Ep 90: The Bourgeois Deal with Deirdre McCloskey
What explains the wealth of the modern age? Was it capital? Institutions? Slave-holding? Why do some countries seem to have …
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Slavery and Submission in the Bible: A Case for an Update
This guest post was written by our friend Kollin Fields. Readers should remember that guest posts are not considered official …
The Christian Posture Toward Others
It is part of human development that people from every generation must come to terms with and decide what to …
Ep 89: How to Live Free or Die
Does a libertopia exist? Is such an idea even possible? What would happen if thousands (or tens of thousands) of …
Taking up Machen’s Torch: An Archetype for Christian Libertarians
Libertarians have often fumbled over where we stand on the so-called political spectrum. We tend to have a sense of …
Heroes in the First Circle
Tyranny is brought on not only by a few bad men who gain power, but also by the willingness of …
St. Antony, Desert Monasticism, and the Remnant
Communities are formed naturally through shared experiences. They grow out of the hopes, struggles, and aspirations of their founding members. …
Ep 88: Happiness and Social Capital with Jeremy Jackson
Jeremy Jackson, associate professor at North Dakota State University, joins us to talk about happiness research and social capital. He …
Presumption of Innocence is Social Justice
I have a friend in Papua New Guinea named Monica Pauluswho was accused of casting sorcery spells because a person …
To Win, Libertarians Need to Show More Emotion. Libertarian Christians Can Help
Emotions are powerful. Their rise and fall, twist and turns, can make life feel like a roller-coaster. Some days we …
Ep 86: Faith & Cannabis with Jason Rink
In the summer of 2018 Jason Rink participated in a panel discussion at the Texas Marijuana Policy Conference in Austin, …
The Two Kingdoms
In volume three of Solzhenitsyn’s ‘Gulag Archipelago’ we are told of the tragic story of the kulaks and the Soviet …
Ep 85: Promoting Liberty with Larry Reed
Lawrence W. Reed is president of the Foundation for Economic Education, and has a long history of promoting liberty in …
Ep 84: Nullification with Mike Maharrey
Nullification is the idea that, in these United States, the individual states have the power the supercede and “make null” …
Ep 83: Why D.C. is not Marvelous: the Stark Reality of Politics
In this “Extended Edition” of our podcast, we talk with Armond Boudreaux and Corey Latta, authors of the book Titans: …
Great Power and Small Friendships
In the epic ‘Lord of the Rings,’ J.R.R. Tolkien gives us a vivid illustration of the rivalrous tendencies of human …
Ep 82: Conservatism vs. Libertarianism
If libertarianism is neither of the left nor the right, then why do libertarians still get cornered as “conservative” or …
Beauty, Liberty, and a Brave New World
Towards the end of Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World, the protagonist, John (“the Savage”), is introduced to Mustapha Mond, the …
Does the Reformed Doctrine of Inerrancy Threaten Christian Libertarians?
The Libertarian Christian Institute is an ecumenical Christian organization which brings together Christians from a variety of theological backgrounds. Though …
The Scapegoating of Jordan Peterson
Ever since his interview with Cathy Newman went viral on YouTube, the scapegoating phenomenon that involves Dr. Jordan Peterson keeps …
Transcending Identity Politics
We sometimes hear conversations which contain claims like, “Jews are so sneaky,” or “Christians are so intolerant,” or “Asians are …
The Creation Story, Part II: the Responsibility of Adam and Eve
In The Creation Story, Part I, we discussed the Hebrew term ha-adam. God creates ha-adam out of nothing (creatio ex …
The Slave and the Aristocrat
Friedrich Nietzsche wrote in his book, The Antichrist: “Christianity has taken the side of everything weak, base, ill-constituted, it has …
Starry Night House Unveils the Banality of Evil
In the coldness of space, a star explodes. It creates a dazzling shock wave of cloud debris with a magnetic …
Don’t Tread on Anyone
Critics of libertarianism often charge that it is a “selfish ideology,” or that any explanation of self-interest is just a …