How does a government reduce force in human life? There are two main ways: a legal system (the legislature and the law courts), and a defense system (the police and the military). A proper government has only these two functions: to define what constitutes the initiation of force, and to stop those who initiate it, be […]
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Social Justice and Scripture: Untie the Knot Pt.4
Over the next several posts I’m going to answer: “What is my exact position on government?” These posts focus on my conclusions. Later I’ll explain the reasons behind them, but right now I want you to see where I’m going. In broadest terms, the government’s role is twofold: To judge between people who claim wrong […]
Social Justice and Scripture: Untie the Knot Pt.3
It’s a tall claim to say that the Bible supports laissez faire capitalism. Important (even conservative) Christian voices would reject the idea. But it’s the claim I’m making. Over the next several posts I’ll support it.
Social Justice and Scripture: Untie the Knot Pt.2
“It’s the government’s place to help people.” That is the common assumption behind most of modern American political thought. What does such a view mean in practice? The forcing of one person to work on behalf of another. And this, not for the sake of defending the country against an invader or a criminal, but […]
Social Justice and Scripture: Untie the Knot Pt.1
Whoever untied the Gordian Knot would be the king of Asia, said the prophecy. No one could untie the knot until Alexander the Great. He couldn’t find its end, so he came up with an “Alexandrian solution”—one slice from his sword and the knot was in pieces; thoroughly untied. An unsolvable problem sometimes goes away […]