Free Market Law
I want to direct your weekend reading to three excellent passages from my good friend Daniel Krawisz. Part 1: Free …
Tag: law
When Christians Sold Out to the State En Masse
Review of Gordon L. Heath, ed., American Churches and the First World War (Pickwick Publications, 2016), x + 213 pgs., …
The Libertarian Aquinas
Jonathan McIntosh (Ph.D., University of Dallas) is a Fellow of Humanities at New Saint Andrews College in Moscow, Idaho, where …
No Trust in Judges (the Continuing Debate)
The main point of Austin Rogers’ “Christians, Put Not Your Trust in Judges” is both spot-on and biblically accurate. Christians …
Christians, Put Not Your Trust In Judges
“Put not your trust in princes, in a son of man, in whom there is no salvation.” —Psalm 146:3 In …
The Real Reason Why Roe v. Wade Should Be Reconsidered
Today, January 22, is National Sanctity of Human Life Day. The first such day was proclaimed by President Ronald Reagan …
Presumption of Innocence is Social Justice
I have a friend in Papua New Guinea named Monica Pauluswho was accused of casting sorcery spells because a person …
Can Immigrants Be Deported Without a Trial?
This opinion piece was written by Judge Andrew Napolitano, a former judge of the Superior Court of New Jersey and …
Mental Illness and the ‘Right to Try’
Following the recent high-profile suicides of Kate Spade and Anthony Bourdain, Reuters published an article arguing that the “rise in …
Legalizing Medical Marijuana is Pro-Life and Pro-Individual Liberty
After the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of Masterpiece in Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission, Russell Moore, …
What I Learned about Christian Love from My Conversation With Black Lives Matter Leader Hawk Newsome
When Jesus visited his disciples after his execution, they were terrified. They expected him to bring the standard justice of …
Political Correctness Hallucinates Immigrants as Animals
This week, the Political Correctness religion mass hallucinated that Trump called illegal immigrants animals because many of its members feel …
Jesus Wants Me to Break the Law
Early Christians understood that to proclaim Jesus is Lord and that their citizenship is in Heaven was to make a …
Monday Morning Matrix Meme: What is the Government?
Whenever there’s a school shooting, the answer from the political left is always the same: take the guns away from …
Sinful Nature and the Question of the State’s Necessity
Among Christian libertarians, as with other libertarians, there are differing views concerning the legitimacy, necessity, and inevitability of the state. For …
Do you Believe in Natural Rights or Might-Makes-Right?
The linchpin of liberty, the most critical concept which people seem to have an extraordinarily difficult time understanding, is the …
Jordan Peterson, Free Speech, and Missing the Bigger Point
The outspoken psychologist and Toronto University professor, Jordan Peterson, has become a popular icon of political conservativism, political incorrectness, and …
Christianity and Government Considered
Today’s guest post is by writer/commentator Paul LaScola. In Paul’s letter to the Romans, he writes to the Christian followers …
Monday Morning Matrix Meme: Legality v. Morality
Being born into a nation-state, all of us are trained to equate “illegal” with “bad,” and “legal” with “OK.” And …
The John Baeza Files: Detective Blows Whistle on Drug War, Prison System
Before he was Ron Paul and Rand Paul’s head of security, John Baeza was a cop’s cop. Coming from a …
Start With Jesus As King
American Christians just can’t quit our addiction to power. We have no problem with the notion that a majority should …
Why I’m Triggered by Knee-Jerk Reactions
After a tragic event like the one brought on by a white terrorist in Las Vegas, predicting the ensuing social …
How Should A Christian Politician Behave?
The following is a response to a recent e-mail received by Norman Horn. (names redacted) Dear [redacted], Thank you …
Freedom Is the Imitatio Christi
“The truth shall set you free.” — Jesus Christ The truth, as Jesus demonstrated, is not conceptual but perceptual. That is, it …
How the Government “Works” – A Visual Model
How does the government actually “work?” In conversations about economics or politics, it is only a matter of time before …
Airbnb and the “Housing Shortage” Nonsense
If I hear another bureaucrat complain about Airbnb creating a “shortage” of housing, I’ll vomit. Airbnb, like the steam engine, …
Twelve False Assumptions Behind Mainstream Politics
1. That the world’s problems can be solved by passing more laws. The more rules there are, the less freedom …
Jamin Hübner on How State Accreditation Hinders Education
Jamin Hübner, General Editor of LCI’s new research journal, Christian Libertarian Review, recently published an academic piece in The Journal …
A Shining City on a Hill
Today’s guest post comes from Robert Maynard and was originally posted at Fifth Estate. ********** The notion of establishing a …
Toward a More Augustinian View of Government
The following is an excerpt from Jason Hughey’s chapter in the new book, Called to Freedom. (edited for format) With …