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Stop the Yemen War!

War and Peace

In lieu of our normal Weekend Insights post, I want to highlight an important opportunity in the United States happening right now that affects world events, and then tell you ...

Simple Arguments Against the Iraq War

Christian Worldview

On the eve of the exit of President Bush, it seems appropriate to review what will most likely be the lasting legacy of this President – the Iraq War. The ...

Why They Died in Vain

War and Peace

Since the beginning of the war in Iraq, I have unequivocally maintained several things about the deaths of U.S. troops. Every one of the 4,450 U.S. soldiers who has died ...

Do you still have a 9-11 Mentality?

History

My good friend Anthony Gregory has written a spectacular retrospective of 9-11 at the Independent Institute blog. It encapsulates how I feel about the event so much that I absolutely ...

ISIS, the Crusades, and Religious Violence

History

With the savage violence being reported daily from the Middle East, and with news of the recent Christian martyrs in Libya, what to do and how to respond has been ...

Vengeance is Mine, Says the Lord

Theology

This guest post was written by Kollin Fields. …Trample underfoot those who lust after tribute; scatter the peoples who delight in war. -Psalm 68:30 What’s so great about a king? ...

The Deadly Cost of Interventionism

Christian Ethics

For many years, Christians all across America have sincerely believed that the Federal Government and the military need to "promote freedom" through active aggression against other nations - this is ...

Good News Bad News August 18, 2021: Afghanistan

Media

Join the libertarian Christian roundtable discuss the tragic conclusion of the war in Afghanistan, including a discussion on why Ron Paul was right about interventionism and why the feminists are ...

Why They Hate Us

Politics

Editor’s Note: This is an older article but particularly relevant today as the U.S. military exits Afghanistan. Please pray for our Christian brothers and sisters there as they continue to ...

Israel and Palestine – Economic and Christian Reflections

News

This guest post was written by Dawson Kiser. Dawson is a writer from Chicago Illinois. He recently graduated from Grove City College with a B.A. in Economics. At the time ...

My Christian Brothers…

Theology

This is a guest post by Jim Fedako. He is a homeschooling father of six who lives in Lewis Center, OH, and maintains a blog: Anti-Positivist. Leave Government and Cleave ...

Pro-Life At Home But Not Abroad

Christian Worldview

Christians Need To Broaden Their Pro-Life Horizons Conventional wisdom says that a Republican candidate for President will almost certainly not win the nomination unless they are sufficiently pro-life. Mitt Romney ...

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 ...

Paris and What Should Be Done

Politics

The horrific attacks in Paris on Friday have, predictably, led to much over-reaction and demands that we do more of the exact things that radicalize people and make them want ...

Ye Shall Be As Gods

Theology

  Now the serpent was more subtle than any beast of the field which the Lord God had made. And he said unto the woman, “Yea, hath God said, Ye ...

Are you really for liberty? The Drug War Litmus Test.

Libertarianism

Conservative Republicans are sometimes said by the media to be “libertarian” or “libertarian-leaning.” This is especially true if they say something about marijuana legislation being left up to the states ...

Hack Back Against the State

Economics

The past 100 years of mostly free markets have witnessed unprecedented advances that allow millions to enjoy life in ways our ancestors could not fathom. From communications to transportation, we ...

The Defective Faith-Based Foreign Policy of Woodrow Wilson

Book Reviews

George W. Bush was not the first president to have a “faith-based” foreign policy. Most people know that Woodrow Wilson (1856-1924) was the U.S. president from 1913 to 1921. Some ...

Militarism in American Churches

Christian Worldview

Since the United States launched the unnecessary, immoral, unjust, and senseless war in Iraq in 2003, the Christian blasphemy occurring in churches has increased ten-fold. Even as the many lies ...

The Old Cause

American History

This guest post is by C.Jay Engel of The Reformed Libertarian. For guest post opportunities, please see the Contact page. I have read a good deal of all that Murray ...

Invading Iraq was wrong, and it’s wrong to do it again

History

This guest post is by Jeremy Mack of The Evangelical Libertarian. For guest post opportunities, please see the Contact page. The Insanity of Interventionism If insanity can be defined as ...

The Libertarian Position on Hobby Lobby

Culture

In September 2012, the privately held retail store Hobby Lobby filed a lawsuit against the US federal government regarding new regulations in the Affordable Care Act (ACA) requiring that employer ...

The Antidote to Military Exceptionalism

American History

This talk was given at the Authors Forum at the 2014 Austrian Economics Research Conference at the Mises Institute. I would like to thank Joe Salerno, Mark Thornton, and the ...

Dismantling the American Empire

Politics

The WikiLeaks revelations have shined a light on the dark nature of U.S. foreign policy, including, as Eric Margolis recently described it: “Washington’s heavy-handed treatment of friends and foes alike, ...

You Can’t Have a War Without Soldiers

Libertarianism

“It is forbidden to kill; therefore all murderers are punished unless they kill in large numbers and to the sound of trumpets.” — Voltaire Critics of the wars in Iraq ...

Being a Constitutionalist is Not Enough

American History

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

Soldiers in Fantasyland

War and Peace

Disney World in central Florida recently opened a large expansion and renovation of its Fantasyland area. Kids can ride Dumbo the Flying Elephant, the Mad Tea Party, the Many Adventures ...

Why Are Christians Warmongers? (News of the Week, November 11, 2012 Edition)

News

Recapping interesting and significant news stories and media from the past weeks… Chuck Baldwin asks some very pointed questions to evangelicals everywhere about war and their faith. To those evangelicals ...

Do wars in the Bible justify war today?

Christian Ethics

From a biblical perspective, the worst thing about Christian apologists for war, the military, and the warfare state is not their willful ignorance of U.S. foreign policy, their blind nationalism, ...

Should Christians Support the War on Drugs?

Christian Ethics

Televangelist and founder of the Christian Coalition Pat Robertson, with whom I have major theological, philosophical, and political differences, recently said something that even I must acknowledge was important, truthful, ...

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