I’ve been a fan of Ted Cruz long before he ran for office. We first met about 2008 when he was an attorney in private practice. He would give occasional luncheon speeches for my employer, the Texas Public Policy Foundation. I was amazed. As I told my wife at the time, every word that came…
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The Liberty Cafe 61: Fear (and Renewables) is Driving Texas Toward More Blackouts
Texas regulators are spending billions of consumer dollars on the Texas grid in response to the blackout last winter. On this week’s Liberty Cafe, we discuss why this fear-driven spending is doing next to nothing to address the problems (renewable subsidies and intervention in markets) that led to the blackout. Podcast: Play in new window | Download Subscribe: Apple…
Calvinism and von Mises on Human Action
A while back a few of us in my office were discussing Calvinism around the water cooler. Much of the talk related to the concept of free will, a mysterious concept if there ever was one. Even many of those who agree that man has free will can’t agree on what free will means. At…
The Liberty Cafe 60: Why Discrimination Should be Legal
Christians today are being forced to bake cakes for gay weddings, hire “transgendered” workers, and get injected with vaccines. On Episode 60, we examine the roots of these mandates in civil rights law and discuss what the Bible and the U.S. Constitution have to say about whether discrimination should be legal. Podcast: Play in new window | Download…
The Liberty Café 59: Matt Schaefer on God, Guns, and Government
We are often told that we cannot bring God and His Law into the making of public policy. On Episode 59 of the Liberty Cafe, Texas State Rep. Matt Schaefer helps us understand that the only good public policy is one that is biblically informed. And walks us through how constitutional carry became law in…
The Liberty Cafe 58: Corruption in the Texas Legislature: The Role of Leadership
Corrupt doesn’t necessarily mean illegal. On Episode 58 of the Liberty Café, we examine how the power of leadership can lead to a corruption that places the interests of the leaders above the liberty of their constituents–the people they are supposed to protect. Podcast: Play in new window | Download Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher | RSS
The Liberty Café 45: Abbott v DeSantis – The Battle of the Lesser Magistrates
Governors Gregg Abbott and Ron DeSantis are in a battle. Part of that battle is seeing which one can attract more voters in the upcoming Republican presidential primary. But in Episode 45 of the Liberty Café, we take a look at the bigger battle they are engaged in as “lesser magistrates” standing between the power…
The Liberty Café 44: Stupidity and Texas Republicans
Republicans have wasted a good portion of the 19 years they have been in charge of Texas government. On Episode 44 of the Liberty Café, we take a look at the role stupidity has played in their poor performance. Podcast: Play in new window | Download Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher | RSS
The Day the (Texas Electricity) Market Died
When most Texans woke up on the morning of February 15, 2021, they experienced something few Texans had ever experienced. Texas was gripped in the midst of the probably the worst winter storm in a century and millions had lost power–which would continue to be off for days for many. Leaders in Texas state government,…
The Liberty Café 43: The Day the (Electric) Market Died
Twenty years ago Texas began its experiment allowing competition in the electricity market. Despite its great successes, it looks like competition may succumb to fearful politicians and rent-seeking generators and Wall Street bankers. On Episode 34 of the Liberty Cafe, we examine how and why all this happened. Podcast: Play in new window | Download Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher | RSS