Austin Rogers

Austin Rogers is a graduate of Biola University, where he studied Cinema & Media Arts, Philosophy, and Biblical Studies, and Western State Colorado University, where he earned a Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing. He is the author of The Third Temptation: Rethinking the Role of the Church in Politics, and he writes regularly for the finance and investment website, Seeking Alpha, under the pseudonym “Cashflow Capitalist.” He lives in Texas with his wife, Heather, and their two terrier mutts.
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Resist The New American Culture War Vortex

Culture

As much as sensible libertarians would like to be discussing and debating substantive issues like the national budget, economic freedom, and sensible immigration policy, these topics garner vanishingly little conversation ...

The Rot At The Core Of American Politics

Culture

“The man who reads nothing at all is better educated than the man who reads nothing but newspapers.” —Thomas Jefferson Lately, I’ve been thinking about why the political discourse seems ...

Three Reasons To Thank God For Globalization

Christian Worldview

“And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come.” — Matthew 24:14 There are ...

Who Is My Brother’s Keeper?

Christian Worldview

“The day when we decide that the Government is our brother’s keeper, that is the day the spirit of compassion has been lost.” —Herbert Hoover, 1949 If you are not ...

Seven Gray Swans in the American Economy

Book Reviews

The topic of how Christians ought to manage their finances through evolving political and economic environments can be a tricky one. We know what the Bible says: the love of ...

God And Money: Three Radical Ideas

Book Reviews

Jesus Christ enjoyed the greatest privilege imaginable, and yet he did not hoard it for himself. Instead, he lovingly sacrificed himself and his privilege for the sake of others. From ...

Trump: A Presidential Post-Mortem

Politics

In the wake of this highly contentious election, it would be useful to issue an early autopsy on the Trump presidency — not so much about why he didn't win, ...

“Christian America” Is Dead. Where Does Our Hope Come From?

Culture

When it comes to the contemporary political and cultural landscape, I believe a large segment of American Christians feel completely surrounded with no means of escape, and they are fighting ...

The Two American Conservatisms

Culture

“We cannot allow our country to be deprived of the Judeo-Christian values that make it so great.” That is the statement printed on the front of the envelope of a ...

Christians Should Be Neither Culturally Conservative Nor Culturally Liberal

Christian Worldview

“Let your eyes look straight ahead; fix your gaze directly before you. Give careful thought to the paths for your feet and be steadfast in all your ways. Do not ...

The Misunderstood Milton Friedman: Profit Maximization Or Shareholder Preference?

Economics

“Am I not allowed to do what I choose with what belongs to me?” —Matthew 20:15 Do businesses exist to serve shareholders? Or do they exist to serve the interests ...

National Debt And The Cost of Low Integrity

Economics

“You hypocrite, first take the plank out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother’s eye.” — Matthew 7:5 I grew ...

The Tragedy Of Voting For The “Lesser Of Two Evils”

Christian Worldview

“And why not do evil that good may come?—as some people slanderously charge us with saying. Their condemnation is just.” — Romans 3:8 In the months leading up to a ...

Christians, Put Not Your Trust In Judges

Christian Worldview

“Put not your trust in princes, in a son of man, in whom there is no salvation.” —Psalm 146:3 In 2016, many Christians that I know and respect wrestled mightily ...

The Politics of Anger

Libertarianism

“Refrain from anger and turn from wrath; do not fret—it leads only to evil.” — Psalm 37:8 “Be angry and do not sin; do not let the sun go down ...

Christians Should Care About Wealth Inequality – When It’s Caused By The Government

Economics

Some say we are living in a new Gilded Age. The first Gilded Age, you may recall from your old history textbook, reached its peak in the first quarter of ...

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