Category: History

History

Douglas Wilson tells Idaho to embrace Nullification

Via Tom Woods, we find Pastor Douglas Wilson giving a sermon to the Idaho governor and legislature on nullification! He …

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History

No More Entangling Alliances

Would the United States go to war over marine life illegally harvested in the South China Sea? The very thought …

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Economics

Adam Smith and the Invisible Hand

By Edmund Opitz, author of The Libertarian Theology of Freedom and Religion and Capitalism: Allies, Not Enemies. This article originally …

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History

The Real Reason Guantanamo Should Be Closed

It has been ten years now since the first “terrorists” arrived at the U.S. military prison at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba. …

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History

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

The tension on the Korean peninsula escalated late last year when South Korea began live-firing drills off its coastline. That …

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History

Is there still a Bill of Rights?

Today is the 220th anniversary of the Bill of Rights being passed. Cato-at-Liberty surveys the current state of these safeguards, …

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History

Nuremberg, Eichmann, and Extra-Judicial Murder

Nazi Germany – the totalitarian rule of Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party from 1933-1945 – is infamously remembered for …

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History

Cursed Be Unconditional Obedience

“Like all members of the military profession I never had an original thought until I left the service. My mental …

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History

How Nixon Helped Instigate the Libertarian Party

Today marks the 40th anniversary of a speech by President Richard Nixon that influenced the founding of the Libertarian Party. …

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Christian Ethics

Nuke ‘em and God Will Bless You

“My God, what have we done?” — Robert Lewis, co-pilot of the Enola Gay Americans love anniversaries, and especially of …

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Christian Ethics

Some Strategies in the Fight for Peace

This entry is part 34 of 44 in the series Christian Theology of Public Policy Course

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

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History

The Christian Fight for Peace

This entry is part 33 of 44 in the series Christian Theology of Public Policy Course

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

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History

The Second Amendment and Built-in Revolution

This entry is part 30 of 44 in the series Christian Theology of Public Policy Course

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

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History

Why do “They” turn to socialism?

By Edmund Opitz (1914-2006), author of The Libertarian Theology of Freedom and Religion and Capitalism: Allies, Not Enemies. —- Every …

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American History

The differing schools of public policy theology

This entry is part 14 of 44 in the series Christian Theology of Public Policy Course

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

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American History

Were the American revolutionaries wrong to revolt?

This entry is part 13 of 44 in the series Christian Theology of Public Policy Course

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

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American History

Should the Founders have submitted to government more?

This entry is part 12 of 44 in the series Christian Theology of Public Policy Course

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

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History

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

This entry is part 8 of 44 in the series Christian Theology of Public Policy Course

This essay continues the Christian Theology and Public Policy Course essays by John Cobin, author of the books Bible and …

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History

What would the Twelve Apostles say about modern government?

This entry is part 5 of 44 in the series Christian Theology of Public Policy Course

This essay continues the Christian Theology and Public Policy Course essays by John Cobin, author of the books Bible and …

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History

Public Policy Theology in Historical Context

This entry is part 4 of 44 in the series Christian Theology of Public Policy Course

This essay continues the Christian Theology and Public Policy Course essays by John Cobin, author of the books Bible and …

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History

The Evil Nature of the State

This entry is part 6 of 44 in the series Christian Theology of Public Policy Course

This essay continues the Christian Theology and Public Policy Course essays by John Cobin, author of the great books Bible …

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History

God: The Author of Liberty

By Edmund Opitz, author of The Libertarian Theology of Freedom and Religion and Capitalism: Allies, Not Enemies. This selection was …

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History

News of the Week: Saved from Doom!!!

Highlighting the interesting and notable events of the past week… I love this post by my dear friend Anthony Gregory …

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History

No Continuing City: The Paradox of a Christian Society

Benedict of Nursia pictured the ideal monastery as “a little state, which could serve as a model for the new …

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Book Reviews

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

Book review of Nullification: How to Resist Federal Tyranny in the 21st Century by Thomas Woods. Regnery Publishing, Inc.: Washington …

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History

The Robber Barons and the Real Gilded Age

By Edmund Opitz, author of The Libertarian Theology of Freedom and Religion and Capitalism: Allies, Not Enemies. The Civil War …

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History

News of the Week: Rethinking Reagan

Recapping the interesting and noteworthy events of the past week. In this edition, we take a retrospective look at conservative …

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History

With or Without a God: Natural Law and Property Rights

[Excerpted from An Austrian Perspective on the History of Economic Thought, vol. 1, Economic Thought Before Adam Smith (1995). An …

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History

Why would Christians want prohibition?

Thanks to Jonathan Boatwright for this excellent submission. In today’s political climate, a hot button issue is the legalization of …

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History

News of the Week: November 21 to 27, 2010

Recapping interesting things in the news and on the net in the past week. LRC reminds us that the war …

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