Jesus the Anti-Politic
I picked a fight with Aaron over at Wardrobe Door. Most of the discussion is below, but first I’d like to expand a bit on what Anti-Politic is. Politics is the attempt to get what you want through force or the threat of the use of force or privilege. All states must employ politics to […]
How I Became a Relative Pacifist
Jesus Manifesto realizes there are many paths to Pacifism. They miss the Economic route, which I supply them with:
I came to relative pacifism through economics. I already had a living faith in Christ, and had spent several years as a missionary to the inner city when exposed to the Austrian School of Economics, and one […]
Population Woes
Newmark’s Door has a post referring to the public discussion of demographics recently highlighted in Reason, the New York Times, and the Boston Globe. The point is made that American mothers might find re-entry into the workforce easier than European women, and this may contribute to the higer fertility rate in America.
To which I comment:
The […]
Pagans should be statists
if they want to.
I’ve ranted and raved on how the free market works, and the state ruins things, but the fact is most people like having the government around. They like the safety net it provides, the security. And, in many ways, the government does provide services which create net positive social welfare. I’d usually […]
Was Mark Noll Justified in His Interpretation of the Revolutionary War?
I have a lot of respect for intellectuals who do good work and push the edge while maintaining honesty in their work. Mark Noll is just such a man. I saw him speak to a small group at Duke once, even got a word with him afterwards. He is perhaps the most prominent theological historian […]
What to Read in Africa
Tyler is asked which books, if limited to just a few, would he take to Africa with him. I provide the following suggestions in the comments:
Since you might not hear much practiced, formal English, why not some Jane Austin? There’s also G.K. Chesterton, whose stories are always worth a third or fourth read, and the […]