Stephen Wolfe takes on theonomy, and it doesn’t go well. I must confess to being disappointed by the chapter of A Study Report on Reformed Christian Politics (by Stephen Wolfe et al) which dealt with theonomy. I did not expect Wolfe to
Now that I’ve stuck my hand in the boiling oil, listen up. We’ll start with the principle I’m building off of, then do a short analysis of Israel’s status in light of that principle. The Principle The national right-to-inhabit (and
Errors at the base of his political theology. So far, Stephen Wolfe’s new work on political theology has not been convincing, to my eyes, as it rests much of its argument on a set of two presuppositions I cannot in
In principle I’m reading Stephen Wolfe’s recent book, and I have disagreements. Today, I’d like to point out how Wolfe’s position on church-state relations fails to meaningfully separate church from state and relies on a faulty understanding of the state’s nature.
It’s just next door. AI is the big new thing, and, alongside drones, every army is trying to figure out how to use AI. The American military is drooling at the possibilities (which, mind you, says relatively little about the
A people has a right to retain its land. Private property is an important part of any just and healthy society. Private property should not be vulnerable to eminent domain (i.e. the government going ‘Mine now’, al a Naboth’s vineyard)
This is part of a mixed series between my Substack and this website, complete with a jumbled posting order. Go here for the first in the series (I, II). The next article in Islander #5 is an intriguing argument by
God is our legislator. The fundament of American government’s institution is the legislature. Congress makes the law; the executive enforces the law; the judiciary arbitrates the law’s enforcement. In theory, that is the American structure, repeated across fifty one constitutions.
Men always want more power. Separation of powers, as Montesquieu laid it out, is a means of playing this cupidity against itself. The American implementation is not so focused on the balancing of classes as Montesquieu was (albeit some element
Three articles in a single go. The last three articles in Islander 5 we’ll take at a go, because (1) this series has gotten long enough (if I repeat it with #6, it’ll be less comprehensive) and (2) I have