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In this episode, I discuss fashion as a theology - from Reformed perspective - with Robert Covolo. mereliberty.com

Listen to the previous episode for additional context. This episode is a recorded Socratic session with a few of my adult Liberty Seminar students. More info at: courses.mereliberty.com

In this episode, I'm interviewing three of my adult Liberty Seminar students and their experience with my inaugural Socratic seminar. Over the summer I launched a new online course, teaching the skills of critical thinking, using the Socratic method, while discussing the principles of a free society. For more info visit: courses.mereliberty.com To support mereliberty.com (and get a discount on the...

In this episode, I talk to Aimee Byrd; author of the book, Recovering from Biblical Manhood and Womanhood. Aimee uses thematic elements from a dystopian novella, The Yellow Wallpaper, to illustrate problems with teachings on gender by the Council of Biblical Manhood and Womanhood, and many protestant denominations. Her book is a call to action to Christians, and especially church leaders, to begin...

The coronavirus outbreak has us all switching gears. Given that government powers are taking advantage of this crisis, and seizing power beyond their constitutional limitations, I thought I'd narrate Rose Wilder Lane's personal journey out of communist thinking. Here, I'm narrating chapters 1 and 2 of, Give Me Liberty.  Episode Resources: You can find more of Kerry's articles and podcasts on her w...

In this episode of Flashes of Liberty, we look at Etienne de la Boétie. La Boétie provides one of the earliest and clearest explanations of why the suffering majority obeys the minority who rule over them; it is an example of voluntary servitude. Here is an abridged excerpt La Boetie's writing.   To purchase Discourse on Voluntary Servitude: Why People Enslave Themselves to Authority , click on my...

On this episode of Dare to Think, Kerry interviews Rachel Green Miller about her new book, Beyond Authority and Submission.  You can order Rachel's book here. (Affiliate links. Support this podcast by purchasing through these links).  Beyond Authority and Submission: Women and Men in Marriage, Church, and Society   https://amzn.to/2Znni5y Episode Resources: You can find more of Kerry's articles an...

On this episode of Dare to Think, Kerry finishes her interview with legal scholar, Gary Chartier, about anarchism. Today we talk about property rights, social change, and do some myth busting. Gary Chartier's books can be found here. (Affiliate links. Support this podcast by purchasing through these links).  Anarchy and Legal Order: Law And Politics For A Stateless Society https://amzn.to/2MWHevc...

In this episode of Dare To Think, I discuss anarchist legal order, a.k.a. polycentric legal order with legal scholar and philosopher, Gary Chartier.  4:01 Definitions 8:21 Anarchism and Natural Law Theory 13:19 How does anarchic legal order in a practical sense? Legal dispute resolution. 21:33 Anarchy and the creation of law; contract law vs violent crime 33:33 Child welfare in a stateless society...

In this episode of Dare to Think, I explore the Rothbardian-libertarian view of self-ownership, and see if it applies to the fetus. Abortion series episodes: 1.  https://mereliberty.com/003   2. https://mereliberty.com/007   3. https://mereliberty.com/009      https://c4ss.org/content/16923     Episode Resources: Manuscript for episode can be found at:  https://mereliberty.com/009 To support the p...

In this episode of Dare to Think, I explore the Rothbardian-libertarian view of self-ownership, and see if it applies to the fetus. Abortion series episodes: 1.  https://mereliberty.com/003   2. https://mereliberty.com/007     Episode Resources: Manuscript for episode can be found at:  https://mereliberty.com/009 To support the production of these episodes, please visit  https://mereliberty.com/me...

In this episode, I interview Paul Jarvis about his book, Company of One where he challenges the idea of business growth for it's own sake. We discuss some interesting ideas like trade and specialization, automation and the effect it will have, and also the animated film, I, Pencil which explores basic Austrian-economic ideas.    Links: Company of One, by Paul Jarvis,  https://amzn.to/2SXWNkE  (Aff...

In this episode of Dare to Think, I explore the Christian Feminist of Abortion for logical consistency and coherency. Is abortion a right? Does the left have the intellectual, philosophical, and humanitarian high ground? Or is what's at stake for the unborn really what's at stake for all of us.   Episode Resources:   You can find more of Kerry's articles and podcasts on her website, here .   Check...

On this episode of Flashes of Liberty, Kerry talks about Frederick Bastiat and his skill in economic sophistry. Episode Resources: You can find more of Kerry's articles and podcasts on her website, here . Visit FLASHES OF LIBERTY: FREDERICK BASTIAT to see the resources in creating this episode. Check out Kerry's Facebook Page  for information [on entering to win a copy of Has American Christianity...

On this episode of Flashes of Liberty, Kerry discusses the libertarian concept of Spontaneous Order and who first articulated it. Was it the Daoists (as previously thought), or the early Confucians? Episode Resources: You can find more of Kerry's articles and podcasts on her website, here . Visit THE CONFUCIANS AND SPONTANEOUS ORDER to see the resources in creating this episode. Check out Kerry's...

On this episode of Flashes of Liberty, Kerry talks about how Henry Hazlitt and how he came to write Economics in One Lesson. Episode Resources: You can find more of Kerry's articles and podcasts on her website, here . Visit FLASHES OF LIBERTY: HENRY HAZLITT to see the resources in creating this episode. Check out Kerry's Facebook Page  to join the discussion. Follow on: On Facebook On Twitter @Mer...

On this episode of Dare to Think, Kerry discusses the reasons why the pro-life movement has failed in their goal. She responds specifically to a new movement of "abolitionists" seeking to criminalize abortion by making it first-degree murder.  Episode Resources: You can find more of Kerry's articles and podcasts on her website, here . Visit HOW THE PRO-LIFE MOVEMENT IS ABORTING A PRO-LIFE ERA to s...

Hi, I'm Kerry Baldwin, and I'm an independent researcher and writer with a degree in Philosophy from Arizona State University. My research focuses on the philosophical thought of liberty, and particularly in finding an alternative to patriarchialism, feminism, egalitarianism, and complementarianism through a theologically reformed perspective.  My mission with Mere Liberty is to challenge and reth...

In 1683, John Locke arrived in the Netherlands with his friend and patron, Lord Anthony Ashley Cooper. The two had fled England due to suspicions that he and Cooper were involved in the Rye House Plot; a conspiracy to assassinate Charles II and his brother (and heir to the English throne) James. Though he didn't know it at the time, Locke's influential writings would make him known for being the f...

Rose Wilder Lane was an American journalist who became enchanted with communism early in life. She looked to communist Europe and the Soviet Union as the ideal for civilization. But in 1920, while traveling with the Red Cross to Europe,  she saw the real consequences of communism. Her paradigm was shattered! This led her to write on her experiences, earning her a place in history as one of the har...

I started learning about the people that shaped our conceptions of human rights, liberty, and prosperity and reading about their lives and ideas are like seeing flashes of light. They are aha! Moments bringing into focus what it means to live free.   As I've continued to dig into these things, I found a rich history of philosophy, economics, and even theology … dating all the way back to the ancie...