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.

The final push against the TSA in Texas

News

I have been at the forefront of fighting the TSA’s “enhanced security” theater in Texas for some time. We have gained so much momentum in the last month that now ...

New Testament Theology of the State at ASC 2011

Appearances

At long last, I have my act together and am ready for new podcasts! Here is my talk at the Austrian Scholars Conference from March on New Testament Theology of ...

Texas House passes legislation banning Security-Theatre Patdowns

News

David Simpson, the heroic Texas representative who is taking a serious lead in fighting back against the TSA and more in the Texas House. I think he is the Ron ...

Should I be thanking God that Bin Laden is dead?

News

After a brutal week of nature-induced devastation in the deep South and continuation of military-induced devastation in Libya, America began this week with President Obama announcing to the world that ...

Action Alert: Support measures to criminalize TSA abuses TODAY

News

I do not normally post stuff this intensely “legislative” on LCC, but today is an exception.  StopAustinScanners.org calls to action all supporters of civil liberties today! There are two bills ...

Hayek vs. Keynes: The Second Round!

Media

Remember the Hayek-Keynes Rap from John Papola, Russ Roberts, and EconStories? Well, they have posted their second video on Youtube just today. What an amazing exposition of Austrian economics ideas, ...

News of the Week: Potpourri of Sorts

News

Recapping the interesting and noteworthy happenings of the last week. Dilbert author Scott Adams finally explains how to get a real education. ExxonMobil’s Perspectives Blog tells the truth about government ...

Ode to Tax Season 2011

President's Blog

Last week I did my taxes. It was remarkably unpleasant to say the least. After the final number was calculated, I was so disappointed that I wrote this Facebook note. ...

My talk at the Students for Liberty Texas Conference 2010

Media

Last fall I gave a talk at the Students for Liberty Texas Conference 2010 during the Student Panel that touched on a variety of topics: leadership, activism, even some tidbits ...

Libertarians call for permanent government shutdown

News

The Libertarian Party issued the following press release this afternoon. It’s pretty good, with one particular flaw but enjoyable nonetheless. Gotta love Wes Benedict, who is a good friend of ...

War is Mass Murder

Media

I just watched two video clips from the Stossel Show recorded at the Students for Liberty International Conference. Stossel’s guest is David Boaz from the Cato Institute. During the first ...

Thoughts on Intellectual Property

Media

I’m giving a presentation today on the use of technology in the church, and one of the things I hope to talk about is the use of copyright. I really ...

Another war?

Media

Jon Stewart tells it like it is. Pardon the colorful language (it is bleeped out), but this is great.

News of the Week: Austrian Scholars Conference 2011

News

Recapping and highlighting the interesting news this week. I have been in Auburn, Alabama this week attending the Austrian Scholars Conference at the Ludwig von Mises Institute. What a wonderful ...

“Nullifation: How to Resist Federal Tyranny in the 21st Century” Book Review

Book Reviews

Book review of Nullification: How to Resist Federal Tyranny in the 21st Century by Thomas Woods. Regnery Publishing, Inc.: Washington D.C., 2010. Retail: $24.95. —- The United States Federal Government ...

News of the Week: On Productivity and Science

News

Recapping the interesting and noteworthy events of the past week. I love Cal Newport’s Study Hacks blog. He is an incredibly insightful writer on education and personal productivity. Check out ...

News of the Week: 400th Anniversary of the King James Version

News

Recapping the interesting and noteworthy events of the past week. Laurence Vance informed me this past week that this year is the 400th Anniversary of the King James Version of ...

Who Owns You? I sure don’t…

Media

I am on the board of The Foundation for a Free Society, and one of our objectives is to put out professional, artistic, catchy videos that communicate the philosophy of ...

News of the Week: Egypt throws the blokes out

News

Recapping the interesting and noteworthy events of the past week. Mubarak quits. That’s the news, folks. I’m not sure anything else comes close to this. The next big question really ...

Keep TSA Scanners Out of Austin

News

Here’s a special message from www.tsatyranny.com. Even if you don’t live in Texas, you can have an effect – you can tell the City Council that you are more likely ...

Laurence Vance’s Commentary on Galatians

Book Reviews

As most of this blog’s readers know, well-known LewRockwell.com author and scholar Laurence Vance has joined the crew of LCC contributors. Recently, he sent me a copy of his latest ...

News of the Week: Walk like a rioting Egyptian

News

Recapping the interesting news and stories of the past week. Egyptians are rioting in protest of corruption and terrible economic policies in their government. This is some of the first ...

Laurence Vance joins LCC Contributors

Announcements

I am very happy to announce that Laurence Vance will be joining LCC as a guest contributor and syndicated columnist. Laurence is well-known to many LCC readers already for his ...

Merry Christmas from LCC (2010)

President's Blog

Blessings to you and your family as you celebrate the remembrance of our Savior’s birth. May I recommend reading my brief article on the World War I Christmas Truce as ...

Against Net Neutrality

Libertarianism

December 21, 2010, the FCC voted 3-2 for new measures regulating how content is transferred over the internet. Stephan Kinsella’s blog post at Mises.org the day before is a good ...

What is the best book on the essentials of libertarianism?

Book Reviews

Have you ever wondered what book you ought to give to a person inquiring about libertarianism to you? What do you do? It is actually a somewhat difficult proposition. Great ...

Jim Wallis Hates Tax Cuts

President's Blog

My friend Doug Stuart sent me Jim Wallis’s response to the renewed tax cuts: The quote that drove me nuts: They are already getting richer because of our ...

Lessons in Liberty: Christian Libertarianism

Christian Ethics

Blayne Bennett from Students for Liberty asked me to write a short article describing what it means to be a Christian libertarian, and this piece was the result.  What do ...

Top 10 Books for Libertarians–Christmas 2010 Edition

Book Reviews

Of all posts on LibertarianChristians.com, the holiday book lists are some of the most perennially popular. 2010 has seen some great books enter the market, and it’s time to highlight ...

New Jersey proposes legislation to restrict TSA pat-downs and scanners

News

New Jersey State Senator Mike Doherty (R-23) introduced three pieces of legislation that will limit the power of the TSA in New Jersey airports. The first bill makes pat-downs of ...

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