Blessings of Liberty

The Paradox of Religious Liberty

Preserving religious freedom requires nurturing the religious roots of our republic.

9 hrs ago • Ian Speir

October 2025

Federalist Poems 1-10

Defending the Constitution in verse

Oct 13, 2025 • Ian Speir

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Christian legal theory, part 3: Bearing witness through law

If there's a lesson from Matthew 5, it's that we need more law, not less.

Oct 8, 2025 • Ian Speir

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Christian legal theory, Part 2: Justice for the poor

This is Part 2 of a three-part series on Christian legal theory, originally published in 2016 and being reprinted here with explanatory footnotes for…

Oct 7, 2025 • Ian Speir

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Christian legal theory, Part 1: Law, Gospel, and foolishness

Author’s Note: Several years ago, on a different personal site, I published a series of three essays on “Christian Legal Theory.” The essays interact…

Oct 7, 2025 • Ian Speir

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Faith and Freedom in a Technological Age

Technological innovation and First Amendment freedoms can go hand in hand.

Oct 1, 2025 • Ian Speir

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September 2025

Freedom to Be Bound: The Paradox of Religious Liberty

Three lessons from Exodus 5—history’s first recorded demands for religious liberty.

Sep 18, 2025 • Ian Speir

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January 2025

The Federalist in a Year, With Poetry

Defending the Constitution in verse

Jan 14, 2025 • Ian Speir

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December 2024

A Tale of Two Annunciations

Both Zechariah and Mary seek an explanation for their miracles, but Zechariah is seemingly punished for his question. Why?

Dec 24, 2024 • Ian Speir

September 2024

Rediscovered Mozart. Oldest Hebrew book.

Plus, an upcoming C.S. Lewis lecture, reading charred scrolls, and targeting Nazareth

Sep 24, 2024 • Ian Speir

October 7, September 11, World War 2, and the West

The civilizational moment

Sep 12, 2024 • Ian Speir

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Pagans and plankton

Plus Sky2K, death of books, and pirate radio

Sep 5, 2024 • Ian Speir