sport for the ignoramus like killing a useful word.” –Owen Barfield, World’s Apart, 1963 The meaning of words can …
LCI Hot Takes: THE WALL
Let’s talk about walls, immigration, prohibition, etc. Notes: I mentioned this article in Chemical and Engineering News. The articles on …
Does Commerce Make us Lose our Soul?
Is there something inherent in the free exchange of goods and services that make it uniquely vulnerable to degradation of …
The Way the Market Ought to Work
While in downtown Denver recently, I needed to take a cab from the convention center to Union Station in order …
Even Good Theologians Do Bad Economics
CJay Engel at The Reformed Libertarian has begun a series of articles that address the rising concern that libertarian Christians often …
Who Cares About Greed?
One of the benefits of living in the 21st century developed world is that we can look back at why …
Trade Myths Die Hard
I received several comments and questions regarding trade after the publication of my recent article, “Stupid Countries Restrict Trade.” Here …
The World is Getting Better, and Quickly
If you spend any time paying attention to the news, you’d be under the impression that the sky is falling …
Gary North’s Christian Economics: The Ethics of Destruction
In my last article, I introduced Gary North and his book, Christian Economics in One Lesson. This book is a …
Practitioners are the Real Innovators
Credentialed Experts are not at the forefront of innovation and discovery, driving truth forward. Their job is to tell a …
Is there a Christian view of economics?
I had the pleasure of attending for the first time FEEcon this month. I met several interesting people, from fellow …
Going Back Toward a Durable Society
This guest post was written by Paul LaScola. If complete slavery is defined as full forceful control over one’s actions …
Creating Jobs
Today’s guest post is by Paul LaScola. People or companies that require production assistance and are able to pay for …
Why Do We Hate Taxes?
Tax returns are due soon, and what better way to get into the involuntary spirit than to commiserate together as …
Economics, Hierarchy, and the Question of the State’s Inevitability
Among Christian libertarians, as with other libertarians, there are differing views concerning the legitimacy, necessity, and inevitability of the state. For …
Free Trade or Protectionism?
Little did I know as I was planning, designing, and typesetting my new little book Free Trade or Protectionism? that …
Forget the Data, College is a Religion
Imagine a town. Maybe an early New England village. There is a dominant belief in this town that one must …
Jesus, Natural Law, and Economics
Today’s guest post is by writer/commentator Paul LaScola. The sense of God and commerce have both been with mankind …
The Free Market at Work
In 2013, in response to the increasing “open carry” debate, Howard Schultz, the chairman, president, and chief executive officer of …
David Gornoski Interviews Robert Murphy
How do we win liberty for the future? Where does the liberty movement go in these rapidly changing times? A …
The GOP Tax Reform Plan: A Libertarian Analysis
Last month I did a preliminary libertarian analysis of the Republicans’ newest tax-reform plan. I concluded that their “Unified Framework …
Wealth, Welfare and Charity
There are many divergent views about specific topics within libertarian Christian thought, just as there are within strictly libertarian or …
Wind Energy: Destroying the Midwest One “Farm” at a Time
My father and I recently finished publishing a book entitled Paradise Destroyed: The Destruction of Rural Living by the Wind …
Curiosity is Better Than Knowledge
If I could choose to be the most knowledgeable person in the world or the most curious, I’d choose the …
Americans Are Quadruple Taxed
It has often been pointed out that corporate profits are double taxed when a corporation pays income tax on its …
We Will Never Live in a Post-Scarcity World
“Post-scarcity”, “Post-economic”, and “Post-capitalist” are meant to convey a fundamental shift in the principles of human action, wrought by technological …
What’s Next For Liberty?
* Today’s guest post comes from Justin Nguyen, founder and Director of Nguyen Solutions, a Christian libertarian-owned startup currently crowdfunding …
Airbnb and the “Housing Shortage” Nonsense
If I hear another bureaucrat complain about Airbnb creating a “shortage” of housing, I’ll vomit. Airbnb, like the steam engine, …