If people are not inclined to get along in a voluntary society, why do we always need to pass laws to institutionalize discrimination?
The moment you depended on Uncle Sam to feed grandma, you set yourself up for a Donald Trump to come along and snatch the spoon out of her mouth.
Does a collective possess moral authority?
Perhaps instead of engaging in this epic struggle for dominance, Christians on both sides should take a step back and reconsider the role of force, coercion and violence in society.
Some people think I am responsible for for Barack Obama’s Donald Trump’s kill list. You are too, if you’re an American. “Dude, it’s just the…
For some reason, people assume because I question the legitimacy of the nation-state, I don’t believe in “society.”
Taxation is theft. But is it really?
Can we really have a virtuous society if violence, force and coercion serve as its driving force?
No government program could do what the Trinity Hill UMC church family did for me after my surgery. No politician cares enough about me to show up at my bedside at 5:30 a.m., or to sit with my wife, or to come to my house and sing Christmas carols to cheer me up. So why do we count on these people?
Where do we find the greatest value in life? through our relationships and our shared traditions. Institutions that foster those relationships – family, churches, civic organizations, communities – enrich our lives. Politics and governmental structures don’t.
