Category: Libertarianism

Libertarianism

Libertarianism and Abortion

My recent article “Should Libertarians Be Conservatives” elicited a huge response – most of it positive. Some libertarians, however, were ...

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Libertarianism

Become a Knowledgeable Libertarian in 30 Days

Robert Wenzel at the Economic Policy Journal has put together an excellent list of articles that can help anyone interested ...

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Culture

Who is to blame?

This guest post is by Cam Rea, frequent reader of LCC and member of the Christian Libertarian Facebook Group. Many ...

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American History

Romans 13 and Obeying the Government

I said last year in my article on “Romans 13 and National Defense” that I had been asked many times ...

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Libertarianism

Winner Take All

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

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Culture

Is There a Libertarian Position on Same-Sex Marriage?

The subjects of abortion and same-sex marriage are not just points of contention between liberals and conservatives and Democrats and ...

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Culture

Should Libertarians be Conservative?

In a recent article for the online journal Public Discourse, conservative Jay Richards asks the question: “Should Libertarians Be Conservatives?: ...

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Christian Worldview

On the Consistency of Christian Libertarianism

Two weeks ago I wrote an initial post critiquing Joe Carter of the Acton Institute for his ill-conceived criticism of ...

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Libertarianism

Debating Christian Libertarianism

I have historically been a fan of the Acton Institute. Their site has been on LCC’s blogroll for quite a ...

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Libertarianism

Don’t Tread On Who?

Critics of libertarianism often charge that it is a “selfish ideology,” or that any explanation of self-interest is just a ...

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Culture

The Problem with Public Education

In the wake of the shootings in Phoenix, Arizona, earlier this year, a bill was proposed in the Arizona legislature ...

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Libertarianism

Ron Paul is NOT Obama

In 2007 Barack Obama promised us Hope and Change. Change hardly came and hope is long gone. Even his most ...

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Christian Worldview

6 Myths Catholics Tell About Libertarians

Norman’s note: This guest post is by Prof. Ryan McMaken. Even though the article is specifically about Catholic Christians, every ...

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Libertarianism

Rand Paul may have prevented conflict with Russia, but what does it mean?

I do not want to overstate the event, but there has been some very interesting stuff going on in the ...

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Libertarianism

The Supreme Court and Obamacare

The new term of the Supreme Court has just begun. All eyes are on the court, as it is expected ...

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Libertarianism

Five Lies of the Religious Right About Ron Paul

Although I am a theological and cultural Christian conservative, I am not a member of the Religious Right and never ...

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Economics

The Progress of Greed

Capitalism has an ironic side effect after generations of progress: we forget about the minutia of production and the importance ...

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Economics

Freedoms I Wish the Military Were Defending

“Freedom itself was attacked this morning by a faceless coward, and freedom will be defended.” ~ George W. Bush, September ...

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Libertarianism

The Texas TSA Bill Story – What Really Happened

I had the honor of giving the keynote address at the Third Anniversary Party for Texans for Accountable Government. They ...

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American History

Christianity, War, and Ron Paul

This talk was given on August 20 at the Florida Liberty Summit 2011 in Orlando, Florida. Thank you Campaign for ...

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Libertarianism

Governments cannot regulate personal relationships

Nate asks: Many Christian conservatives disapprove of Christian libertarians because most libertarians support getting the government’s nose out of issues ...

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Libertarianism

Government and Religious Expression

Anthony asks a series of questions in his submission: I might consider myself a Libertarian, except I just can’t get ...

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Libertarianism

Are there any Christian libertarian denominations?

Here is the first installment of Q&A Week, where we are exploring reader questions submitted to the Christian Libertarian FAQ. ...

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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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Libertarianism

Great LewRockwell.com posts this week

If you don’t regularly follow LewRockwell.com, then here are some great posts you might want to check out from this ...

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Christian Worldview

Reconciling Rand and Jesus

There have been a number of articles lately about the apparent contradictions among small-government supporters who claim Ayn Rand as ...

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Christian Worldview

Children’s Rights – A Libertarian Dilemma with a Christian Answer

Note: This is a provocative piece that had a lot of back-and-forth email conversation before publication here. It is an ...

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Christian Ethics

Do Christians have the right to defend themselves? (Even from the state?)

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

Can starting a revolution be a good thing?

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

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American History

Is Rebellion against Rulers Rebellion against God? (Part 2)

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

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