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Corona: My Government Right or Wrong?

Apr 22, 2020

Good citizenship should not turn into blind support for the state:

In my discussions about the trade-off between virus containment and lockdown measures, I keep getting folks who seem to think that the state can do no wrong. They have

A Pro-life Take on the Corona Crisis

Apr 21, 2020

There are more than just medical issues to consider in the corona debate:

Sadly, I have already had my fair share of those who somehow think I do not care about human life because I dare to ask questions about

This is Why You Must Read Thomas Sowell

Apr 19, 2020

Here are 35 terrific quotes from the great Thomas Sowell:

My thesis here is straightforward; You all need to be familiar with the American economist and social commentator Thomas Sowell. The 89-year-old was a Marxist while younger, but is now

Modern Conservative Thought: A Personal Odyssey

Apr 17, 2020

And for something different, some insights into my life and the first book I wrote:

With all the gloom and doom about corona, and over three dozen articles so far on this site covering the issue, it might be time

Say No To the Corona Alarmists – And Shonky Statistics

Apr 15, 2020

The actual corona numbers offer us a different picture than what the alarmists are giving us:

OK, it is time for my daily dose of reality regarding the corona crisis. It has become necessary to try to offset some of

If You Like the Corona Crisis, You’ll Love Communism

Mar 24, 2020

We are now beginning to experience what people in socialist countries always experience:

Massive shortages of basic food items and everyday necessities like toilet paper. Lengthy lines of irritable shoppers outside of shops – at least the ones that are

The Intersection of the State and Coronavirus

Mar 16, 2020

The Coronavirus is changing the way the state interacts with the people – both good and bad:

As numerous governments around the world are now taking various steps to help curb the spread of Coronavirus, there have been all sorts

Bernie Sanders is not the first person to try to establish socialism in America:

If Bernie Sanders wins the Democratic nomination and goes on to beat Donald Trump in November, we will have our very first full-blown socialist (actually, Communist)

Climate Action, Statism, Democracy and Freedom

Jan 12, 2020

Grandiose green policies usually increase the power of the State while taking away our freedoms:

Last century C. S. Lewis made this important observation: “Of all tyrannies, a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be the

Further Reflections on Government, God, Anarchy and the State

Dec 21, 2019

We need to think carefully and biblically here:

As my readers will know, I have been writing quite a bit on these types of topics of late. They are always important matters, and they keep coming up when concerned citizens

Sometimes “Christian libertarians” say the dumbest things:

The only problem I had in writing this article was in deciding what title to run with. I could have run with plenty of other options, such as: “FEE’s Theological Folly” or, “‘Christian

Politics, Public Policy and Biblical Balance

Dec 19, 2019

Christians need to think carefully about politics and economics:

This article seeks to argue several related points. It will look at the old debate about which political theory might best fit in with biblical Christianity: liberalism, conservatism or libertarianism. It

Socialism, Social Justice, and the Churches

Dec 17, 2019

Christians can have some quite muddled thinking on things like “social justice”:

Having just been chided by a ‘Christian socialist’ on another page on this site (she seemed quite perturbed that Corbyn and Labour were soundly rejected in the UK),

Trans-sanity, the Coercive State, and the Taxpayer

Dec 11, 2019

Big Brother in action: when the state aligns with the sexual revolutionaries:

When the state gets in bed with militant activist groups and uses its powers of coercion to force people to participate in immoral and dangerous agendas, you know

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Say No To the Corona Alarmists – And Shonky Statistics

The actual corona numbers offer us a different picture than what the alarmists are giving us:

Socialism in America

Bernie Sanders is not the first person to try to establish socialism in America:

Climate Action, Statism, Democracy and Freedom

Grandiose green policies usually increase the power of the State while taking away our freedoms:

No, God is Not an Anarchist

Sometimes “Christian libertarians” say the dumbest things:

Politics, Public Policy and Biblical Balance

Christians need to think carefully about politics and economics:

Socialism, Social Justice, and the Churches

Christians can have some quite muddled thinking on things like “social justice”:

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Just who is behind all the rioting, looting and chaos in the US?

Numerous experts are warning that the lockdowns are far worse than the virus:

My latest ruminations on the corona craziness:

Good citizenship should not turn into blind support for the state:

There are more than just medical issues to consider in the corona debate:

Here are 35 terrific quotes from the great Thomas Sowell:

And for something different, some insights into my life and the first book I wrote:

We should all keep challenging questionable corona figures and statistics:

The actual corona numbers offer us a different picture than what the alarmists are giving us:

We have a health crisis, and a political and economic crisis. Both need to be treated carefully:

We are now beginning to experience what people in socialist countries always experience:

The Coronavirus is changing the way the state interacts with the people – both good and bad:

Bernie Sanders is not the first person to try to establish socialism in America:

With Sanders and CO pushing socialism, we need to again make the case for its viable alternative:

Grandiose green policies usually increase the power of the State while taking away our freedoms:

We need to think carefully and biblically here:

Sometimes “Christian libertarians” say the dumbest things:

Christians need to think carefully about politics and economics:

Christians can have some quite muddled thinking on things like “social justice”:

Big Brother in action: when the state aligns with the sexual revolutionaries:

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