Donald Trump

The Capitol Riots: An Open Letter to a Dear Friend

Libertarianism

Editor’s Note: This very long post, perhaps the longest single piece we have ever published, was written by an LCI supporter who will remain anonymous in response to one of ...

Weekend Insights – The Wildest Week of Markets Ever?

News

Welcome back to Weekend Insights, your LCI "President's Corner" of miscellaneous articles, events, books, vids, and whatever else I'm thinking about...

Good News Bad News Jan 11, 2021: Libertarian Christian Roundtable on Trump, the D.C. Riots, and more

Media

The Libertarian Christian Roundtable, featuring Jason Rink who was at the Stop the Steal rally in Washington, D.C., discusses the experience of the January 6 protest/riot/insurrection/kerfluffle (nobody knows what to ...

Trump: A Presidential Post-Mortem

Politics

In the wake of this highly contentious election, it would be useful to issue an early autopsy on the Trump presidency — not so much about why he didn't win, ...

Weekend Insights – Post-Election Conversations

News

First, a few noteworthy items and then some insights from a conversation I recently had… Show I’m watching: The Mandalorian Season 2 is here! BABY YODA IS BACK! ;-) Book ...

The Two American Conservatisms

Culture

“We cannot allow our country to be deprived of the Judeo-Christian values that make it so great.” That is the statement printed on the front of the envelope of a ...

The Tragedy Of Voting For The “Lesser Of Two Evils”

Christian Worldview

“And why not do evil that good may come?—as some people slanderously charge us with saying. Their condemnation is just.” — Romans 3:8 In the months leading up to a ...

Will the US Senate Resurrect Kingship?

News

Do our current circumstances of Presidential impeachment have potentially even greater significance than we may immediately realize? Perhaps so.

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 ...

LCI Hot Takes: Scapegoating Everywhere!

Media

In the first LCI Hot Takes video of 2019, I review some January events and the relevance of mimetic theory and scapegoating to them in brief. We need to get ...

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 ...

The United States & North Korea: the Formation of a Relationship

Politics

Donald Trump has become the first sitting United States President to meet with a North Korean Leader. Depending on who you read, the summit was a distraction, offensive, nearly miraculous, ...

Kanye, Trump, and the Demon Called Legion

Culture

“You don’t have to agree with trump but the mob can’t make me not love him.” – Kanye West Forget petty politics for a moment. Kanye West’s recent statement on ...

When Right Is Wrong

Politics

People sometimes do the right thing, but for the wrong reason—including presidents and politicians. The Obama administration slashed hundreds of millions of dollars in military and economic assistance to Egypt ...

Racism, Free Speech, and Censorship

Politics

The past few weeks have been an extraordinary time for western culture amongst an already-extraordinary past two years. Most readers will be familiar with the incidents and arguments on free ...

Americans Are Quadruple Taxed

Economics

It has often been pointed out that corporate profits are double taxed when a corporation pays income tax on its profit and then shareholders pay income tax on that same ...

Trump: The Scapegoat Supreme

Appearances

David Gornoski breaks down the unhinged attempted feeding frenzy by the media and its customers using the lens he has provided for the past two years: Trump’s Winner’s brand of ...

The Saud Squad

Politics

Holding an anti-terrorism conference in Saudi Arabia is so absurd that it defies comprehension. Everyone who knows most anything about Middle Eastern affairs knows that Saudi Arabia is the world’s ...

Mr. Trump Gets Neoconned

Politics

It didn’t take long. With the recent bombing of Syria on the 100th anniversary of U.S. entry into World War I, Mr. Trump has pushed us all a little bit ...

dying senselessly

Dying Senselessly: Saying What Needs to Be Said About the Military

War and Peace

“Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.” (John 15:13) Dying Senselessly: Saying What Needs to Be Said About the Military ...

Do libertarians want to get rid of regulation?

Libertarianism

Recently I received a question via email from a fellow Christian. Editing for clarity, he asked: “Do libertarians want to get rid of regulation? It’s an honest question. This is ...

The Prophetic Voice of Libertarian Christians

Libertarianism

The election of Donald J. Trump as the 45th President of the United States will be a catalyst for various sorts of changes in America. One political adjustment is already ...

The Problem with American Conservatism

Libertarianism

“The problem with American conservatism is that it hates the left more than the state, loves the past more than liberty, feels a greater attachment to nationalism than to the ...

Religious Purity Tests Not Working So Well For Christian Conservatives

Politics

Erick Erickson just doesn’t know which Jesus that Jerry Falwell, Jr. is worshiping. Over at Ted Cruz’s new campaign site, I mean, Erick Erickson’s new website, The Resurgent, Erickson expressed ...

Getting to the Root of ISIS and the Syrian Refugee Crisis

War and Peace

A Response to Russell Moore’s “Why Christians Must Speak Out Against Donald Trump’s Muslim Remarks”. The least courageous act in American politics right now has got to be denouncing Donald ...

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