Category: Libertarianism

Libertarianism

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 ...

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Libertarianism

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 ...

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Christian Worldview

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 ...

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Libertarianism

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 ...

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Libertarianism

Transcending Identity Politics

We sometimes hear conversations which contain claims like, “Jews are so sneaky,” or “Christians are so intolerant,” or “Asians are ...

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Libertarianism

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 ...

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Libertarianism

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 ...

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Libertarianism

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 ...

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Libertarianism

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 ...

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Libertarianism

Was Jesus a Socialist?

Was Jesus a socialist? Was he revolting against wealth and money itself? Or was he actually challenging people who use ...

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Libertarianism

The New Counterculture

We have placed too much hope in political and social reforms, only to find out that we were being deprived ...

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Libertarianism

Why Social Institutions Matter for Human Flourishing

The Libertarian Christian Institute outlines five core values, the third of which is that “Social Institutions Matter for Human Flourishing.” ...

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Libertarianism

Can Immigrants Be Deported Without a Trial?

This opinion piece was written by Judge Andrew Napolitano, a former judge of the Superior Court of New Jersey and ...

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Christian Worldview

For and Against

Because there are such common misconceptions about what libertarians believe, we are often pushed into defining ourselves by explaining what ...

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Libertarianism

A Libertarian Primer on the Issues

This article originally appeared on LewRockwell.com in November, 2016.  Although the Libertarian Party has virtually no chance of winning any ...

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Featured

Romans 13 for Dummies

“It is very biblical to enforce the law.” – Sarah Sanders Romans 13 is in the news, and is being ...

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Libertarianism

And You Thought You Lived in a Free Society

Because they can vote for Tweedledum or Tweedledee, the red team or the blue team, or the welfare statist or ...

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Culture

Mental Illness and the ‘Right to Try’

Following the recent high-profile suicides of Kate Spade and Anthony Bourdain, Reuters published an article arguing that the “rise in ...

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Culture

Legalizing Medical Marijuana is Pro-Life and Pro-Individual Liberty

After the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of Masterpiece in Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission, Russell Moore, ...

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Libertarianism

Monopoly vs Monopolization

There is a great deal of confusion over monopolies; what they are and how they are caused. A cornerstone tenet ...

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Libertarianism

Marxist Republicans

May 5 was the 200th anniversary of the birth of Karl Marx. Although Republicans have universally used the occasion to ...

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Libertarianism

The Ambiguity of Selfishness

A common criticism of capitalism is that it is inherently immoral. Capitalism is conflated into some type of economic Darwinism ...

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Libertarianism

College and Government Do-goodery

This guest post is by Jeremy Mack, and was originally posted on The Evangelical Libertarian. I read an article this ...

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Libertarianism

The Non-Aggression Principle and the Virtue of Patience

One of the core values of a libertarian Christian in the LCI’s Mission, Vision, & Core Values is that “A free ...

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Libertarianism

Libertarian Christians Can Bridge a Gap for Abuse Victims

Note: This article was written in the context of the latest allegations concerning domestic violence against women in the church. ...

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Libertarianism

A Little Conserva-tive

By Albert Jay Nock. Originally published in Atlantic Monthly, October 1936. I often think it’s comical How Nature always does ...

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Libertarianism

What are a Libertarian Christian’s Core Values?

Critics can say what they want to about the libertarian movement, but one thing it can never be accused of ...

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Libertarianism

Inconceivable! The Plausibility of a Stateless Society

Among Christian libertarians, as with other libertarians, there are differing views concerning the legitimacy, necessity, and inevitability of the state. For ...

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Announcements

Announcing the Creative Common Law Project

Libertarians are regularly critical of governments and nation-states. This is because nation-states not only fail in their purposes, but because ...

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Libertarianism

Does Drug Testing Violate Libertarian Principles?

Is testing all potential and current employees for drug use a dumb idea? I think so. But your moral—and in ...

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