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…
Category: U.S. Politics
The Hope of Biblical Compassion: Charity
In my last article, I made the case that the welfare state is unbiblical. I built my argument on three premises: that the welfare state 1) is a form of theft, 2) destroys charity, and 3) harms everyone associated with it–funder, deliverer, and recipient. Let’s take another quick look at this. In 2 Thessalonians 3:10,…
The Tragedy of Evangelical Compassion: The Welfare State
What do we do when we realize the welfare state isn’t working? Well, for a lot of Evangelicals, the trick is actually getting to that point. Many appear content with government welfare programs as a means of assisting the poor; some even seem to think that we are sinning by not spending enough money on…
Evangelical v. Biblical Compassion
The United States of America spends over $1.8 trillion each year on welfare programs and public education systems that consign millions of people to lifetimes of ignorance and poverty, provide substandard housing and medical care, separate fathers from their families, and lead many young black men to prison or an early death. The federal government…
Good Reads 01/20/19
Thoughts on Ferguson by Voddie Bauchum (The Gospel Coalition) I don’t care what advantages my white neighbor may or may not have. If he does have advantages, God bless him! I no more fault him than I fault my own children who have tremendous advantages due to the fact that they were raised by two educated, Christian parents…
Calming the Syria Hysteria
Have you noticed that some people think that the world is going to come to an end because President Trump has decided he doesn’t want American soldiers killed in the deserts of Syria anymore? This would be odd, except for the fact that it fits neatly into the pattern of those suffering from Trump Derangement…
The Revenge of the RINOs
Henry Olsen, writing on National Review Online, put out the best analysis of the recent midterm election I have seen. The most fascinating thing about it is that he wrote it before the election. I don’t know that Olsen nailed it exactly, but he seems to have been pretty close. In short, he said that…
Exposing the Truth about Climate Change
If you want to really understand the truth about climate change, I would highly recommend reading the books and articles on the list below. First, a few books: Global Warming Skepticism for Busy People The Great Global Warming Blunder: How Mother Nature Fooled the World’s Top Climate Scientists Climate Change: The Facts 2017 “A Disgrace to…
Lov Gov 2
Imagine the government personified. Not a bunch of people trying to meddle in our lives, but just one. That is what the Independence Insitute has done with Lov Gov, two great series of videos highlighting what a mess government really is these days. Watch Lov Gov 2 Episode 1 above.
What Do I Mean by Energy Efficiency? Let Me ‘splain it to You
I liked “I Love Lucy.” One of my favorite things in the show was when Lucy would get in trouble and Ricky would tell her that she had some “‘splaining to do.” A friend and I had a brief discussion on Facebook about energy efficiency. And it reminded me how twisted the definition of ‘efficiency’…