Tag: free market

Libertarianism

25 Reasons I Could Never Be Elected

Today, being the Tuesday after the first Monday in November, is election day. Aside from the fact that I don’t …

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Politics

Senator Chuck Schumer Endorses the Persecution of Religious People

This guest post is by Jeremy Mack of The Evangelical Libertarian. “You’re born with a religion or you adopt a …

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Economics

The System Built on Greed

Guest post by C. Jay Engel of the Reformed Libertarian. The anti-free market proclamations from the left (and even sometimes …

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Book Reviews

The Moral Case for a Free Economy

Defending the Free Market: The Moral Case for a Free Economy, by Robert Sirico (Regnery Publishing, 2012), 213 pages. Critics …

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Book Reviews

Christian Anti-Capitalism

Review of Daniel M. Bell Jr., The Economy of Desire: Christianity and Capitalism in a Postmodern World (Baker Academic, 2012), …

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Economics

Let’s Throw Out “Capitalism”?

It’s probably no stretch for me to say that I share a common frustration with other libertarians when I hear …

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Economics

From God or the Sword

This article is by libertarian luminary Frank Chodorov, excerpted from chapter two of The Rise and Fall of Society. Is …

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Economics

Private Charity Isn’t Enough

Originally posted at the Values & Capitalism Blog. “The idea that churches can tackle national poverty, take care of those …

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Economics

How will education be handled in a free market?

G.T. asks a great question on the Christian Libertarian FAQ: It’s one thing for adults to be left to make …

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Economics

Should Christians Support Gambling Laws?

There is no disputing the fact that gambling can be addictive and financially ruinous. In some cases, compulsive gamblers might …

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Book Reviews

An Ecumenical Babel

Book review of Ecumenical Babel: Confusing Economic Ideology and the Church’s Social Witness by Jordan J. Ballor. Christian’s Library Press, …

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Economics

The Magic of the Free Market: Pencils

Check out this amazing short film by the Competitive Enterprise Institute based on “I, Pencil” by Leonard Read: The free …

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Politics

Ron Paul bids farewell to Congress

Today, Ron Paul gave his farewell address to the U.S. House of Representatives. Here is the text of his speech. …

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History

Our Disordered Lives

By Edmund Opitz, author of The Libertarian Theology of Freedom and Religion and Capitalism: Allies, Not Enemies. This essay was …

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Culture

Humane Values and the Free Economy

By Edmund Opitz, author of The Libertarian Theology of Freedom and Religion and Capitalism: Allies, Not Enemies. This article originally …

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Book Reviews

“It is Dangerous to be Right when the Government is Wrong” Book Review

Review of Andrew Napolitano, It is Dangerous to be Right When the Government is Wrong: The Case for Personal Freedom …

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Politics

The Sinful State

This article is by Lew Rockwell and was originally published in his book Speaking of Liberty. Hardly anyone talks of …

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Christian Worldview

The Vatican’s Confused Statement on the Marketplace

This past monday, the Vatican’s Justice and Peace Department issued a statement condemning “idolatry of the market” and calling for …

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Economics

The Progress of Greed

Capitalism has an ironic side effect after generations of progress: we forget about the minutia of production and the importance …

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Economics

Freedoms I Wish the Military Were Defending

“Freedom itself was attacked this morning by a faceless coward, and freedom will be defended.” ~ George W. Bush, September …

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News

Don’t be duped by this dope, errr, Pope.

According to Pope Benedict, “The economy cannot be measured by the maximum profit but by the common good.” I’m still …

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Economics

Private Charity Isn’t Enough

“The idea that churches can tackle national poverty, take care of those who are ill, and rebuild communities after natural …

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Economics

Two Concepts of Equality

By Edmund Opitz, author of The Libertarian Theology of Freedom and Religion and Capitalism: Allies, Not Enemies. —- The great …

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Culture

Which kind of Equality?

By Edmund Opitz, author of The Libertarian Theology of Freedom and Religion and Capitalism: Allies, Not Enemies. —- The eighteenth …

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Economics

Should We Let Things Get So Bad They Finally Get Better?

A snippet I wrote for the March 2010 issue of Liberty Magazine in the Reflections section under the title “Story …

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Economics

The Market Economy and Its Life-Support System

By Edmund Opitz, author of The Libertarian Theology of Freedom and Religion and Capitalism: Allies, Not Enemies. —- The World …

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Culture

Don’t Watch The News

I rarely follow the news and almost never get it direct from news sources. What news I’m up on tends …

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Culture

Why Are So Many Protestants Capitalists But Not Libertarians?

Protestant Christians (with the exception of some “emerging church” types) overwhelmingly support free-markets and fiscal prudence on the part of …

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Economics

To Save the World

By Edmund Opitz, originally published in the April 1984 edition of The Freeman. Status quo is a Latin phrase meaning, …

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