Dr. Norman Horn

Norman is the founder and President of the Libertarian Christian Institute. He holds a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin and an M.A. in Theological Studies from Lipscomb University. He has been widely published in multiple fields and has written for the Washington Post, Relevant Magazine, Young American Revolution, the Journal of Research of NIST, and UV Solutions Magazine.

Is there still a Bill of Rights?

History

Today is the 220th anniversary of the Bill of Rights being passed. Cato-at-Liberty surveys the current state of these safeguards, and it is not particularly pleasant to consider how pathetic ...

Top 10 Libertarian Books for Christmas 2011

Book Reviews

Every year, I like to construct a list of some of the best books released in the past year and a few a others that are worth recommending at any ...

Rand Paul may have prevented conflict with Russia, but what does it mean?

Libertarianism

I do not want to overstate the event, but there has been some very interesting stuff going on in the Senate these past few days. Jack Hunter reports in the ...

Can the government create a holiday out of thin air?

President's Blog

Today is Veteran’s Day, and there has been some interesting discussion on the new Christian Libertarian Facebook group about it. But one thing came to my mind as I was ...

The Vatican’s Confused Statement on the Marketplace

Christian Worldview

This past monday, the Vatican’s Justice and Peace Department issued a statement condemning “idolatry of the market” and calling for a new world economic authority to manage crises in a ...

“Is Saul also among the prophets?” or, the Rush Limbaugh flip-flop

News

In another bizarre twist that characterizes American politics, Rush Limbaugh has endorsed Ron Paul’s new budget plan (reported yesterday on LCC), including his cuts to foreign wars. Really, I’m not ...

Ron Paul’s Plan to Restore America

Economics

Monday afternoon marked the release of Ron Paul’s “Restore America Now” economic plan and federal budget, and it is impressive. Forget this “9-9-9” garbage put forward by campaigns that prefer ...

There are no more Churches in Afghanistan

News

If I were to tell you that the condition of the Body of Christ in Afghanistan is dire, would you believe me? If I told you that the United States ...

The “Extensive Failure” of Full Body Scanners and the Politics Behind It

News

I posted this article at another website that I help manage, StopAustinScanners.org. The recent meeting of the Austin Airport Advisory Commission to discuss the upcoming installation of “Advanced Imaging Technology” ...

Trade is Made of Win

Media

Have you heard of LearnLiberty.org? If not, you should check it out. It’s a great resource of video content for, you guessed it, learning about liberty. I love these videos ...

Freakonomics on the Ten Commandments of The American Religion, and more.

Christian Ethics

More from the “blog posts you should read” department… The gentlemen at the Freakonomics blog had some excellent things to say about the Ten Commandments of The American Religion. Some ...

The Texas TSA Bill Story – What Really Happened

Libertarianism

I had the honor of giving the keynote address at the Third Anniversary Party for Texans for Accountable Government. They asked me to do this because, besides being a TAG ...

Just war or pacifism? Neither?

Christian Ethics

For the time being, I’m going to be continuing “Q&A Week” until I have caught up with all of the FAQ submissions… Dave asks: For a libertarian Christian, is there ...

Governments cannot regulate personal relationships

Libertarianism

Nate asks: Many Christian conservatives disapprove of Christian libertarians because most libertarians support getting the government’s nose out of issues related to sex (such as prostitution and homosexuality). How does ...

Government and Religious Expression

Libertarianism

Anthony asks a series of questions in his submission: I might consider myself a Libertarian, except I just can’t get over that so many libertarians are atheists and against all ...

Are there any Christian libertarian denominations?

Libertarianism

Here is the first installment of Q&A Week, where we are exploring reader questions submitted to the Christian Libertarian FAQ. Cylons70 (awesome name, btw) has been wondering about churches that ...

How Nixon Helped Instigate the Libertarian Party

History

Today marks the 40th anniversary of a speech by President Richard Nixon that influenced the founding of the Libertarian Party. You probably have never seen it, so check it out: ...

Great LewRockwell.com posts this week

Libertarianism

If you don’t regularly follow LewRockwell.com, then here are some great posts you might want to check out from this stellar past week. London Riots: What Nobody Dares To Say ...

Lighter fare for today

News

And now for something completely different… Ok not completely different, but some lighter fare for today because it’s a nice summer day and we’ve been tackling some really heavy stuff ...

On Libertarian Controversy, in Brief

President's Blog

I’ve received a non-trivial number of comments, both public and private, about some of the articles posted here in the past month. Some people wonder why I would post things ...

80% of Americans should write a check to the U.S. Treasury then SHUT UP.

News

President Obama says the public is “sold” on tax increases in the debt-ceiling deal. In fact, he even says that 80 percent of Americans support the higher taxes he offers. ...

Mother arrested for not wanting her daughter sexually assaulted by the TSA

News

I’m just going to let Kathryn Muratore at the LRC blog spell this one out for us… The details on this story are very sparse, and the phrasing of the ...

Austrian Economics and Pedagogy

Media

I love economics and truly believe understanding it is critical to the further spread of liberty. Check out this awesome video from Reason TV about teaching and learning that applies ...

Breaking: Ron Paul will not run for Congress again

News

Lew Rockwell reports that Ron will not run for Congress in 2012, and will completely focus on the presidential campaign. Ron Paul, the amazing and principled politician, is not running ...

How to have an ethical war

President's Blog

Thanks, Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal, for this enlightening comic. Down with war!

Is John Stossel becoming anti-war?

Media

I was pleased to see the following clip of Stossel on the O’Reilly Factor, where Stossel defends Ron Paul and begins to sound pretty good on issues of foreign policy. ...

Vikings and Legalized Plunder, oh my!

Media

What do Vikings have to do with government? Find out in this video… This video is brought to you by the Foundation for a Free Society, who have done other ...

This is not a form of brainwashing.

Media

Did this ever happen to you as a kid?

“Not a Fan” Book Review

Book Reviews

I recently read an interesting book called Not a Fan, by Kyle Idleman. I don’t want to do an in-depth book review here, but I think the book warrants being ...

Christians, Israel, and a Humble Libertarian

Christian Worldview

Wes Messamore is a friend of mine and his work is excellent. He recently wrote a superb post on the United States’ relationship with Israel, with a particular bent toward ...

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