Politics

Politics

Dismantling the American Empire

The WikiLeaks revelations have shined a light on the dark nature of U.S. foreign policy, including, as Eric Margolis recently …

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Culture

Rosa Parks Revisited

Republicans are paying more attention to what they tweet after their latest attempt to pander to blacks to try and …

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Libertarianism

Pulling Down Strongholds

I have a confession to make. I have been accused of writing with an agenda. I hereby plead guilty. For …

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History

Being a Constitutionalist is Not Enough

Being a constitutionalist is not enough; being a libertarian is.

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Politics

Is Obama gutting the military?

I am not a fan of Barack Obama. But since there are a lot of things that could be said …

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Book Reviews

Just Politics

To get an idea of Ronald Sider’s perspective in this book, we might begin with a look at the man …

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Libertarianism

How Conservative is Your Senator?

One of the main tenets of conservatism is supposed to be fidelity to the Constitution. Let’s see how Republicans in …

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Culture

Is Progress Possible?

This essay by C.S. Lewis was originally published in The Observer in 1958. It was subsequently printed in the book …

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History

Adultery and the State–Moral Courage or Moral Busybodies?

The legislature of the state of Colorado recently passed, and the governor signed into law, a bill to repeal an …

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Libertarianism

Thoughts on Censorship

By Rev. Edmund Opitz, author of The Libertarian Theology of Freedom and Religion and Capitalism: Allies, Not Enemies. This essay …

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Christian Worldview

The Idolatry of Statism

This guest post is by LCC reader Paul Maitrejean. Many Christians today are quick to leap to the defense of …

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Culture

Decriminalization, Legalization, or Freedom?

In between drug prohibition and drug freedom are two concepts that are often confused. Drug prohibition is the criminalization of …

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Politics

All Taxation is Theft

When it comes to governments the world over, bad economic policies usually beget more bad economic policies. That is especially …

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Politics

Is God Against Drones?

He is not, according to former CIA analyst and current Christian axis of evil candidate Mark D. Tooley, as long …

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Politics

Screwtape Proposes a Toast

If you have never read The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis (author of The Chronicles of Narnia and Mere Christianity, …

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Economics

Who should support the disabled?

This article originally was published at the Future of Freedom Foundation on December 26, 2012. Some of the most terrifying …

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Politics

I Question Your Patriotism

I have been called a lot of things since I began writing about ten years ago on the folly of …

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Politics

Guns? Let’s Talk about Logs! (or, Luke 6:42 for President Obama)

I usually avoid making comments about tragic events, mostly because there are many astute authors who produce more profound thoughts …

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Politics

Ron Paul bids farewell to Congress

Today, Ron Paul gave his farewell address to the U.S. House of Representatives. Here is the text of his speech. …

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Politics

My View of Politics

Please remove me from your mailing list, “I’m just totally uninterested in your view of politics,” wrote a former student …

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Politics

News of the Week, November 5th, 2012 Edition: Elect a Super-Villain to be President?

Recapping the interesting and significant news, articles, and media of the past few weeks… One of my favorite guys at …

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Libertarianism

The Quiet Revolution

By Edmund Opitz, author of The Libertarian Theology of Freedom and Religion and Capitalism: Allies, Not Enemies. This essay was …

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Politics

The Logic of the Conservative Electorate

I had an interesting conversation with a hard-core “conservative” Christian a few days ago on Facebook, and I thought I …

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Politics

Lies, Damn Lies, and the Republican Party Platform

At a breakfast sponsored by the Christian Science Monitor held just before the Republican National Convention began, House Speaker John …

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Politics

Why Government Fails – Public Choice for Everyone

There are innumerable arguments about the legitimacy and morality of government and its proper scope, all of which are worth …

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