Posts Tagged by libertarian
Radio Interview on ‘Consent of the Governed’
| August 31, 2011 | Posted by Anthony under Blog, General |
Today (August 31) at 5 p.m. CST I will be on KFUO radio discussing “the consent of the governed.” I am reasonably certain this interview request was inspired by a recent post of mine on the same topic. Radio link. When I get the mp3 of the interview I will try to make it available…
Christianity and Libertarians, the Republic, and the Consent of the Governed
| July 29, 2011 | Posted by Anthony under atheism, Blog, Christianity and Culture, End Times, family, General, Global Warming, homosexuality, human rights, morality, Obama, politics, Secular Humanism, theology |
This is why I led off with the John Adams quote. ‘Moral and religious people’ will continue to be ‘moral and religious’ whatever freedoms or restrictions are placed on them by the government. I might say: “Libertarianism was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the [government] of any other.” There are any number of forms of government that can work with a ‘moral and religious people.’ For an amoral or immoral or anti-moral or non-religious or anti-religious people, no kind of government is going to work for the long haul.
A Warning to the Tea Party to Resist the Urge to Tinker
| September 15, 2010 | Posted by Anthony under Obama, politics |
From my column posted at Laigle’s Forum titled “I wish the GOP was the Party of No“: Obama has been on a tear, raging against the Republicans that they are the ‘party of no.’ From a recent speech: “There were no new policies from Mr. Boehner. There were no new ideas. There was just the…
The Current Enslavement of America by Taxation
| July 23, 2009 | Posted by Anthony under Blog, Christianity and Culture, human rights, politics, Secular Humanism |
The truth is that it is a very small thing to say that if our hypothetical family wanted a parent to stay home with the kids they could easily do so if so much wasn’t being automatically withdrawn from their paycheck. In reality, if we looked at how much governmental interference was costing the family at every level of its existence… fuel taxes, cell phone taxes, property taxes, sales taxes, etc, etc, etc, we may find that the actual tax burden is beyond stifling.
I said at the beginning that there is a proper place for government and there certainly is a proper time and mechanism for taxation. However, it is important that we understand the actual impact and consequences of government and taxation and alert ourselves to the very real possibility that tyranny, actual outright tyranny, can be foisted upon a society- indeed, is already upon us- with that society’s ‘consent’ and without even their knowledge.
But now you know. Now what are you going to do?
Principles for proper and moral legislation: in America, abandoned
| February 4, 2009 | Posted by Anthony under abortion, Blog, Christianity and Culture, General, morality, original sin, politics |
I’m pretty sure that the founders of this country had a similar view. They wouldn’t recognize the bloated thing we have today. One can guess what they’d say or do. (I have some guesses). Let us just assume that no one even tries anymore to have good, moral, proper, principled reasons for passing legislation any more. That has been abandoned. In its place are just two basic principles: 1. Will the legislation make money for the government (or those donating to officials)? 2. Will it extend the government’s reach?
The Economy and the Christian- reflections on a limited government and the Church and abortion
| September 30, 2008 | Posted by Anthony under abortion, Blog, General |
I haven’t posted much on the current economic crisis. A friend asked me what I thought. I told him that I was unconcerned about the ‘cost’ to the taxpayers since the truth is that the government will just be printing the money anyway… the dirty little secret is that the government hasn’t needed taxpayer dollars…
The Train Wreck that was Ron Paul at the GOP Debate Sponsored by Fox News
| January 11, 2008 | Posted by Anthony under Blog, General |
I don’t put much weight on political debates. When I see one I don’t expect my position or views to change and I am always surprised to hear that other people’s views are effected. I think the debate format has limited value. There is usually no way you can elucidate your position in a short…
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