by Robert W. Crooker My wife’s great Uncle Bob was a Roman Catholic priest. He passed away a couple of years ago. I did not know him very well, only briefly meeting him a few times. But recently I was given this article written by him as he entered his sixties. I found it humbling…
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The Consequences of Two Centuries of Slavery in America
Apparently, it is not just white men (dead or alive) that are the primary source of the problems in the world today. White women are also guilty of uphold[ing] white supremacy through violence, aggression and the weaponizing of their gender, [and are] “lucky that we are just calling them ‘Karen’s’. And not calling for revenge…
Public Education: Making Over American Society in Its Own Image
On Tuesday, Reason.org reported on the latest U.S. Supreme Court decision: This morning, the Supreme Court issued its decision in Espinoza v. Montana Department of Revenue, striking down Montana’s state constitutional Blaine Amendment, which forbids state aid to “any church, school, academy, seminary, college, university, or other literary or scientific institution, controlled in whole or…
The Liberty Cafe 13: The Biblical Role and Limitations of Civil Government
Many Christians understand that family and church governments have limited roles, but then give civil government leave to do just about anything it wants. This stems from not looking in depth at what the Bible tells us about the role of civil government and the limits placed on it. This week on The Liberty Cafe…
The Liberty Cafe 012: The Cancel Culture
The Cancel Culture is Nothing New. Nor is it exclusive to the left. Though the progressive left is certainly taking it to new heights today. On Episode 12 of the Liberty Cafe this week, we talk about some of the people who don’t get the threat of the cancel culture and some who do. Podcast: Play…
The Liberty Cafe 011: The Path to Liberty
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
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