politicians

Obama wins, celebrates by bombing another country

News

You think I’m kidding. Just hours after his re-election acceptance speech, it looks as though Obama ordered another drone strike over Yemen. Quoting the Huffington Post: On Wednesday morning, as ...

Todd Akin’s rape comments and the absurdity of right-wing pro-lifers

News

Missouri Representative Todd Akin* made some smashingly terrible comments the other day regarding the incidence of pregnancy following rape: “First of all, from what I understand from doctors, (pregnancy from ...

Abortion, Religion, and the Presidency

Christian Ethics

Some Republicans have floated the name of Condoleezza Rice to be the running mate of presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney. Rice was a professor at Stanford before serving as ...

Winner Take All

Libertarianism

By Edmund Opitz, author of The Libertarian Theology of Freedom and Religion and Capitalism: Allies, Not Enemies. This article originally appeared in the March 1965 issue of The Freeman. The ...

The Year of the Bible in Pennsylvania

Politics

Earlier this year, the Pennsylvania House passed a resolution by a vote of 193-0 declaring 2012 the Year of the Bible in the state. Now, the Freedom from Religion Foundation ...

News of the Week, January 15-21, 2012

News

Today we restart the traditional News of the Week posts, where we highlight a few significant, interesting, and amusing stories each week. David Neff at Christianity Today wonders if an ...

Weighing Political Planks and the Obama Dilemma

Politics

I have heard it said numerous times in the past month alone, by Christians nonetheless, that the important thing about the next election is “getting rid of Obama.” Such sentiment, ...

How Nixon Helped Instigate the Libertarian Party

History

Today marks the 40th anniversary of a speech by President Richard Nixon that influenced the founding of the Libertarian Party. You probably have never seen it, so check it out: ...

Breaking: Ron Paul will not run for Congress again

News

Lew Rockwell reports that Ron will not run for Congress in 2012, and will completely focus on the presidential campaign. Ron Paul, the amazing and principled politician, is not running ...

Politicians are self-interested too (and probably more than you are)

Economics

This essay continues the Christian Theology and Public Policy Course by John Cobin, author of the books Bible and Government and Christian Theology of Public Policy. —- Does the nature ...

Rand Paul Moneybomb August 19/20 and Interview Announcement

News

After setting loose a short rant against politicians earlier today… it’s time to mention another politician. Well, at least this guy is going to be better. Rand Paul, son of ...

Why does the Tea Party support Scott Brown?

History

Scott Brown’s recent Republican victory in the Massachusetts Senate race has been headlining news all over the nation the past two days. Some are calling it a “repudiation of the ...

The Dismal Year

Economics

One year ago today, Barack Obama stepped into the Oval Office for his first full day as President. So far, it has pretty much stunk. Anthony Gregory has written a ...

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