Christianity Doesn’t Need the State to Promote Morality
Many Americans, who profess to be Christians, look to the state for the answer to life’s problems. This instead of …
Category: Libertarianism
David Theroux, In Memoriam
Today we honor the life and legacy of our dear friend David Theroux, who left this mortal coil to be …
Failures in Public Health During the Pandemic, with Dr. Mary Ruwart
We recorded an episode on our podcast with Dr. Mary Ruwart. In this episode, we discuss how she found libertarianism …
What Evidence Demonstrates that Lockdowns didn’t Help Stop the Pandemic?
On the one hand, just look around us. Whether locked down or “freed up”, we didn’t see a significant reduction …
Was information About Hydroxychloroquine Suppressed in 2020? Is the same thing happening with Ivermectin?
In the first six months of the pandemic, research from China (among other labs) indicated with in vitro studies that …
Shouldn’t the state do whatever it takes to combat a pandemic?
Another way to ask this question is, “Why shouldn’t the government get special power to fight infectious disease?” There are …
Should Libertarians Support Mask Mandates?
In short, not from the state. Masks are a tricky topic. Unlike lockdowns (which are clearly monstrous), there is a …
Should Libertarians Support Lockdown Policies?
Absolutely not. Lockdowns don’t work. While you might be forced to comply and make the best of it, we ought …
In the absence of even a minimal state, how could the spread of infectious disease be prevented?
In the previous post, we explained the role of markets in working out public health solutions, but we can take …
Does a minimal government have a role in infectious disease prevention? How do free markets play a role?
Some minarchist libertarians have argued that a minimal government could have a public health role to play. They suggest that …
On Vaccine Mandates
By Dr. Norman Horn and Dick Clark In July 2021, U.S. President Biden announced a new policy of mandatory COVID …
Living Free: Advancing Freedom Requires Focus on What Matters
I love to argue with people over ideas. Whether online or in person, I get a particular satisfaction in seeing …
Fantasy Inland: What Joni Mitchell’s Best Songs Teach About Socialism
“Don’t it always seem to go that you don’t know what you got till it’s gone.” – Joni Mitchell. Everyone …
John Locke is not a Libertarian, Minarchism Revisited
When I first began writing about libertarianism back in 2018, my previous comments about minarchism elicited some comments from some …
Living Free: Living with Integrity
A false balance is an abomination to the Lord, but an accurate weight is his delight. When pride comes, then …
Limited Government: The Self-Defeating Nature of Minarchy
This is a guest post by Dr. Vic McCracken, who is a Professor of Ethics and Theology at Abilene Christian …
Constitutional Restraints on Power
American political institutions presuppose certain convictions about human nature, the worth and prerogatives of persons, the meaning of life, the distinction between right and wrong, and the destiny of the individual. The Colonists came to their understanding of these matters as heirs of the intellectual and religious heritage of Christendom—the culture whose shaping forces ‘sprang from ancient Israel, Greece, and Rome.
Swords into Plowshares: What WWI and Nagasaki Should Remind Us About Christmas
Comparing Nagasaki to the Christmas Truce of WWI When the Jewish prophet Isaiah wrote of the coming Messiah, he presented …
Libertarianism 2: Understanding the Non-Aggression Principle
This is a guest post by Dr. Vic McCracken, who is a Professor of Ethics and Theology at Abilene Christian …
Of Pilgrims and Communism
As people in the United States celebrate Thanksgiving this week, we rightly express gratitude for the divine providence that sustains …
Romans 13: A Reformed View of Stateless Civil Governance
The Reformed theological tradition historically holds to an interpretation of Romans 13 that, in its basic outline, is compatible with …
On Fluffy Animals, Armed Bandits, and the Inner Logic of Libertarianism
This is a guest post by Dr. Vic McCracken, who is a Professor of Ethics and Theology at Abilene Christian …
The Halo Effect: Why People Trust the State
This is a guest post by Caleb Furlough. He received his PhD from North Carolina State University in Human Factors …
Libertarianism Changes the Abortion Debate
Americans haven’t changed much in their approach to abortion over the past fifty years. Since Roe v Wade, conventional arguments …
Deuteronomy 17:14-20 as an Ancient Limitation on Political Authority
Deuteronomy is a puzzling book. It’s a marvelous ‘farewell sermon’ by Moses before Joshua takes up command, but the literary …
Libertarian Answers to Conservative and Liberal Questions
Echoing George Wallace, it has been said many times that there is not a dime’s worth of difference between liberals …
Should discrimination laws even exist?
Lawmakers in the House and Senate in my state of Florida have proposed two bills (HB 717 & SB 774) …
10 Reasons Christianity and Libertarianism are Compatible
Last week at the International Students for Liberty Conference in Washington, D.C., Elise Amyx of the Institute for Faith, Work, …
Is there a Christian Immigration Policy?
Prompted by the distasteful, immoral, and un-American advice of Vice President Kamala Harris toward would-be immigrants, I was inspired to …
The Person and His Society
By Edmund Opitz, originally published in the January 1981 edition of The Freeman. He is the author of The Libertarian …