All Articles by Dr. Norman Horn

Libertarianism

Christian Libertarian vs. Libertarian Christian – Is there a difference?

If you were to believe the Wikipedia entry on libertarian Christianity, you might think that there is truly a significant difference between those who say they are “Christian libertarians” and others who say they are “libertarian Christians.”

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Announcements

ASC Day 3: Method and Politics and More!

First off, thanks to everyone who has been following the ASC via my blog and twitter updates. It has been …

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Announcements

ASC Day 2: Monetary Policy, Entrepreneurship, Security, and Constitutional Order

I don’t have the time to write a whole bunch because I need to prepare for my talk tomorrow. So, …

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Announcements

ASC Day 1: Author’s Forum and a Jewish Rabbi

The day began with coffee and bagels at the Mises Institute’s courtyard area. I met some nice people and caught …

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Announcements

Live Blogging the Austrian Scholars Conference 2009

Greetings, my libertarian Christian friends and others from all over the libertarian blogosphere! Starting Wednesday, I will be live blogging …

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News

Speedlinking Friday: Food for Thought

I am hard at work doing research at the lab and finalizing my Austrian Scholars Conference presentation and paper, so …

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President's Blog

Change Never Seemed So Similar

Jon Stewart of The Daily Show roasts Obama on his policy “change” in Iraq. He even compares statements from Obama …

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Politics

Would Allowing Firearms on Campus Protect Students?

Proponents of “gun free” campuses often say there is no reason to believe that guns on campus would prevent violence on campus. They feel confident saying this merely because guns are not currently allowed on campuses so we cannot amass any evidence. But to the contrary, this evidence does exist. Law-abiding citizens can and have used guns to prevent violence at schools in multiple instances.

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History

Texas Independence Day 2009

Every Monday, the Libertarian Party sends out a message to all their subscribers. Today’s message reminded me that today, March …

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President's Blog

Tax Humor

Libertarians hate taxes. In fact, a critical understanding of the nature of taxation must inevitably lead one to say that all taxation is theft.

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Libertarianism

My Journey Through Liberty

I’d like to describe some of the elements of my religious heritage, personal history, and intellectual development that have brought me thus far. If you are reading this and are unsure of whether or not libertarianism is compatible with the Christian faith, well, this is how I got this way and I hope it explains what it means to me, personally, to be a libertarian and a Christian.

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President's Blog

Stimulation Nation

Three contractors are bidding to fix a broken fence at the White House. One is from Chicago, another is from Tennessee, and the third is from Minnesota…

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Media

What We Can Learn from Spaghetti Sauce

This video doesn’t really have anything to do with Christian libertarian stuff, but it is an interesting comment on how …

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Media

Interview with the Libertarian Party of Texas

This past Monday evening, I had the opportunity to interview Pat Dixon and Robert Butler, the State Chair and Executive …

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Economics

The Californicrisis and Bank Nationalization

When an economy undergoes a contraction, governments collect less revenue simply because less is happening and less is being bought. Consumer cutbacks are a good and healthy occurrence – individuals reduce consumption in favor of saving, and the economy can resume a sustainable growth pattern. The loss of revenue, however, is obviously despised by government bureaucracy.

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Libertarianism

40 Reasons to Ban Guns

Christians are not forbidden by Christ to practice basic self-defense. There are times, of course, when suffering through persecution (even …

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Media

Speedlinking Friday: Meltdown, Kindle, Putin, and Lincoln

You need to watch this video of Thomas Woods on the Glenn Beck show. If only Beck would have been …

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Book Reviews

“Meltdown!” Book Review

Thomas Woods’s newest book Meltdown has officially hit the bookstores today, and I hope you will seriously consider picking up …

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Media

The Village Voice and Fear-Hope

I found out this morning that none other than the Village Voice, an alt-newspaper in New York City, discovered my …

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Economics

Fear is the New Hope

They hoped for change, but fear is the new hope. “A failure to act, and act now, will turn crisis …

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Media

Speedlinking Friday

First off, congrats to Baroness_Fel for writing the 100th comment on LCC (and on the 50th post, no less), in …

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Media

Washington to the Rescue!

The irony in this editorial cartoon is excruciating. The cartoon describes the situation perfectly, and quite profoundly as well. Banks …

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Economics

On Transportation Pollution: My first peer-reviewed publication

In the world of academia, one of the things you regularly try to do is publish your research in peer-reviewed …

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Media

Concealed Carry on Campus in Austin

If you recall, January 20th was inauguration day of our new Glorious Leader, and many libertarians took over the West …

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Media

Obamicons

This is not a post about Transformers, and it isn’t about a new religious cult – albeit that would have …

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News

Speedlinking Friday

Much has happened this week, so much to talk about! Unlike last week I will not stick to a single …

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Media

Unprecedented Obama Lust

The media spent 35 times more airtime covering Barack Obama’s 2009 inauguration than the 2004 inauguration. Given, 2004 was an …

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Media

Ron Paul on the Morning Joe

Ron Paul was on MSNBC’s Morning Joe this morning, and he fielded questions about the state of the economy from …

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President's Blog

Was J.R.R. Tolkien a Libertarian?

Could J.R.R. Tolkien, most famous for his splendid Lord of the Rings Trilogy, have been a libertarian? Well, strictly speaking …

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News

Obama Orders First Murder

Congratulations are in order for President Barack Obama, who today has successfully completed the common rite of passage of Presidents: …

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