Culture

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Does Commerce Make us Lose our Soul?

Culture

Is there something inherent in the free exchange of goods and services that make it uniquely vulnerable to degradation of our souls? Apparently this is a common outlook on commerce. ...

The Way the Market Ought to Work

Culture

While in downtown Denver recently, I needed to take a cab from the convention center to Union Station in order to catch the train to the airport. I could have ...

Thirteen Signs Caesar Might Be Lord of Your Life

Culture

“A fish doesn’t know it’s swimming in water.” “A crazy man doesn’t know he’s crazy.” We’ve all heard these quips. And they indicate something powerful – namely, the mass blindness ...

Even Good Theologians Do Bad Economics

Christian Worldview

CJay Engel at The Reformed Libertarian has begun a series of articles that address the rising concern that libertarian Christians often have regarding the social/political shift to the left of pastors, ...

Building the First Nation not Founded on Bloodshed

Christian Worldview

Why do the nations rage? I don’t know. Maybe because they’re out of ammo culturally. As Joe Quirk, president of The Seasteading Institute calls them, “the 193 monopolies on government ...

Ep 98: Zama Rripa and the Music of Liberty

Culture

Musician Zama Rripa joins us to talk about becoming a musician, writing libertarian songs, and some of his favorite topics around liberty such as honest money, problems with the Federal ...

Ep 97: The Social Singularity with Max Borders

Culture

Jason Rink talks to Max Borders about his book, The Social Singularity, where they discuss the promise of a decentralized world.  

The Religious Problem with “The Religious Problem of Libertarianism”

Christian Worldview

Sometimes I don’t understand why Southern Baptists are so threatened by Christian libertarianism. We just don’t like violence – at all, even if you’re wearing government uniforms. (Is that so ...

To Unite America, End Victimless Crime Laws

Culture

What was it like to be reunited with your son? “I looked up to him.” When Tray Johns was kidnapped, her son was 6 years old and he could only ...

Presumption of Innocence is Social Justice

Culture

I have a friend in Papua New Guinea named Monica Pauluswho was accused of casting sorcery spells because a person died in her village. Her neighbors almost murdered her until ...

Ep 87: The Caring Society with Robert Whaples

Christian Worldview

Whether it comes from Pope Francis or another person who wants to virtue signal about the kind of society they advocate, the “caring society” sounds like a great idea. But ...

The Anatomy of Nationalism

Culture

“America First!” We’ve all heard this saying. The Trump era has brought about a resurgence of American nationalism. Or has it? Is nationalism the same as “statism” and “patriotism”? What ...

Ep 86: Faith & Cannabis with Jason Rink

Culture

In the summer of 2018 Jason Rink participated in a panel discussion at the Texas Marijuana Policy Conference in Austin, TX. Jason joins us to discuss the conference and share ...

Ep 84: Nullification with Mike Maharrey

Culture

Nullification is the idea that, in these United States, the individual states have the power the supercede and “make null” federal law that goes beyond the powers given to the ...

Ep 83: Why D.C. is not Marvelous: the Stark Reality of Politics

Christian Worldview

In this “Extended Edition” of our podcast, we talk with Armond Boudreaux and Corey Latta, authors of the book Titans: How Superheroes Can Help us Make Sense of a Polarized ...

Ep 82: Conservatism vs. Libertarianism

Christian Worldview

If libertarianism is neither of the left nor the right, then why do libertarians still get cornered as “conservative” or “right-wing” on a regular basis? Furthermore, for Christians especially the ...

Respect the Person, Not the Office

Culture

“Total jerk, but, gotta respect her position.” “Paid off porn stars, but, he’s the President. And we should respect the office.” These are the kinds of things that flow almost ...

Why the Left Adores Donald Trump

Culture

The Left worships Trump because he is an irresistible obstacle to their devotion to the victim-garbed Total State. For generations, mainstream Western culture has taught us that the cognitive dissonance ...

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The Creation of Humanity & the Responsibility of Man and Woman

Christian Worldview

The Book of Genesis begins with creation. God creates the heavens and the earth. He creates light to illuminate the heavens and the earth. He creates the waters and the ...

Practitioners are the Real Innovators

Culture

Credentialed Experts are not at the forefront of innovation and discovery, driving truth forward.  Their job is to tell a story about the past that doesn’t threaten the present and ...

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Are You a “Resident Alien” or Have You Gone Native?

Culture

In his book The Patient Ferment of the Early Church, Alan Kreider discusses how the early Christians lived in tension between the indigenizing principle and the pilgrim principle—between being at home ...

Why Not Execute Alcohol and Tobacco Dealers?

Culture

Although about thirty countries have the death penalty for drug trafficking, only in China, Indonesia, Iran, Malaysia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, and Vietnam are drug offenders routinely executed. Yet, the worst ...

Mental Illness and the ‘Right to Try’

Culture

Following the recent high-profile suicides of Kate Spade and Anthony Bourdain, Reuters published an article arguing that the “rise in U.S. suicides” indicates a “need for new depression drugs.” Despite ...

Legalizing Medical Marijuana is Pro-Life and Pro-Individual Liberty

Culture

After the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of Masterpiece in Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission, Russell Moore, president of the Ethics & Religious Liberties Commission of the ...

My Kid Learned More from Mario Maker than I Did from a Marketing Major

Culture

I’m not kidding.  I just watched my kid grasp basic marketing truths that took me years in the professional world to get. (I might be a bit daft, but that’s ...

Kanye, Trump, and the Demon Called Legion

Culture

“You don’t have to agree with trump but the mob can’t make me not love him.” – Kanye West Forget petty politics for a moment. Kanye West’s recent statement on ...

Jordan Peterson, Free Speech, and Missing the Bigger Point

Culture

The outspoken psychologist and Toronto University professor, Jordan Peterson, has become a popular icon of political conservativism, political incorrectness, and a bastion of free speech. His followers on Youtube are ...

How Blaming “Toxic Masculinity” Perpetuates Violence

Culture

Recently, one of my friends on Facebook brought up the question of why there is presently such a heavy emphasis on discussing “toxic masculinity” but not “toxic femininity” or just ...

Why I’m Bullish on the Future of Capitalism

Culture

Why am I not worried that some group of people or the entire world are ‘moving towards socialism’? Because I have eyes. Everywhere I look – every state, country, city, ...

Republican Hypocrisy on Abortion

Culture

Republicans like to play the pro-life card. It makes their base think they are worthy of votes and financial support. But there is no greater example of Republican hypocrisy than ...

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