Weekend Insights – Let speech be free!
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The Reason You Hate Politics
I’m prompted to write about this because of a blog post I’ve seen passed around my circles on Facebook. It’s …
Weekend Insights – Welcome to 2021
Welcome back to Weekend Insights, your LCI “President’s Corner” of miscellaneous articles, events, books, vids, and whatever else I’m thinking about…
Weekend Insights – The End of 2020
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Weekend Insights – What’s a Great Conjunction?
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Weekend Insights – RIP Walter Williams and more
Welcome back to Weekend Insights, your LCI “President’s Corner” of miscellaneous articles, events, books, vids, and whatever else I’m thinking about…
Weekend Insights – Think For Yourself and more
Welcome back to Weekend Insights, your LCI “President’s Corner” of miscellaneous articles, events, books, vids, and whatever else I’m thinking about…
Weekend Insights – Post-Election Conversations
First, a few noteworthy items and then some insights from a conversation I recently had… Show I’m watching: The Mandalorian …
The Two American Conservatisms
“We cannot allow our country to be deprived of the Judeo-Christian values that make it so great.” That is the …
National Debt And The Cost of Low Integrity
“You hypocrite, first take the plank out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the …
The Tragedy Of Voting For The “Lesser Of Two Evils”
“And why not do evil that good may come?—as some people slanderously charge us with saying. Their condemnation is just.” …
Introducing “Good News, Bad News”
We pride ourselves at LCI on providing great “evergreen” content for Christian libertarians across the world. Nonetheless, addressing what is …
Elucidating Ellul #3: Statism
What used to be a utopian view of society, with the state playing the role of the brain, not only …
Does the Reformed Doctrine of Inerrancy Threaten Christian Libertarians?
The Libertarian Christian Institute is an ecumenical Christian organization which brings together Christians from a variety of theological backgrounds. Though …
Romans 13 for Dummies
“It is very biblical to enforce the law.” – Sarah Sanders Romans 13 is in the news, and is being …
Legalizing Medical Marijuana is Pro-Life and Pro-Individual Liberty
After the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of Masterpiece in Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission, Russell Moore, …
A Little Conserva-tive
By Albert Jay Nock. Originally published in Atlantic Monthly, October 1936. I often think it’s comical How Nature always does …
Want to “Do Something?” Embody the Kingdom of God
The subject of the kingdom of God is worth returning to again and again because a biblically-informed understanding of the …
Jordan Peterson, Free Speech, and Missing the Bigger Point
The outspoken psychologist and Toronto University professor, Jordan Peterson, has become a popular icon of political conservativism, political incorrectness, and …
Monday Morning Matrix Meme: Voting
“Have you voted today?” I remember uttering these words when calling up random, local people on the phone hours before …
Monday Morning Matrix Meme: Democracy
Democracy is one of the great gods of Western civilization. “We are part of something providential,” said John McCain in …
Power Politics in the Name of Love
Christians in America continue to wrestle with the challenge of how best to engage politically following the corrosive aftermath of …
Why I’m Triggered by Knee-Jerk Reactions
After a tragic event like the one brought on by a white terrorist in Las Vegas, predicting the ensuing social …
How the Government “Works” – A Visual Model
How does the government actually “work?” In conversations about economics or politics, it is only a matter of time before …
Americans Are Quadruple Taxed
It has often been pointed out that corporate profits are double taxed when a corporation pays income tax on its …
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 …
The Curious Case of Russell Moore
Most politically-aware Christians are probably at least somewhat-familiar with the recent controversy in the Southern Baptist Convention surrounding Russell Moore, …
A Shining City on a Hill
Today’s guest post comes from Robert Maynard and was originally posted at Fifth Estate. ********** The notion of establishing a …
The Conservative Christian Lie about Obama and the Military
That the presidency of Barack Hussein Obama was an “obomination” there is no question. During his presidency I wrote of …
David Gornoski Interviews Ron Paul
Author and friend of LCI, David Gornoski, recently interviewed Ron Paul on the subject of Christian nonviolence. It’s always great …