Category: Liberty Cafe

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…

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…

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…

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

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…

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

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

Dealing with the Great Texas Blackout of 2021 was near the top of the to do list for Texas Legislators this session. This week on the Liberty Café we take a look how the Texas Legislature failed to deal with both the causes and the fallout of the blackout–though we’ll suggest different reasons than are…

Jesus is making all things new, but some things stubbornly remain the same. That is particularly true about current ruling elites when compared to those of the 1st Century A.D. On Episode 41 of the Liberty Café, economist Jerry Bowyer helps us understand what Jesus said about rulers, wealth, and corporate cronyism in his day…

Earthly power is corrupting. Unfortunately, most power exercised today by our elected officials–including those in Texas–is earthly, not biblical. Yes, their authority as rulers comes from God, but most of what that they do with their God-given authority defies God’s commands in Scripture. On Episode 40 of the Liberty Café, we examine what this means…