The Texas Comptroller recently announced that the Texas Legislature has an unprecedented $32 budget surplus of your tax dollars. On this week’s Liberty Cafe, we take a look at whether they are going to spend your money or give it back to you in the form of property tax cuts. Podcast: Play in new window | Download Subscribe: Google…
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The Liberty Café 109: Is Democracy Really Under Attack?
According to the left, conservatives are the main threat to democracy and the American way of life. On this week’s Liberty Cafe, we take a look at the historical ignorance and outright hated of liberty that is driving the progressives’ claims. Podcast: Play in new window | Download Subscribe: Google Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher | RSS
The Liberty Café 108: A Theology of Economic Regulation
Civil government’s assault on our liberties has taken over just about every aspect of our lives, including our economic activity. On today’s Liberty Cafe, we discuss the biblical foundation for taking most economic regulation away from politicians and bureaucrats and turning it over to families and civil courts. Podcast: Play in new window | Download Subscribe: Google Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher | RSS
The Liberty Café 107: The Temptation of Inflation
Inflation is a deadly disease that is misunderstood by many. On this week’s Liberty Cafe, we discuss why conservatives ought to pay almost as much attention to the Federal Reserve as they do to our elected politicians–none of whom can resist the temptation of inflation. Podcast: Play in new window | Download Subscribe: Google Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher | RSS
The Liberty Café 106: Texas – Renewable Capital of the U.S.
A recent report projects that renewables will exceed natural gas as Texas’ primary source for electricity in 2023. On this week’s Liberty Cafe, we discuss why this is very bad for Texas from both a practical and biblical perspective. Podcast: Play in new window | Download Subscribe: Google Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher | RSS
The Problem with Big Government
I recently spoke to the Brazos Valley Republican Club about the problem with Big Government. We focused on the problems with Texas’ budget, property taxes, and electric grid. While there are a lot of problems in Texas that Christians and conservatives need to deal with, such as election integrity, Democrat chairs in the Texas House,…
The Liberty Café 105: Making Big Government Small
Christians and conservatives are rightly concerned about government’s assault on our God-given rights. On this week’s Liberty Cafe, though, we discuss why instead of playing whack-a-mole with each new assault from the left, we might be better off focusing on making Big Government small so it doesn’t have the resources to take over our lives….
The Death of Texas’ Energy-Only Electricity Market
The Texas PUC is Going to Replace Competition and Market Prices with a Capacity Market Download the .pdf version of this here. Download a .pdf version of a PowerPoint presentation on this topic. The Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUC) last week released the E3 report on the market redesign of the Texas electric grid….
The Liberty Café 104: The End of Affordable and Reliable Electricity in Texas
Ever since the 2021 blackout, Texas politicians have been trying to cover up their role in bringing it about. Now, they are at it again. On this week’s Liberty Cafe, we’ll look at new plan from the Public Utility Commission of Texas to redesign the electric grid that could lead to the end of affordable…
Big Government Isn’t the Solution to Big Tech Censorship
It is no secret that Big Tech and conservatives aren’t close friends these days. Responding to this concern, Republican House members last year assembled a Big Tech Censorship and Data Task Force to hold Big Tech accountable for anti-conservative bias and censorship. Now, however, Republicans in Congress are taking things too far by partnering with…