Texas’ electric grid is being overwhelmed by unreliable and unaffordable electricity from wind and solar farms. On this week’s Liberty Cafe, I talk with energy expert Robert Bryce about how Texas can get out of the mess our politicians have gotten us into. Podcast: Play in new window | Download Subscribe: Google Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher | RSS
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Texas Politicians and Citizens Enable Corporate Theft
It was not that long ago that property tax abatements were illegal in Texas because they wereconsidered to be theft. The market’s job was to create jobs and grow the economy. The government’s job was toensure a level playing field for all market participants through efficient civil and criminal justicesystems and limited regulation. Acknowledging the…
Protestant Resistance Theory
Romans 13 tells us to “be subject to the governing authorities.” Yet the leaders of the Protestant Reformation, from Luther and Calvin to Knox, Rutherford, Junius Brutus, and others, had a problem: the rulers they were supposed to be subject to were trying to, or actually did, murder them. To understand what the Bible taught…
The Liberty Café 95: God and Government w/ Gary DeMar, Part II
We live in a fallen, messy world. In Part II of our interview with Gary DeMar of American Vision, we discuss how the path out of this mess is through biblical government, in which all forms of human government acknowledge Jesus Christ as Lord. Podcast: Play in new window | Download Subscribe: Google Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher | RSS
Rule by Experts: Two Approaches to Economic Development
“The conventional approach to economic development … is based on a technocratic illusion: the belief that poverty is a purely technical problem amendable to … technical solutions.” ~ William Easterly Under significant political pressure from the left and the right, the Texas Legislature last year let expire the Chapter 313 “economic development” program that allows…
Violate at Your Own Risk: The Immutability of Economic Laws
by Dr. Arthur B. Laffer This is the first in a series of 10 papers by Dr. Art Laffer helping people to “think economically.” What Is Economics? Economics is the scientific study of how humans adjust their behavior to seek happiness as they define it, in light of the fact that they can’t have everything…
The Liberty Café 95: God and Government w/ Gary DeMar, Part I
As conservatives witness the increasing oppression of government, we may wonder if this is how God really designed it to work. In our two-part interview with Gary Demar, we examine the biblical foundations of government and the path to a better government and future. Podcast: Play in new window | Download Subscribe: Google Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher | RSS
Big Business Pushes for More Tax Breaks at Taxpayer Expense
Last Thursday I spent 11 hours at the Texas state Capitol in Austin. The occasion for all the fun was a hearing by the House Ways and Means committee on issues related to property taxes. It was pretty amazing to watch the proceedings. One of the biggest problems we have in America today is that…
The Liberty Café 94: Big Government Can’t Fix Big Tech
Conservatives know that Big Tech is taking the lead in advancing woke policies and practices that are doing great harm to American culture and individuals. On this week’s Liberty Cafe, we discuss why using Big Government to fix the problems with Big Tech is a really bad idea. Podcast: Play in new window | Download Subscribe: Google Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher | RSS
The Liberty Café 93: The Collapse of the Constitutional Order–Part 2
Do you ever wonder how America decayed into what we see today? On this week’s Liberty Cafe, we take a second look at how American went from a constitutional republic focused on liberty to a centralized administrative state seeking to control everything we say and do. Podcast: Play in new window | Download Subscribe: Google Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher | RSS