History

Our Disordered Lives

American History

By Edmund Opitz, author of The Libertarian Theology of Freedom and Religion and Capitalism: Allies, Not Enemies. This essay was originally published in the July 1973 issue of The Freeman. ...

Douglas Wilson tells Idaho to embrace Nullification

History

Via Tom Woods, we find Pastor Douglas Wilson giving a sermon to the Idaho governor and legislature on nullification! He even references Tom Woods’s book at around minute 18. ...

No More Entangling Alliances

History

Would the United States go to war over marine life illegally harvested in the South China Sea? The very thought of such a thing sounds ludicrous. But under the U.S. ...

Adam Smith and the Invisible Hand

Economics

By Edmund Opitz, author of The Libertarian Theology of Freedom and Religion and Capitalism: Allies, Not Enemies. This article originally appeared in the June 1976 issue of The Freeman. We ...

The Real Reason Guantanamo Should Be Closed

History

It has been ten years now since the first “terrorists” arrived at the U.S. military prison at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba. Of the 779 people who have been detained at Guantánamo ...

Korea Shows All That Is Wrong With U.S. Foreign Policy

History

The tension on the Korean peninsula escalated late last year when South Korea began live-firing drills off its coastline. That was after North and South Korea shelled each other for ...

Is there still a Bill of Rights?

History

Today is the 220th anniversary of the Bill of Rights being passed. Cato-at-Liberty surveys the current state of these safeguards, and it is not particularly pleasant to consider how pathetic ...

Nuremberg, Eichmann, and Extra-Judicial Murder

History

Nazi Germany – the totalitarian rule of Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party from 1933-1945 – is infamously remembered for two things: World War II and the Holocaust. After pulling ...

Cursed Be Unconditional Obedience

History

“Like all members of the military profession I never had an original thought until I left the service. My mental faculties remained in suspended animation while I obeyed the orders ...

How Nixon Helped Instigate the Libertarian Party

History

Today marks the 40th anniversary of a speech by President Richard Nixon that influenced the founding of the Libertarian Party. You probably have never seen it, so check it out: ...

Nuke ‘em and God Will Bless You

Christian Ethics

“My God, what have we done?” — Robert Lewis, co-pilot of the Enola Gay Americans love anniversaries, and especially of horrific events. Every year at this time we are reminded ...

Some Strategies in the Fight for Peace

Christian Ethics

This essay continues the Christian Theology and Public Policy Course by John Cobin, author of the books Bible and Government and Christian Theology of Public Policy. Considering the spiritual battle ...

The Christian Fight for Peace

History

This essay continues the Christian Theology and Public Policy Course by John Cobin, author of the books Bible and Government and Christian Theology of Public Policy. Some things are worth ...

The Second Amendment and Built-in Revolution

History

This essay continues the Christian Theology and Public Policy Course by John Cobin, author of the books Bible and Government and Christian Theology of Public Policy. This column is the ...

Why do “They” turn to socialism?

History

By Edmund Opitz (1914-2006), author of The Libertarian Theology of Freedom and Religion and Capitalism: Allies, Not Enemies. —- Every person of good will longs for peace on earth; he ...

The differing schools of public policy theology

American History

This essay continues the Christian Theology and Public Policy Course by John Cobin, author of the books Bible and Government and Christian Theology of Public Policy. It is the fourth ...

Were the American revolutionaries wrong to revolt?

American History

This essay continues the Christian Theology and Public Policy Course by John Cobin, author of the books Bible and Government and Christian Theology of Public Policy. It is the third ...

Should the Founders have submitted to government more?

American History

This essay continues the Christian Theology and Public Policy Course by John Cobin, author of the books Bible and Government and Christian Theology of Public Policy. It is the second ...

The Divine Ordination of State Criminals and Legalized Crime (Part 2)

History

This essay continues the Christian Theology and Public Policy Course essays by John Cobin, author of the books Bible and Government and Christian Theology of Public Policy. —- May a ...

What would the Twelve Apostles say about modern government?

History

This essay continues the Christian Theology and Public Policy Course essays by John Cobin, author of the books Bible and Government and Christian Theology of Public Policy. —- How would ...

Public Policy Theology in Historical Context

History

This essay continues the Christian Theology and Public Policy Course essays by John Cobin, author of the books Bible and Government and Christian Theology of Public Policy. —- “Honor the ...

The Evil Nature of the State

History

This essay continues the Christian Theology and Public Policy Course essays by John Cobin, author of the great books Bible and Government and Christian Theology of Public Policy. —- The ...

God: The Author of Liberty

History

By Edmund Opitz, author of The Libertarian Theology of Freedom and Religion and Capitalism: Allies, Not Enemies. This selection was a Sunday morning ser­monette at a FEE seminar in 1965. ...

News of the Week: Saved from Doom!!!

History

Highlighting the interesting and notable events of the past week… I love this post by my dear friend Anthony Gregory at the Independent Institute: “Saved from the Precipice of Doom!” ...

No Continuing City: The Paradox of a Christian Society

History

Benedict of Nursia pictured the ideal monastery as “a little state, which could serve as a model for the new Christian society.” Those who respond to the call of monasticism ...

“Nullifation: How to Resist Federal Tyranny in the 21st Century” Book Review

Book Reviews

Book review of Nullification: How to Resist Federal Tyranny in the 21st Century by Thomas Woods. Regnery Publishing, Inc.: Washington D.C., 2010. Retail: $24.95. —- The United States Federal Government ...

The Robber Barons and the Real Gilded Age

History

By Edmund Opitz, author of The Libertarian Theology of Freedom and Religion and Capitalism: Allies, Not Enemies. The Civil War marks a deep cleavage in American life; the increasingly industrialized ...

News of the Week: Rethinking Reagan

History

Recapping the interesting and noteworthy events of the past week. In this edition, we take a retrospective look at conservative icon Ronald Reagan. It’s been said that the “good ‘ole ...

With or Without a God: Natural Law and Property Rights

History

[Excerpted from An Austrian Perspective on the History of Economic Thought, vol. 1, Economic Thought Before Adam Smith (1995). An MP3 audio file of this article, read by Jeff Riggenbach. ...

Why would Christians want prohibition?

History

Thanks to Jonathan Boatwright for this excellent submission. In today’s political climate, a hot button issue is the legalization of drugs and more specifically that of marijuana. In this essay, ...

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