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Ep 144: Postcards from Babylon, with Brian Zahnd

Libertarianism

Brian Zahnd joins us again to discuss the themes in his book, Postcards from Babylon. The American Church is trending toward idolatry, and the Scriptures have a lot to say ...

Big Government Catholics are Destroying the Church

Christian Worldview

With American Catholic membership at an all-time low, it’s time to point out that, while “The gates of hell shall not prevail against the Church” (Matthew 16:18), we should be concerned ...

Elucidating Ellul: On Democracy

Culture

The term “democracy” is used for an incredibly diverse array of ideas. For some, “democratic” means “has elections.” For others, it means “the people have the power.” For others, it ...

War in the forest

Should the USA pull out of Syria?

Christian Worldview

President Trump’s decision to relocate approximately 50 U.S. troops within Syria set off a firestorm of outrage and disbelief. I am not particularly interested in the responses of the usual ...

Gun Laws Create Gun Violence

Culture

Do Leftists believe gun bans will make guns evaporate? Approximately 5 to 10 million AR-15 style rifles exist in America according to the National Shooting Sports Foundation. If we were ...

The Way

Christian Worldview

One gains a glimpse of the mystery of the number, three; the deity is neither one nor many; its perfection goes beyond the multiplicity of which duality is the root… ...

Clown World and the Only Thing that Matters

Christian Worldview

“Vanity of vanities,” says the Preacher; “Vanity of vanities, all is vanity!” What advantage does a man have in all his labor In which he toils under the sun? (Ecclesiastes ...

Abortion Debate between Kerry Baldwin and Dr. Walter Block

Culture

The abortion issue has held a prominent position in legislative policy this year. From New York passing up-to-birth abortion and New Mexico nearly criminalizing doctors who don’t perform abortions, (the bill ...

Freedom and Responsibility

Christian Worldview

Nothing created by God is evil. It is not food that is evil but gluttony, not the begetting of children but unchastity, not material things but avarice, not esteem but ...

Is the Bible “pro-government?”

Christian Worldview

Is the Bible “pro-government?” Simple answer, no. Yes, we find governments operating throughout the Bible. We even see various governments ruling over God’s chosen people. In fact, we don’t find ...

Trump, Tariffs, the Constitution, and the Congress

Libertarianism

Donald Trump’s ignorance and incoherence on trade were on full display during his presidential campaign, but it was not until this year that he acted on those impulses—to the detriment ...

Ep 101: Tomorrow 3.0 and the Sharing Economy with Mike Munger

Podcast

Mike Munger from Duke University joins me to talk about the Third Economic Revolution that is currently underway. Most people think of it as the sharing economy, but it’s far ...

Building the First Nation not Founded on Bloodshed

Christian Worldview

Why do the nations rage? I don’t know. Maybe because they’re out of ammo culturally. As Joe Quirk, president of The Seasteading Institute calls them, “the 193 monopolies on government ...

To Unite America, End Victimless Crime Laws

Culture

What was it like to be reunited with your son? “I looked up to him.” When Tray Johns was kidnapped, her son was 6 years old and he could only ...

Ep 93: Late Night Thoughts on Hymns, Churches, & Politics

Libertarianism

LCI’s Norman Horn and Doug Stuart discuss over a few drinks everything form hymns, church denominations, and the recent election.

Ep 92: How Economics Helps us Make Better Policy with Art Carden

Libertarianism

On the day of the 2018 midterm elections, Dr. Art Carden joins Doug Stuart to talk about the elections, how to improve the world after the election (no matter who ...

Ep 91: Analyzing Progressive Christianity with Bill Anderson

Libertarianism

The popularity of the Christian Left has grown in the past decade, and its message is attracting many Christians far and wide. But many are not familiar with some of ...

christian posture toward others

The Christian Posture Toward Others

Libertarianism

It is part of human development that people from every generation must come to terms with and decide what to accept from the faith traditions they inherit from previous generations. ...

Ep 89: How to Live Free or Die

Economics

Does a libertopia exist? Is such an idea even possible? What would happen if thousands (or tens of thousands) of freedom lovers all move to the same place? Varrin Swearingen ...

Presumption of Innocence is Social Justice

Culture

I have a friend in Papua New Guinea named Monica Pauluswho was accused of casting sorcery spells because a person died in her village. Her neighbors almost murdered her until ...

Ep 86: Faith & Cannabis with Jason Rink

Culture

In the summer of 2018 Jason Rink participated in a panel discussion at the Texas Marijuana Policy Conference in Austin, TX. Jason joins us to discuss the conference and share ...

Ep 85: Promoting Liberty with Larry Reed

Economics

Lawrence W. Reed is president of the Foundation for Economic Education, and has a long history of promoting liberty in the classroom and in think tanks. In this episode he ...

Ep 84: Nullification with Mike Maharrey

Culture

Nullification is the idea that, in these United States, the individual states have the power the supercede and “make null” federal law that goes beyond the powers given to the ...

Is Google Better than the U.S. Military?

Politics

“Google should be ashamed,” says Marc Thiessen, the former chief speechwriter for George WMD Bush who is a “is a resident fellow at the American Enterprise Institute (AEI) where he ...

Respect the Person, Not the Office

Culture

“Total jerk, but, gotta respect her position.” “Paid off porn stars, but, he’s the President. And we should respect the office.” These are the kinds of things that flow almost ...

Ep 80: Is America Winning the Trade War? with Art Carden

Economics

Trump told his supporters that they would get tired of all the winning America would be doing if he were president. Now Trump has worked tirelessly to impose tariffs, which ...

Does Romans 13 Teach That Christians Have Permission to Kill For Their Government?

Christian Worldview

This guest post is by Tyler Boyd, and was originally published on The Christian Exile website. Tyler is from Olive Branch, Mississippi.  It is my conviction that since the fourth century ...

Why the Left Adores Donald Trump

Culture

The Left worships Trump because he is an irresistible obstacle to their devotion to the victim-garbed Total State. For generations, mainstream Western culture has taught us that the cognitive dissonance ...

Don’t Tread on Anyone

Libertarianism

Critics of libertarianism often charge that it is a “selfish ideology,” or that any explanation of self-interest is just a warmed-over excuse for selfish behavior. While it is indeed possible ...

Syria: This Is How Domestic Policy Influences Foreign Policy

Politics

Legendary foreign correspondent Robert Fisk gave an informed account from the ground on the Syrian (likely non-) gas attack. You can read his account via the UK Independent here. It is ...

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