The Virtue of Humility
The irony of Golden Globe-winning Michelle Williams openly advocating for the religious ritual of human-sacrifice seems to fly over most people’s heads.
Christian Worldview
Ep 156: Open Borders, with Bryan Caplan
If open immigration would vastly improve the lot of most of the world, why would anybody oppose it? What objections …
Ep 155: Could Not Voting Improve the World? with Chris Freiman
What if you just stayed home on voting day? Why would this be a better moral choice? Is there anything …
Ep 154: An AnarchoConversation
Doug welcomes to the show Stephen of the AnarchoChristian Podcast to discuss how he became an anarcho-capitalist, the evolution of …
Ep 153: The World is Getting Better, with Marian Tupy
Why do people think the world is getting worse, when the opposite is true? Marian Tupy of HumanProgress.org joins us …
Ep 152: Live Free & Flourish
Should libertarian Christians only be known for what we are against? Why not be known for what we promote? Doug …
Mailbag: Should we separate from the church?
The Church Universal is the body of Christ. It has a “corporate” and “individual” component to it, if you will. You might even say this is somewhat laid forth in 1 Corinthians 12:27 — “Now you are the body of Christ, and each one of you is a part of it.” Individuals are stitched together by Christ to become the Church.
The Aesthetic of a Martyr
St. Varus was a highly-decorated soldier who lived in Egypt when the Roman emperor Maximian (c. 286 to 305 A.D.) …
The Schizophrenia and Healing of the American Church
The saddest part of Christian leadership in America is its schizophrenic attitude towards war perpetrated by the state both at …
Don’t be Triggered, You’ll Miss the Point!
We posted a meme recently on our Facebook page that featured a semi-fictional conversation between many American Christians and God. …
Big Government Catholics are Destroying the Church
With American Catholic membership at an all-time low, it’s time to point out that, while “The gates of hell shall not prevail against the Church” (Matthew 16:18), we should be concerned with why so many Catholics are leaving the Church.
Ep 142: Must Politics Be War? with Kevin Vallier
Should libertarians make concessions in the political arena in order to advance a better liberty? How the current American political …
Hope Ain’t in the Box
For in hope we have been saved, but hope that is seen is not hope; for who hopes for what …
What is Evictionism? Walter Block’s Response to Abortion
Walter Block is well-known in libertarian circles. He’s a professor and chair of economics at Loyola University and a senior …
Ep 141: How to Talk to an Atheist with Justin Brierley
Justin Brierley joins us to talk about his experience bringing atheists and Christian apologists together on his show, as well …
Jesus’s Kingdom Revolution
By six o’clock in the evening on the first Good Friday, the world was a different place—although no one knew …
Ep 140: Should Christians Care About Competition? with Dr. Art Carden
Economists like competition because competitive markets create what the economist Tim Harford calls “a world of truth”: we produce, as …
Should the USA pull out of Syria?
President Trump’s decision to relocate approximately 50 U.S. troops within Syria set off a firestorm of outrage and disbelief. I …
Ep 139: Religious Toleration In Colonial America, with Dr. Jason Jewell
Religious liberty is sometimes described as “America’s first freedom,” but it was only achieved after more than a century of …
Ep 138: Politically Correct Mythology vs. Gospel Technology
David Gornoski uses mimetic theory to explain how the gospel is the antidote to the problems that ail our world, …
Ep 137: What Does the Bible Say About Government? with Jason Hughey
Many Christians believe that the Bible establishes human political authority as a means of ensuring social order. Passages such as …
Ep 136: Core Values of Christian Libertarians with Dr. Norman Horn
Norman discusses the fundamentals of Christian libertarianism in the context of LCI’s recently released mission, vision, and core values, with …
Ep 134: Christian Pacifism Explained, with Ted Grimsrud
Do Christians need to be pacifists? What would that even mean or look like? Is it wrong to use a …
Ep 133: Does Capitalism Encourage Consumerism? with Edd Noell
Does capitalism encourage excessive consumption and greed? Why do anti-capitalists seem to have a zero-sum view of global economic resources? …
Ep 132: Should Libertarian Christians Care About Social Justice?
Doug and Norman discuss the issue of social justice. What is social justice? Why do many people have different notions …