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Political Neutrality on Abortion is Welcoming to Pro-life Libertarians

Libertarianism

On Saturday, May 28th, the Mises Caucus won control over the Libertarian Party at their national convention in Reno, Nevada. To encourage pro-life libertarians to join the Libertarian Party, one ...

Protection, Defense, Retaliation, and Self-Ownership

History

This is a guest post written by Todd Lewis, who graduated from Malone University with a degree in history and philosophy. He has extensive knowledge of history, theology, philosophy, and ...

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 ...

The Libertarian Priority

Libertarianism

“I am getting more and more convinced that the war-peace question is the key to the whole libertarian business.” ~ Murray Rothbard That our enemy is the state, there is ...

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 ...

Shall we abandon the non-aggression principle?

Libertarianism

It has been fashionable of late for some libertarians to broaden the libertarian non-aggression principle in their attempts to make libertarianism less thin and brutal and more cosmopolitan and humanitarian. ...

The Significance of the Austrian School and Ludwig von Mises

Economics

This is the first essay in LibertarianChristians.com series “Essentials of Austrian Economics.” Throughout this series, we will explore important economic concepts and why they are crucial to an understanding of ...

The Politics of the Millennium

History

Murray Rothbard wrote the following article for Liberty Magazine in 1990. It provides an interesting summary and perspective on the implications of millennialism upon the political landscape. Though this comes ...

My View of Politics

Christian Ethics

Please remove me from your mailing list, “I’m just totally uninterested in your view of politics,” wrote a former student and friend. I have been described (and dismissed) by some ...

The Antiwar Odyssey of Laurence Vance

Libertarianism

I have been asked often over the years when and how I came to be such an outspoken critic of war, the military, and the warfare state. I have been ...

Is Libertarianism Compatible With Religion?

Theology

This talk was given at the 2011 Austrian Scholars Conference at the Mises Institute. —- I never met Murray Rothbard. I still remember the day when I received a postcard ...

News of the Week: Rethinking Reagan

History

Recapping the interesting and noteworthy events of the past week. In this edition, we take a retrospective look at conservative icon Ronald Reagan. It’s been said that the “good ‘ole ...

Joseph Sobran, reluctant anarchist and Christian libertarian, 1946-2010

News

Joseph Sobran now rests with the Prince of Peace. This great Christian libertarian valued truth above all, and fought the good fight in its defense. We honor his memory and ...

Austrian Scholars Conference 2010 – Day 1

Economics

The first day of the Austrian Scholars Conference 2010 was marked by greeting old friends, making new friends, and meeting some “internet friends” for the first time. The authors forum ...

What does it mean to be an effective local activist?

Politics

As I've aged, I've found myself transformed from scientist to engineer, from artist to performer, from philosopher to pragmatist. It's a pretty typical pattern. Be it accident or serendipity, ...

10 Things I Hate About Taxes #9: Taxation is Theft

Economics

I have already said and illustrated this numerous times in previous articles, but I will say it once again: Taxation is theft, period. To continue this theme, I'd like to ...

New Site: Libertarian Papers

News

Just launched today: Libertarian Papers, an online peer-reviewed journal freely available to all! It looks fantastic. The editors come from a wide variety of backgrounds and includes such luminaries as ...

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