News of the Week: You Call this a War?
Dr. Norman Horn
Recapping the interesting and significant news of this past week. Anthony Gregory asks, “You call this a war? I’ll show you a war.” He contends
Tag: CS Lewis
Narnians Hate the State Too!
Dr. Norman Horn
David Theroux, Founder and President of the Independent Institute, President of the C.S. Lewis Society of California, and friend of LibertarianChristians.com has recently published a three-part series on the political philosophy of C.S. Lewis entitled “C.S. Lewis on Mere Liberty and Statism.” I highly recommend these articles for your reading (see the links following my synopsis).
Lewis, of course, is well-respected among Christians for his excellent stories and compelling explication of theology. Turns out he also favored liberty as a defining characteristic of civilized society. He reaches this conclusion through a consistent application of natural law.
On Rand and Altruism: A Defense of Christian Self-Interest
Doug Douma
Ayn Rand, the founder and sole source of the philosophy called Objectivism, taught an ethical system based on the principle of “rational self-interest” – defined as aiming at the fulfillment of one’s own highest values.
