Justice, Power, and Boundaries
“Do not pervert justice; do not show partiality to the poor or favoritism to the great, but judge your neighbor …
“Do not pervert justice; do not show partiality to the poor or favoritism to the great, but judge your neighbor …
Jonathan McIntosh (Ph.D., University of Dallas) is a Fellow of Humanities at New Saint Andrews College in Moscow, Idaho, where …
The War on Drugs was instigated by the U.S. federal government in 1970, but the policy of drug prohibition has …
In my experience, many Christians fail to carefully define their terms when talking about government and political authority—and this leads …
Christian theology begins with a creative process, which God himself executes and deems good. From there, filling and subduing his …
Christians are becoming ever more aware of the corruption and deceit of their respective political leaders, but finding good material …
Scottish theologian Stephen Neill was excited and challenged by the story Christianity told about humanity. As a missionary, he spent …
LCI has been creating great evergreen content for years, but we wanted to regularly bring you commentary on what’s happening …
The human heart has a natural orientation toward liberty. We are built this way, regardless of our religion or ethnicity; …
Does society always and in every case break down to atomistic individuals?
This guest post is by Kollin Fields. Kollin is a Ph.D student in American intellectual history and political philosophy. His …
Someone else having a billion dollars does no harm to you. It very likely makes their life harder – not …
Tim Keller recently published an article entitled, “A Biblical Critique of Secular Justice and Critical Theory.” His article is a sort of apologia for his conception of “biblical justice” and its relationship to the social justice conversation. While we could likely agree with some of his sentiments, other things he says are just plain wrong. His characterizations of libertarianism as being in conflict with biblical justice warrant a response.
Our dear friend Larry Reed, an advisor to LCI and former President of the Foundation for Economic Education (FEE), recently …
The main point of Austin Rogers’ “Christians, Put Not Your Trust in Judges” is both spot-on and biblically accurate. Christians …
This article was originally published on AIER.org I share a lot of the concerns and goals of those who describe …
We pride ourselves at LCI on providing great “evergreen” content for Christian libertarians across the world. Nonetheless, addressing what is …
This guest post is by John Deangelo of antiwarwarvet.com Fellow Americans, we live in a magnificent country. 3.8 million square …
Civility is needed in America. Recently I went to the sanctuary of church during the week, and the homily’s theme …
“Refrain from anger and turn from wrath; do not fret—it leads only to evil.” — Psalm 37:8 “Be angry and …
I think centralizing power is always a net loss for liberty. So did the founding generation. This is why the …
The outbreak of the COVID-19 has sparked political discussion about everything from environmentalism to the relationship between church and state. …
This guest post is authored by Rev. Jim Fitzgerald, a minister in the Presbyterian Church in America and a staff …
We’ve all seen them! The posts on social media from people on our friends list who are condemning, deriding, and …
This article is comprised of essays containing our reflections and perspectives on COVID-19. It’s been over a month since many …
The US federal government does a bunch of things that mystify me. They cannot discriminate in conferring benefits based on race, oh, unless it is affirmative action. Government agents cannot search you or your home without first earning a warrant, unless they think they should. I’ve even accepted there are alternative truths: you can keep your doctor, and Bill didn’t inhale. But, in the last few days, it seems they have been overwhelmed by imagination.
I just saw an article by venture capitalist Marc Andreessen called “It’s Time to Build.” I’m both encouraged and troubled …
During the first couple weeks of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States, I interviewed for our Facebook page several …
I am not on Twitter for the same reason I am not on Facebook: I have too little free time …
The COVID-19 outbreak is front and center in everyone’s mind. Emotions run high as states across the US have ordered …
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