Ep 170: The Historic Church and the Modern State, Part 1
Dr. Norman Horn joins the OurFoundations Podcast to talk about politics and theology. In this first half of the interview, …
Economics
Posts on economics
Posts on economics
Why Nail Salons Are Essential
We’ve all seen them! The posts on social media from people on our friends list who are condemning, deriding, and …
Ep 169: School Choice, with Corey DeAngelis
Do kids belong to their parents or the government? Who should have the say where kids go to school? Why …
Reactions to the Reactions to the Pandemic (Part 2)
This article is Part 2 in a series of essays containing our reflections and perspectives on COVID-19. It’s been over …
Why Jesus Was Against Wealth
Left-leaning Christians (and even non-Christians) often point to Jesus’ admonitions about personal wealth. Even the theologian David Bentley Hart, in …
Real Lovers Love Econ
This guest post is by Sarah Estelle of econisforlovers.com, where this article originally appeared. When I found my name was …
Ep 157: Econ is for Lovers, with Sarah Estelle
Can love be expressed through economics? Sarah Estelle from econisforlovers.com joins us to talk about the Economic Way of Loving …
Ep 151: A Secure Border, Tulsi Gabbard, Doxxing, and other Q&R
What should be done about doxxing? How does libertarianism differ between various beliefs in human free will? Should we elect …
Ep 150: Turn Neither to the Right Nor to the Left, with Eric Schansberg
Why would a politician change her position on a policy? How do we account for views that “shift” in one …
Christians Should Care About Wealth Inequality – When It’s Caused By The Government
Some say we are living in a new Gilded Age. The first Gilded Age, you may recall from your old …
The March of History – Mises vs. Marx
AIER just released an incredible video about the ongoing war of ideas of socialism versus capitalism, exemplified in the persons …
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 135: But Who Will Build the Roads???
If you had to let the state do one thing only, what would it be? Roads? Libraries? Primary Schooling? Why …
The Libertarian Difference
How different are libertarians from liberals and conservatives? Quite different.
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 …
Ep 131: The World is Coming to an End? with Art Carden
With the death of the VW Beetle and the arrival of the self-checkout, the world is coming to an end. …
Ep 126: Christian Political Thought with Hunter Baker
If talking about politics is tough for you, our guest Hunter Baker has some helpful advice and insights about how …
Ep 125: Create Freedom for Yourself and Others with Isaac Morehouse
Isaac Morehouse is more interested in creating freedom for himself and enabling others to get over obstacles to their own …
Ep 124: Moral Arguments for Free Trade with Dan Griswold
Daniel Griswold of the Mercatus Center joins us to talk about how Christians can make the case for free trade …
A Sit Down with the Nanny State (or “Democratic-Socialism”) Part III: Democracy, Socialism, and Freedom
In the last part of this series, we looked at distributism and the concerns of both public and private concentrations …
A Sit Down with the Nanny State, Part II: Distributism and Crony-Capitalism
In the last post in this series, we looked at how “socialism” can mean different things to different people. In …
A Sit Down with the Nanny-State, Part I: Socialisms on a Spectrum
“Democratic socialism is a democracy in which the people control the economy and government, no group dominates any other, and …
Don’t Let the Left (and the Right) Steal “Social Justice”
“There is no sport for the ignoramus like killing a useful word.” –Owen Barfield, World’s Apart, 1963 The meaning of words can …