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The Freedom to Move

Culture

This classic essay was originally written by Oscar Cooley and Paul Poirot, and is excerpted from a pamphlet originally published by FEE in 1951. Can we hope to explain the ...

“Stop Asian Hate” – The Sign of a Failed Justice System

Culture

John 15:17-19: This I command you, that you love one another. 18: If the world hates you, you know that it has hated me before it hated you. 19: If ...

Those in Need Will Work for Food

Culture

This article was originally published in the Joplin Globe on May 14th, 2018. This is the final installment of the 7 pieces in our series, “Compassion, Not Compulsion: Why the Welfare State Fails ...

The Equality Act’s Potential Impact on Faith-Based Efforts

Culture

This is the fifth of 7 installments in our series, “Compassion, Not Compulsion: Why the Welfare State Fails to Lift the Poor.” This guest post is by Jeff Lofting, and ...

Subsidizing Isolation: Unintended Consequences of the FCC’s ‘Lifeline’ Program

Culture

This is the fourth of 7 installments in our series, “Compassion, Not Compulsion: Why the Welfare State Fails to Lift the Poor.” This guest post is by Savannah Aleckson, and ...

Where did all the Poor People Go?

Culture

This is the third of 7 installments in our series, “Compassion, Not Compulsion: Why the Welfare State Fails to Lift the Poor.” This guest post is by Nathan Mayo, and ...

Charity is no Part of the Government

Culture

This is the second of 7 installments in our series, “Compassion, Not Compulsion: Why the Welfare State Fails to Lift the Poor.” This guest post is by James Whitford, and ...

Could Government Welfare be Undermining Compassion?

Culture

This is the first of 7 installments in our series, “Compassion, Not Compulsion: Why the Welfare State Fails to Lift the Poor.” This guest post is by James Whitford, and ...

“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 ...

Can Pro-life Christians Vote for a Pro-choice Candidate?

Christian Worldview

Can pro-life Christians vote in good faith for a pro-choice candidate? Richard Mouw of Fuller Theological Seminary, along with other prominent evangelicals seem to think so since, in their view, ...

For Love of Neighbor

Culture

Via our dear friend Jacqueline Isaac, I have recently been made aware of a new documentary produced by American Enterprise Institute’s Initiative on Faith & Public Life called “For Love of ...

Ep 192: How to have Grace-Filled Political Conversations, with Beth Silvers

Christian Worldview

Beth Silvers from the Pantsuits Politics podcast joins us to talk about her book, I Think You’re Wrong (But I’m Listening): A Guide to Grace-Filled Political Conversations, where we discuss ...

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 ...

Ep 191: Libertarian Christian Roundtable on Ruth Bader Ginsburg, The Supreme Court, Abortion, and Al Mohler

Christian Worldview

In this episode of the LCI Roundtable, we discuss the death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg and whether she deserves all the attention she’s getting from both sides of the aisle. ...

Ep 190: Ending the Death Penalty, with Hannah Cox

Christian Worldview

Why should Christians, conservatives, and libertarians reject the death penalty? Hannah Cox from Conservatives Concerned About the Death Penalty joins us to talk about why she believes those who believe ...

Ep 189: Love Matters More, with Jared Byas

Christian Worldview

Jared Byas of the popular podcast The Bible for Normal People joins us to talk about his new book, Love Matters More: How Fighting to be Right Keeps us from ...

We the People are Not Statues

Culture

Monuments are mnemonic devices. They help us memorize images that represent a certain historical narrative. If you take a stroll through the National Mall in Washington D.C., you will encounter ...

War in the forest

Contagious Violence (and a whole lot more)

Appearances

A few weeks ago, I had the distinct pleasure of being on David Gornoski's excellent A Neighbor's Choice radio show to discuss contagious violence, capitalism, Christianity, and some of science ...

God Weeps for His Church

Christian Worldview

This guest post is by John Deangelo of antiwarwarvet.com Biblical tradition has a way of hunting down and haunting the worst inclinations of people.  The prophets were bold enough to ...

When Bad Ideas Matter

Christian Worldview

Civility is needed in America. Recently I went to the sanctuary of church during the week, and the homily’s theme was to be guided by God’s will when choosing one’s ...

The Doublespeak of Black Lives Matter and a Libertarian Response

Culture

The murder of George Floyd has proven to be a tipping point in America. Not only are various politicians looking at criminal justice reform, but some police officers are abandoning ...

The Day I Went Back to Church

Culture

Yesterday was the first day my church gathered corporately since our governor instituted a stay-at-home order in mid-March. After nearly three months of worshiping from home via livestream or home ...

The Incorporation Doctrine Broke the Constitutional System

Culture

I think centralizing power is always a net loss for liberty. So did the founding generation. This is why the framers of the Constitution emphatically rejected a proposal to give ...

Putting Students First

Culture

Recent disturbing trends have harmed students across the country. Indeed, on too many campuses there is an obsession with homogenization, bureaucratization, research, and money.

Ep 168: Who Benefits from Capitalism? with Joy Buchanan

Culture

Joy Buchanan from Samford University’s Brock School of Business joins us to talk about why capitalism benefits everyone, how wealth creation through free trade isn’t obvious, and some biblical support ...

Ep 167: Startup Societies, with Joe McKinney

Culture

Most libertarians would claim to be ready for a new society, but that sounds like fantasy to most of us. Joe McKinney from the Startup Societies Foundation shares with us ...

Ep 166: How to Read the Constitution (Part 2), with Mike Maharrey

Culture

Mike Maharrey, author of Constitution Owner’s Manual, joins us to clean up some sloppy thinking most people, including libertarians, have about the Constitution. Show Notes Constitution Owner’s Manual

Ep 165: How to Read the Constitution (Part 1), with Mike Maharrey

Culture

Mike Maharrey, author of Constitution Owner’s Manual, joins us to clean up some sloppy thinking most people, including libertarians, have about the Constitution.

Ep 164: Libertarian Journalism, with Katherine Mangu-Ward

Culture

Reason Editor-in-Chief joins us to discuss how to do journalism from a libertarian perspective, some of the unique advantages of that bias in reporting, and why it’s important to be ...

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