The terrible response to the coronavirus pandemic seems like an aberration in American life and governance, and certainly it is a break with the past having essentially no precedent in American law or custom. But there is another way in which it is not an aberration at all, but rather is the sort of thing … Continue reading American style totalitarianism
Author: Nathan James
Stay at home is unconstitutional
In this post I will argue that stay at home orders, particularly those issued by the Director of the Ohio Department of Health, are unconstitutional and illegal. A society in which a general stay at home order is legal is not a free society. Policy vs. Authority I have disagreed with much of the various … Continue reading Stay at home is unconstitutional
Educating the Zombies of Tomorrow
Christian elder and blogger Tim Challies has written an article asking “What if God doesn't Care a Whole Lot About How You Educate Your Children?” Actually, the title is the form of a question, but article takes the form of an answer and an argument. He proposes that God does not much care how you … Continue reading Educating the Zombies of Tomorrow
Drag Queens and David French
Among the many things that are unstable in America today is the meaning of Christian conservatism. For decades now, the foremost form of American conservatism has primarily been fusionism, a blend of social conservatism and economic libertarianism. Christian conservatism has largely been a bible-flavored version of this. Reliance on the bible gives the social commentary … Continue reading Drag Queens and David French
The Abolition of Parenting
C.S. Lewis' Abolition of Man points us to the lie that cripples parenting today. Briefly comprehended, the problem is that “modern” people do not believe in the universal standard of goodness that is shared in common by all humanity. I say “the standard,” rather than “a standard,” because there is, in fact, only one real … Continue reading The Abolition of Parenting
Obey in the Lord
"Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right." This well-known commandment to Christian children contains the phrase "in the lord." The meaning of that phrase in this verse has been interpreted in two different ways: some have said that the child is to be in the lord, others have said that the … Continue reading Obey in the Lord
Loves recognizes property
There are many small ways in which we love each other by respecting informal property rights. Anything that someone is using, or into which someone has invested effort we respect and treat as if they have a right to it. Because they do. Investment creates an ownership claim The tiniest investment of labor is enough … Continue reading Loves recognizes property
A house divided
In this post I lay out why I believe American society will split into two distinct factions. The differences between the two camps are fundamental and those differences will necessitate some sort of political separation. Perhaps the necessary separation can be achieved by returning to a federal system where nearly everything is handled at the … Continue reading A house divided
Self-regard is shame
Jesus teaches us to be radically humble. If we follow his example, we will be unconcerned with our own honor. Mat 20:25 But Jesus called them to him and said, “You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their great ones exercise authority over them. Mat 20:26It shall not be … Continue reading Self-regard is shame
Scriptural reasons to doubt the traditional interpretation of 1 Corinthians 14:34-35 and 1 Timothy 2:12
Let's start by stipulating that if the apostle Paul wrote that women shouldn't speak in church meetings, then they shouldn't speak in church meetings. Paul had revelation direct from Christ. Paul knew what he was talking about. The question is whether we know what he's talking about. We should not interpret the bible by our … Continue reading Scriptural reasons to doubt the traditional interpretation of 1 Corinthians 14:34-35 and 1 Timothy 2:12
