February 2012

Don’t Tread On Who?

Libertarianism

Critics of libertarianism often charge that it is a “selfish ideology,” or that any explanation of self-interest is just a warmed-over excuse for selfish behavior. While it is indeed possible ...

News of the Week: The Great Gibson Guitar Raid

News

Recapping the interesting and significant news of this past week. Last week I mentioned that I would be defending my PhD Thesis in Chemical Engineering. Well, I passed! The DOCTOR ...

The Law is Written on Our Hearts

Politics

Cross-posted at the Values & Capitalism Project A great many people believe that changing the law is the solution to social problems. This is a fiction. If written law were ...

The Problem with Public Education

Culture

In the wake of the shootings in Phoenix, Arizona, earlier this year, a bill was proposed in the Arizona legislature that would allow faculty members at universities and community colleges ...

News of the Week: Fiat Money Proves Useful After All

News

Recapping the interesting and significant news of this past week. Needy in Hungary? (Pun intended.) How about burning your fiat currency to stay warm? I just knew there had to ...

What is the Christian Libertarian position on recreational drug use?

Christian Ethics

Flip_syde87 asks on the Christian Libertarian FAQ: What is the Christian libertarian position on recreational drug use? Is it possible to support individual rights without being condemned as a pot ...

Ron Paul is Right About United States Overseas Military Bases

War and Peace

“We don’t need to pay all this money to keep troops all over the country, 130 countries, 900 bases. But also, just think, bringing all the troops home rather rapidly, ...

News of the Week: Iran concerned about United States obtaining its 8500th Nuke

News

Recapping the interesting and significant news of this past week. Tom Woods posted a fun article this week concerning 26 Things Non-Paul Voters are Basically Saying. Sadly, Judge Andrew Napolitano’s ...

The Real Reason Guantanamo Should Be Closed

History

It has been ten years now since the first “terrorists” arrived at the U.S. military prison at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba. Of the 779 people who have been detained at Guantánamo ...

Suppose We Followed the Golden Rule

Christian Ethics

“My point is, if another country does to us what we do to others, we’re not going to like it very much. So I would say that maybe we ought ...

News of the Week: War, books, and Romans

News

Recapping the interesting and significant news of this past week. Economist, Mises Institute scholar, and friend Bob Murphy gives his perspective on Romans 13, pehaps the first of several posts ...

“Hijacked: Responding to the Partisan Church Divide” Book Review

Book Reviews

It is certainly true that the Church has divided severely over issues throughout its 2,000-year history, but the last few decades have witnessed unparalleled division in recent memory. You’ll hardly ...

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