Christians are obligated to work daily to make earth look more like heaven. This includes helping shape the world to reflect the liberty we have in Christ. On Episode 11 of the Liberty Cafe, I talk about seven public policy prescriptions designed to do just that. Podcast: Play in new window | Download Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | Google Podcasts | RSS
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Get the Economics Right: An Interview with Bill Peacock
I was interviewed last year by the good folks at Lara-Murphy Reporting. We talked about economics, electricity, and public policy. I thought I’d republish it here: Lara-Murphy Report: How did you discover Austrian economics? Bill Peacock: Its funny that you ask because I don’t really remember the source. It was in 1989—before the Internet. We…
The Evangelical Church’s Confused Witness on Race: Part 3
In Part 2 of this series, we presented the case that the obsession of many of the leaders in the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) and the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA) with white racism is rooted in white guilt. Their consciences are overwhelmed because they blame themselves, other white people, and centuries of slavery and…
The Evangelical Church’s Confused Witness on Race: Part 2
In Part 1 of this series, we looked at the claims about race and racism from some of the protesters in Minneapolis, noting how some recent pronouncements on racism from the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) and the Presbyterian Church in America sound quite similar. The predominant reason behind the Presbyterian Church in America’s (PCA) and…
The Liberty Cafe 010: Texas State Rep. Steve Toth on COVID-19 and the Texas Budget
Rep. Steve Toth talks about the numbers behind the COVID-19 Panic, preparing for COVID Round 2, and the COVID-19 challenged Texas budget on Episode 10 of the Liberty Cafe. Podcast: Play in new window | Download Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | Google Podcasts | RSS
A Brief Conversation on Race with Scott Sauls
Scott Sauls was kind enough to engage with me about race issues via Twitter a few months back. Given the state of things today, I thought it might have some relevance. It is reproduced here.
The Evangelical Church’s Confused Witness on Race: Part 1
Only hours after one of her churches had been set afire by rioters in Washington, D.C., the Right Reverand Mariann Budde, the Episcopal bishop of Washington, chose to aim her harsh words at President Donald Trump. “We align ourselves with those seeking justice for the death of George Floyd and countless others. And I just…
One Day in Eternity: A (very) Short Story
“I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing.” – John 15:5 (ESV) I did not understand at first what the noise ransacking my brain meant. Then, it dawned on me—my alarm clock…
What Does Liberty Look Like: Government and Rulers
One of the conceits of modern man is to deny the multiple spheres of government. When we hear the word government, we think almost exclusively of civil government. But it has not always been this way. As recently as 1828, Noah Webster defined government as: “Direction; regulation. “These precepts will serve as the government of…
Community Cleanup Can’t Undo the Damage of Austin Riots
Hours after Sunday’s violent protests in Austin that led to almost 30 arrests, the results were still evident on Monday around Austin’s 6th Street entertainment district. The area was marked by looted stores boarded up, broken windows being repaired, and workers removing graffiti. Some of the protestors came back to the scene on Monday. But…