economics

National Debt And The Cost of Low Integrity

Economics

“You hypocrite, first take the plank out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother’s eye.” — Matthew 7:5 I grew ...

War in the forest

Contagious Violence (and a whole lot more)

Appearances

A few weeks ago, I had the distinct pleasure of being on David Gornoski's excellent A Neighbor's Choice radio show to discuss contagious violence, capitalism, Christianity, and some of science ...

Net Neutrality: A Lesson in the Price System

Libertarianism

The outbreak of the COVID-19 has sparked political discussion about everything from environmentalism to the relationship between church and state. As we anticipate the end of lockdowns and a vaccine ...

Real Lovers Love Econ

Economics

This guest post is by Sarah Estelle of econisforlovers.com, where this article originally appeared. When I found my name was already taken for a web domain, Sara Aldworth, director of ...

Don’t Let the Left (and the Right) Steal “Social Justice”

Culture

“There is no sport for the ignoramus like killing a useful word.” –Owen Barfield, World’s Apart, 1963 The meaning of words can be killed in countless ways – overuse, abuse, misuse, to ...

Even Good Theologians Do Bad Economics

Christian Worldview

CJay Engel at The Reformed Libertarian has begun a series of articles that address the rising concern that libertarian Christians often have regarding the social/political shift to the left of pastors, ...

Gary North’s Christian Economics: The Ethics of Destruction

Christian Worldview

In my last article, I introduced Gary North and his book, Christian Economics in One Lesson. This book is a spin-off of Henry Hazlitt’s Economics in One Lesson. North is ...

Is there a Christian view of economics?

Book Reviews

I had the pleasure of attending for the first time FEEcon this month. I met several interesting people, from fellow attendees to some of the speakers, including the president, Lawrence ...

The Ambiguity of Selfishness

Libertarianism

A common criticism of capitalism is that it is inherently immoral. Capitalism is conflated into some type of economic Darwinism – survival of the wealthiest. To be a successful capitalist ...

My Kid Learned More from Mario Maker than I Did from a Marketing Major

Culture

I’m not kidding.  I just watched my kid grasp basic marketing truths that took me years in the professional world to get. (I might be a bit daft, but that’s ...

Going Back Toward a Durable Society

Economics

This guest post was written by Paul LaScola.  If complete slavery is defined as full forceful control over one’s actions by another person or persons, then taxation is a lesser ...

Economics, Hierarchy, and the Question of the State’s Inevitability

Economics

Among Christian libertarians, as with other libertarians, there are differing views concerning the legitimacy, necessity, and inevitability of the state. For some, this is the worn-out debate between a view supporting ...

Achieving Power, Printing Money, Creating Wealth

Achieving Power, Printing Money, Creating Wealth

History

  If you wanted to become the most powerful person in the world, how would you do it? Work harder than everyone else? Suck up to other powerful people and ...

Jesus, Natural Law, and Economics

Economics

Today’s guest post is by writer/commentator Paul LaScola.   The sense of God and commerce have both been with mankind throughout history. These two characteristics of man — one spiritual, ...

The Free Market at Work

Economics

In 2013, in response to the increasing “open carry” debate, Howard Schultz, the chairman, president, and chief executive officer of Starbucks posted an open letter on the company’s website requesting ...

Monday Morning Matrix Meme: Banks and War

Politics

One of the most popular myths in any society is that wars are necessary and meaningful. It is assumed that wars are “for a good cause,” for “protection of the ...

Misshaping Scripture for Political Gain: The Acts 2 Argument

Theology

It’s not uncommon to find Christians defending their political sympathies with isolated Scripture verses.  Jesus can be construed as a Democrat, Republican, anarchist, socialist, communist, or (of course) as a ...

The GOP Tax Reform Plan: A Libertarian Analysis

Economics

Last month I did a preliminary libertarian analysis of the Republicans’ newest tax-reform plan. I concluded that their “Unified Framework For Fixing Our Broken Tax Code” left us with too ...

Wealth, Welfare and Charity

Economics

There are many divergent views about specific topics within libertarian Christian thought, just as there are within strictly libertarian or strictly Christian thinking. But the overarching theme that unites the ...

Wind Energy: Destroying the Midwest One “Farm” at a Time

Economics

My father and I recently finished publishing a book entitled Paradise Destroyed: The Destruction of Rural Living by the Wind Energy Scam. The book reached #1 on Amazon for “New ...

We Will Never Live in a Post-Scarcity World

Economics

“Post-scarcity”, “Post-economic”, and “Post-capitalist” are meant to convey a fundamental shift in the principles of human action, wrought by technological advancement.  In reality, they are just cute linguistic hyperbole. There ...

What’s Next For Liberty?

Economics

* Today’s guest post comes from Justin Nguyen, founder and Director of Nguyen Solutions, a Christian libertarian-owned startup currently crowdfunding a campaign to recycle food using the black soldier fly. ...

Airbnb and the “Housing Shortage” Nonsense

Economics

If I hear another bureaucrat complain about Airbnb creating a “shortage” of housing, I’ll vomit. Airbnb, like the steam engine, wash machine, and internet, is a disruptive business innovation of ...

A Christian Defense of Capitalism

Libertarianism

*Today’s guest post comes from Dr. Alex Tokarev of Northwood University. As an economist at Northwood University, I teach the history and philosophy of various economic systems. In fact, humanity ...

Jamin Hübner on How State Accreditation Hinders Education

Libertarianism

Jamin Hübner, General Editor of LCI’s new research journal, Christian Libertarian Review, recently published an academic piece in The Journal of Religious Leadership on the bureaucratic roadblocks to accreditation caused ...

The Rich Young Man Conundrum (Mark 10:17-23)

Theology

Today’s guest post is by Rev. Jacob Chulsung Kim, PhD.   Libertarian-leaning Christians face resistance from other believers for many reasons, one of which is the problem of greed. Because ...

Gary North’s Ethics of Taxation

Economics

This is the third in a series evaluating Gary North’s book, Christian Economics in One Lesson. North’s work is a spin-off of Henry Hazlitt’s Economics in One Lesson, which is ...

Jamin Hübner on ‘Distributive Justice’

Libertarianism

Dr. Jamin Hübner recently participated in a discussion at the University of Mississippi pertaining to distributive justice. Those on the left (including the Christian left) are often quick to use ...

The Jesus and Socialism Debate

Announcements

I was recently informed that Lawrence Reed, President of the Foundation for Economic Education (FEE), will be on the Up For Debate Radio Program on the Moody Radio Network this ...

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