Recovering Christianity’s Lost Habit of Thinking about Politics
The human heart has a natural orientation toward liberty. We are built this way, regardless of our religion or ethnicity; …
Libertarianism
Ep 190: Ending the Death Penalty, with Hannah Cox
Why should Christians, conservatives, and libertarians reject the death penalty? Hannah Cox from Conservatives Concerned About the Death Penalty joins …
Jesus is Never on the Ballot! So what?!
This guest post is by Kollin Fields. Kollin is a Ph.D student in American intellectual history and political philosophy. His …
Billionaires in a Free Market
Someone else having a billion dollars does no harm to you. It very likely makes their life harder – not …
God’s justice is better than man’s justice: A response to Tim Keller
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.
Jesus Was Not a Socialist
Our dear friend Larry Reed, an advisor to LCI and former President of the Foundation for Economic Education (FEE), recently …
No Trust in Judges (the Continuing Debate)
The main point of Austin Rogers’ “Christians, Put Not Your Trust in Judges” is both spot-on and biblically accurate. Christians …
Why I am Not a Socialist
This article was originally published on AIER.org I share a lot of the concerns and goals of those who describe …
Introducing “Good News, Bad News”
We pride ourselves at LCI on providing great “evergreen” content for Christian libertarians across the world. Nonetheless, addressing what is …
The Universe is Ours
This guest post is by John Deangelo of antiwarwarvet.com Fellow Americans, we live in a magnificent country. 3.8 million square …
When Bad Ideas Matter
This is a guest post by Guy Monahan. Civility is needed in America. Recently I went to the sanctuary of …
The Politics of Anger
“Refrain from anger and turn from wrath; do not fret—it leads only to evil.” — Psalm 37:8 “Be angry and …
The Incorporation Doctrine Broke the Constitutional System
I think centralizing power is always a net loss for liberty. So did the founding generation. This is why the …
Ep 174: Ayn Rand’s Controversies & Contributions
Doug and Norman talk about the COVID-19 pandemic and critique the state response to it and the response of the …
Ep 173: A Coronavirus Conversation
Doug and Norman talk about the COVID-19 pandemic and critique the state response to it and the response of the …
Net Neutrality: A Lesson in the Price System
The outbreak of the COVID-19 has sparked political discussion about everything from environmentalism to the relationship between church and state. …
Ep 171: The Historic Church and the Modern State, Part 2
Dr. Norman Horn joins the OurFoundations podcast to talk about politics and theology. In this second half of the interview, …
Ep 170: The Historic Church and the Modern State, Part 1
Dr. Norman Horn joins the OurFoundations Podcast to talk about politics and theology. In this first half of the interview, …
Coronavirus and the Church
This guest post is authored by Rev. Jim Fitzgerald, a minister in the Presbyterian Church in America and a staff …
Why Nail Salons Are Essential
We’ve all seen them! The posts on social media from people on our friends list who are condemning, deriding, and …
Ep 169: School Choice, with Corey DeAngelis
Do kids belong to their parents or the government? Who should have the say where kids go to school? Why …
Reactions to the Reactions to the Pandemic (Part 2)
This article is Part 2 in a series of essays containing our reflections and perspectives on COVID-19. It’s been over …
Reactions to the Reactions to the Pandemic (Part 1)
This article is Part 1 in a series of essays containing our reflections and perspectives on COVID-19. It’s been over …
Essential Yet Illegal
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.