Was Jesus a Socialist?
Was Jesus a socialist? Was he revolting against wealth and money itself? Or was he actually challenging people who use …
Libertarianism
The Creation Story
The Freedom of Ha-Adam The Book of Genesis begins with creation. God creates the heavens and the earth. He creates …
The New Counterculture
We have placed too much hope in political and social reforms, only to find out that we were being deprived …
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.” …
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 …
For and Against
Because there are such common misconceptions about what libertarians believe, we are often pushed into defining ourselves by explaining what …
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 …
Romans 13 for Dummies
“It is very biblical to enforce the law.” – Sarah Sanders Romans 13 is in the news, and is being …
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 …
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 …
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, …
Monopoly vs Monopolization
There is a great deal of confusion over monopolies; what they are and how they are caused. A cornerstone tenet …
Marxist Republicans
May 5 was the 200th anniversary of the birth of Karl Marx. Although Republicans have universally used the occasion to …
The Ambiguity of Selfishness
A common criticism of capitalism is that it is inherently immoral. Capitalism is conflated into some type of economic Darwinism …
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 …
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 …
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. …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
New Research: Government is Killing Us
Here in rural Indiana, as in much of the Midwest, it’s difficult to escape the visual reminder of the ubiquity …
Republicans Still Don’t Get It on Gun Control
As night follows day, so cries for more gun control follow another deadly shooting. But once again, it is not …
All States Violate Liberty
Today’s guest post is by Paul LaScola. Consider the proposition that a condition of individual liberty exists if all individuals …