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social hierarchy the state inevitable

Ep 9: Does Social Hierarchy or Economics Make The State Inevitable?

Culture

Does Social Hierarchy or Economics Make The State Inevitable? A discussion of the main points of Kerry Baldwin’s article on economics, social relations, and the question of the inevitability of ...

scott horton american interventionism

Ep 290: Naked Empire: Scott Horton Exposes American Interventionism

American History

Naked Empire: Scott Horton Exposes of American Interventionism Summary Scott Horton is director of the Libertarian Institute, editorial director of Antiwar.com, joins Dr. Norman Horn to discuss war and the U.S Government’s ...

‘Jesus Would Support’ Student Debt Forgiveness? Not so Fast

Economics

Those who think the Lord’s Prayer and Jubilees support their political goal of blanket debt forgiveness should take a closer look at the Bible and Jewish history. Two authors of ...

honest scales and balances

Ep 289: Honest Scales and Balances: Ben Lewis and the Christian View of Bitcoin

Christian Worldview

Honest Scales and Balances: Ben Lewis and the Christian View of Bitcoin Summary Libertarian Christian Ben Lewis joins Doug Stuart to discuss a Christian view of Bitcoin and monetary policy. ...

Singapore's economic success

Singapore’s Economic Success: What Can We Learn?

Economics

Singapore’s economic success has resulted in one of the richest economies in the world. The country has a real GDP per capita—an indicator of people’s standard of living—of US$59,797, while ...

russian government gold standard

Russian Government Imposing Capital Controls, Not the Gold Standard

Economics

The Russian Government is Imposing Capital Controls, not the Gold Standard. They are confiscating gold as one among many capital controls practices. The Russian central bank has announced that they ...

how international bank transfers work

How International Bank Transfers Work and Why Economic Sanctions Matter

Economics

Stagecoaches were used during the (Not So) Wild West, before the invention of the railway, to transport mail, valuables, and people. In the collective imagination we have the image of ...

importance of community

The Importance of Community in the Creation of Money

Culture

Menger wrote in Geld, 1909, that “what is money for one people is not necessarily money for other peoples, and what previously use to be money is nowadays often a ...

Free Market Law

Economics

I want to direct your weekend reading to three excellent passages from my good friend Daniel Krawisz. Part 1: Free Market Law Libertarians sometimes try to derive solutions from the ...

Three Reasons To Thank God For Globalization

Christian Worldview

“And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come.” — Matthew 24:14 There are ...

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 ...

Dogecoin, the Epitome of Post-Modern Investing

Economics

Jimmy Song is the author of Thank God For Bitcoin and Programming Bitcoin. Subscribe to his Substack Newsletter. And, he was featured on Episode 225 of the Libertarian Christian Podcast, ...

Human Nature and the Free Society

Economics

By Edmund Opitz. —- Is there anything in the basic makeup of the men and women we know, or those we read about in the press, or encounter in the ...

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 ...

A $15 Minimum Wage Would Hurt Those it’s Meant to Help

Economics

This article was originally published on CNN Business on February 9, 2021. The full text can be found here. This is the sixth of 7 installments in our series, “Compassion, Not Compulsion: Why ...

Violence, Money, and Bitcoin

Economics

I want to state clearly upfront that I did not write this article, but its relevance to our present day is even more clear. Sound money is going to be ...

Seven Gray Swans in the American Economy

Book Reviews

The topic of how Christians ought to manage their finances through evolving political and economic environments can be a tricky one. We know what the Bible says: the love of ...

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, ...

The Misunderstood Milton Friedman: Profit Maximization Or Shareholder Preference?

Economics

“Am I not allowed to do what I choose with what belongs to me?” —Matthew 20:15 Do businesses exist to serve shareholders? Or do they exist to serve the interests ...

National Debt And The Cost of Low Integrity

Economics

“You hypocrite, first take the plank out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother’s eye.” — Matthew 7:5 I grew ...

Ep 186: Bitcoin and the Christian, with Brian Harrington and Josh Humphrey

Economics

Curious about bitcoin? Join a conversation with our friends Brian Harrington and Josh Humphrey as we discuss what bitcoin is (and isn’t) and why it is important to the future ...

Billionaires in a Free Market

Economics

Someone else having a billion dollars does no harm to you. It very likely makes their life harder – not materially, but emotionally, spiritually, and psychologically – but it does ...

Jesus Was Not a Socialist

Christian Worldview

Our dear friend Larry Reed, an advisor to LCI and former President of the Foundation for Economic Education (FEE), recently released his book Was Jesus A Socialist? and it follows on ...

Ep 177: The Antiwar War Veteran

Economics

John Deangelo of AntiWarWarVet.com joins us to talk about his experience in the Marines in Afghanistan, and how he became a Christian and a libertarian. Show Notes AntiWarWarVet.com

Ep 176: The Rich in Public Opinion, with Rainer Zitelmann

Economics

It’s no secret the rich are hated, but why? Is it pure envy? Is it malice? Misunderstanding? Dr. Rainer Zitelmann did the research to know why people hold opinions of ...

Ep 171: The Historic Church and the Modern State, Part 2

Economics

Dr. Norman Horn joins the OurFoundations podcast to talk about politics and theology. In this second half of the interview, they get into political power shifts, the future of tech ...

Ep 170: The Historic Church and the Modern State, Part 1

Economics

Dr. Norman Horn joins the OurFoundations Podcast to talk about politics and theology. In this first half of the interview, they discuss most of the theology related topics and then ...

Why Nail Salons Are Essential

Economics

We’ve all seen them! The posts on social media from people on our friends list who are condemning, deriding, and even belittling anyone objecting to the economic shutdown of America. ...

Ep 169: School Choice, with Corey DeAngelis

Economics

Do kids belong to their parents or the government? Who should have the say where kids go to school? Why is “government schools” more accurate than calling them “public schools”? ...

Why Jesus Was Against Wealth

Economics

Left-leaning Christians (and even non-Christians) often point to Jesus’ admonitions about personal wealth. Even the theologian David Bentley Hart, in the introduction to his New Testament translation, claims that the ...

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