What Would Jesus Do?
Emmanuel (God with us), Jesus looked into the hearts of religious and politically powerful men and then bluntly told them …
Tag: free market
Billionaires in a Free Market
Someone else having a billion dollars does no harm to you. It very likely makes their life harder – not …
Libertarian Takes on COVID-19
During the first couple weeks of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States, I interviewed for our Facebook page several …
The March of History – Mises vs. Marx
AIER just released an incredible video about the ongoing war of ideas of socialism versus capitalism, exemplified in the persons …
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 Christian Posture Toward Others
It is part of human development that people from every generation must come to terms with and decide what to …
The Ambiguity of Selfishness
A common criticism of capitalism is that it is inherently immoral. Capitalism is conflated into some type of economic Darwinism …
My Kid Learned More from Mario Maker than I Did from a Marketing Major
I’m not kidding. I just watched my kid grasp basic marketing truths that took me years in the professional world …
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 …
New Research: Government is Killing Us
Here in rural Indiana, as in much of the Midwest, it’s difficult to escape the visual reminder of the ubiquity …
All States Violate Liberty
Today’s guest post is by Paul LaScola. Consider the proposition that a condition of individual liberty exists if all individuals …
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 …
Achieving Power, Printing Money, Creating Wealth
If you wanted to become the most powerful person in the world, how would you do it? Work harder …
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 …
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 …
Americans Are Quadruple Taxed
It has often been pointed out that corporate profits are double taxed when a corporation pays income tax on its …
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, …
A Christian Defense of Capitalism
*Today’s guest post comes from Dr. Alex Tokarev of Northwood University. As an economist at Northwood University, I teach the …
Twelve False Assumptions Behind Mainstream Politics
1. That the world’s problems can be solved by passing more laws. The more rules there are, the less freedom …
Jamin Hübner on How State Accreditation Hinders Education
Jamin Hübner, General Editor of LCI’s new research journal, Christian Libertarian Review, recently published an academic piece in The Journal …
The Rich Young Man Conundrum (Mark 10:17-23)
Today’s guest post is by Rev. Jacob Chulsung Kim, PhD. Libertarian-leaning Christians face resistance from other believers for many …
Phony Anarchists
Reuters is reporting on supposed ‘anarchist groups’ planning to interfere with Donald Trump’s inauguration ceremony on January 20th. This falls …
The Global Populist Revolt and the Church
2016 will go down in the history books as a watershed year for world politics. Between the stunning Brexit vote …
Jamin Hübner on ‘Distributive Justice’
Dr. Jamin Hübner recently participated in a discussion at the University of Mississippi pertaining to distributive justice. Those on the …
The Jesus and Socialism Debate
I was recently informed that Lawrence Reed, President of the Foundation for Economic Education (FEE), will be on the Up …
The Bible is a Voice to the Oppressed
Here is a great quote from Rob Bell (via azspot), with a generous hat-tip to our friend Bonnie Kristian. “Most …