Culture

Category: Culture

Ep 163: A Conservative Case for Drug Legalization, with Christina Dent

Culture

The case against the drug war is pretty strong for libertarians, but many conservatives are just waking up to the harm drug prohibition and criminalization have brought onto millions of ...

Ep 162: Inequality & Flourishing, with Antony Davies

Culture

How important is equality for democracy, for social well-being, and for human flourishing? How do we evaluate the economic misinformation spread around regarding labor, billionaires, and economic growth? Antony Davies ...

Ep 161: The Economics of Human Flourishing, with Russ Roberts (Re-mastered)

Culture

(Remastered and reissued on 4-26-2024) How does the Economic Way of Thinking affect view of human flourishing? Can we really understand what it means for ourselves and our world by ...

Ep 160: Christ, Capital, & Liberty, with Anthony Flood

Culture

Anthony Flood joins us to talk about his polemic against Christopher Ferrara, a prominent anti-libertarian Catholic social thinker. Flood also talks about Doug about human flourishing and whether or not ...

What will prevent mass shootings?

Culture

This guest post was written by Dr. Douglas Young. To prevent more mass shootings, many demand more gun control laws. But do these laws prevent such massacres or address their ...

A Hidden Life (Film Review)

Christian Worldview

A Hidden Life is legendary director Terrence Malick’s latest film. It tells the true story of Austrian conscientious objector Franz Jägerstätter, his fight against the Nazi regime, and his struggle ...

The Virtue of Humility

Christian Worldview

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.

Ep 149: Trains, Jesus, & Murder, with Richard Beck

Culture

Richard Beck joins us again to discuss his new book on Johnny Cash. Why was Johnny Cash so popular? How did he bring together gospel and murder songs? Was he ...

Ep 148: Church Worth Getting Up For, with Chuck Gutenson

Culture

One of the most common questions we get at LCI is “how do I find a church community where I can belong as a libertarian?” Chuck Gutenson joins us to ...

The Aesthetic of a Martyr

Christian Worldview

St. Varus was a highly-decorated soldier who lived in Egypt when the Roman emperor Maximian (c. 286 to 305 A.D.) initiated severe persecution against those who refused to worship the ...

Ep 147: Priorities to Dismantling the State

Culture

If you’re not a button pusher (to end the state tomorrow), then what smaller “buttons” would you push, and in what order, to end the tyranny of the state? Doug ...

The Schizophrenia and Healing of the American Church

Christian Worldview

The saddest part of Christian leadership in America is its schizophrenic attitude towards war perpetrated by the state both at home and in foreign soil. It is a bizarre sight ...

Ep 146: Minarchism, Anarchism, and What is a True Libertarian?

Culture

Should anarchists make a minarchist argument to win statists over? Does being a minarchist make you unlibertarian? WHat would disqualify you from not being a libertarian? And would you push ...

Ep 145: Loving Enemies in an Age of Violence, with Ron Sider

Culture

Did Jesus really say that his followers could never use violence? Are there circumstances whereby a person should reluctantly use violence because the situation permits it? If a Christian decides ...

Big Government Catholics are Destroying the Church

Christian Worldview

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 ...

I’m Jealous of Death Row Inmates

Culture

This article is by Craig J. Cesal, a federal prisoner sentenced to life without the possibility of parole as a first-time offender convicted of conspiring to distribute marijuana.

“The Joker” and Modern Society

Culture

Disclaimer: The following contains spoilers for the recently released movie “The Joker”. Much has been made about Todd Phillips’ movie The Joker. Fans of the comic book supervillain are delighted ...

What is Evictionism? Walter Block’s Response to Abortion

Christian Worldview

Walter Block is well-known in libertarian circles. He’s a professor and chair of economics at Loyola University and a senior fellow of the Mises Institute. Block first articulated his position ...

Elucidating Ellul: On Democracy

Culture

The term “democracy” is used for an incredibly diverse array of ideas. For some, “democratic” means “has elections.” For others, it means “the people have the power.” For others, it ...

Gun Laws Create Gun Violence

Culture

Do Leftists believe gun bans will make guns evaporate? Approximately 5 to 10 million AR-15 style rifles exist in America according to the National Shooting Sports Foundation. If we were ...

The Way

Christian Worldview

One gains a glimpse of the mystery of the number, three; the deity is neither one nor many; its perfection goes beyond the multiplicity of which duality is the root… ...

Ep 128: Defending Religious Liberty, with Daniel Ortner

Culture

Do religious people in the United States need to be on alert for violations of their religious freedom? What recent issues have taken place that threaten our individual liberty? Daniel ...

Ep 127: Timeless Preaching Made Accessible with Revived Thoughts

Culture

Troy Frasier and Joel Bourdess join us to talk about how sermons preached before the advent of audio recording can now be heard in modern language through their podcast. They ...

Clown World and the Only Thing that Matters

Christian Worldview

“Vanity of vanities,” says the Preacher; “Vanity of vanities, all is vanity!” What advantage does a man have in all his labor In which he toils under the sun? (Ecclesiastes ...

Ep 123: The Case Against Abortion with Chris Williams

Christian Worldview

We don’t usually publish two episodes in a row on the same topic, but when we do, you can be sure it’s really important! This week’s episode features a unique ...

Ep 122: Pro-Life Libertarian Women Redefine Abortion Debate

Christian Worldview

Much of what is being said on the news and social media about abortion by both pro-choice and pro-life activists is just wrong. In this episode, three pro-life libertarian women ...

Abortion Debate between Kerry Baldwin and Dr. Walter Block

Culture

The abortion issue has held a prominent position in legislative policy this year. From New York passing up-to-birth abortion and New Mexico nearly criminalizing doctors who don’t perform abortions, (the bill ...

Freedom and Responsibility

Christian Worldview

Nothing created by God is evil. It is not food that is evil but gluttony, not the begetting of children but unchastity, not material things but avarice, not esteem but ...

Don’t Let the Left (and the Right) Steal “Social Justice”

Culture

“There is no sport for the ignoramus like killing a useful word.” –Owen Barfield, World’s Apart, 1963 The meaning of words can be killed in countless ways – overuse, abuse, misuse, to ...

Should we dox her? How Jesus handled the outrage mob

Christian Worldview

Outrage culture is not new. It wasn’t born with the invention of Twitter. It’s been around as long as human beings have been able to form mobs. The days of ...

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