Kerry Baldwin

Kerry Baldwin Challenging and Rethinking Paradigms
Dare to Think Podcast
www.mereliberty.com Kerry Baldwin is an independent researcher and writer with a B.A.

in Philosophy from Arizona State University. In addition to my content and courses here on my website, MereLiberty.com, She’s also a regular contributor for the Libertarian Christian Institute. Her writing focuses on libertarian philosophy and reformed theology and aimed at the educated layperson; challenging readers to rethink prevailing paradigms in politics, theology, and culture. She is a Conf

essionally Reformed Christian orthodox Presbyterian in the tradition of J. Gresham Machen (1881 – 1937), an outspoken libertarian and defender of Christian orthodoxy. She became a libertarian, like so many others have in recent years, through exposure to the ideas of Ron Paul and a re-acquaintance with the US Constitution. In late 2016, she was introduced to the works of Roderick T. Long, Gary Chartier, and Gerard Casey (among others), and became convinced of anarchism. She is a reformed libertarian anarchist and hold that to be properly grounded in Reformed Christian convictions, and find an alternative to Patriarchalism, Feminism, Egalitarianism, and Complementarianism in a Reformed perspective. She is a single, homeschooling mother of three. She enjoys outdoor activities in the Jemez mountains near her home, and stereotypically introverted hobbies such as puzzles and brain teasers, reading, and learning more about herbal and nutritional medicine. She enjoys studying Reformational Philosophy by way of Roy Clouser, and appreciate the theology of Meredith Kline, Lee Irons, and Dutch theologians such as Herman Bavinck and Abraham Kuyper. Current Projects & Independent Research

Women, Christianity, and Libertarianism
Moving beyond the complementarian/egalitarian debate, I’m working on research, articles, and podcasts, concerning a Reformational (Dooyeweerdian) philosophical view of individual identity and social anthropology. While I hold to the general complementarity of the sexes (Gen 1:27) and to the ordination of only qualified (1 Tim 3:3-7) and called (Acts 1:12-26) and confirmed (1 Timothy 5:22) men, I reject Complementarianism for it’s substandard attempt at formulating a Christian anthropology, as well as its heterodox theology and view of the Gospel. A Novel Pro-life Libertarian View of Abortion
As some of you may know, I was recently in a debate with libertarian theorist and economist, Dr. Walter Block. We debated his theory of evictionism as a libertarian approach to abortion. I will continue work on a formal paper for peer review which includes the concepts of fetal self-ownership, child’s and parent’s rights (and responsibilities), rape, and differentiating aggressive and non-aggressive abuse. Mere Liberty Courses: Socratic Seminar
The Socratic method is a time-tested of method of teaching critical thinking and critically exploring ideas. It also teaches self-awareness, self-control, and self-confidence with those who disagree with you.

Mere Liberty: nothing less than the freedom from the bo***ge of sin, and from arbitrary, despotic, or autocratic rule or...
01/02/2025

Mere Liberty: nothing less than the freedom from the bo***ge of sin, and from arbitrary, despotic, or autocratic rule or control.

Some people ask if I derived the name of my website from C.S. Lewis', "Mere Christianity." And to some extent, yes - I borrowed the title. But I had a reason for it. It has to do with the etymology of the words "mere" and "liberty." (See first two images below)

In the historic Reformed faith, we recognize a doctrine known as Christian Liberty and Freedom of Conscience. (See last two images below).

These statements have far reaching implications for many issues of concern today, but they are the driving force behind my being a libertarian anarchist AND oppositional to both sides of the "culture wars."

I write from the perspective of a Confessionally Reformed, libertarian woman against ahistorical and heterodox beliefs about human rights, women, and related issues.

Finally, a special niche I also write a lot about are critical thinking skills. There's absolutely zero real advantage to having blind followers. I want to encourage my followers to think about these things and neither accept nor reject them at face value. One of the key expressions of mere liberty IS critical thinking.

01/02/2025

“A tax-supported, compulsory educational system is the complete model of the totalitarian state.”
― Isabel Paterson

31/01/2025

“But let it not be said that we did nothing. Let not those who love the power of the welfare/warfare state label the dissenters of authoritarianism as unpatriotic or uncaring. Patriotism is more closely linked to dissent than it is to conformity and a blind desire for safety and security. Understanding the magnificent rewards of a free society makes us unbashful in its promotion, fully realizing that maximum wealth is created and the greatest chance for peace comes from a society respectful of individual liberty.”
― Ron Paul

30/01/2025

“Lock up your libraries if you like; but there is no gate, no lock, no bolt that you can set upon the freedom of my mind.” ― Virginia Woolf

29/01/2025

“If you don't have time to read, you don't have the time (or the tools) to write. Simple as that.”
― Stephen King

28/01/2025

“The fool doth think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself to be a fool.”
― William Shakespeare

28/01/2025

The central pillar of the Keynesian system is that spending drives the economy, so savings on a large scale will push the economy into recession. As Austrians

28/01/2025

America's education system fails us by not teaching critical thinking, a crucial skill. Without it, we drown in misleading information.

Without critical thinking, social media turns into echo chambers where we only hear what we want to believe, cutting us off from diverse perspectives and factual corrections. It's like living in a bubble!

Critical thinking is the key in this sea of misleading information. It teaches us to question sources, analyze evidence, and debate openly. Let's not just consume information; let's learn to navigate it wisely!

If you're Reformed and interested in philosophy, check this out.
28/01/2025

If you're Reformed and interested in philosophy, check this out.

The aim of The Herman Dooyeweerd Society (HDS) is to promote greater understanding and appreciation of the philosophy, and other scholarly work, of Herman Dooyeweerd.

28/01/2025

I've been working on developing a mastery-based transcript for the microschool I'm now teaching at. One thing I've found is that the old GPA-based transcript (the Carnegie transcript) has become pretty useless to college admissions. An 'A' no longer indicates an 'excellent' standing on knowledge from the class, and it definitely does not indicate how studious the student is. This is one consequence of teaching to the test.

The idea of a mastery-transcript is to convey actual skill sets acquired. This turns education on its head and challenges us to think about what high schoolers actually need from high school and how they acquire it.

The old paradigm says, teach the knowledge set, and the skilled students will rise to the top. The mastery-based paradigm says, teach the skills of learning, and let the leaner apply those to knowledge sets of interest.

This is way more useful, and universally applicable. skills are invaluable whether you go to college, jump straight into a job, become an entrepreneur, or develop a trade.

I'm quite excited about the prospects of mastery-based transcripts.

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22/01/2025

is fully pardoned! Free man!
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21/01/2025

Ross Ulbricht is free!

Where's the lie?
21/01/2025

Where's the lie?

NEW YORK — A clump of cells became no longer viable earlier this week at the age of 67.

21/01/2025

Vivek Ramaswamy already stepped down from to run for Gov of Ohio.
DOGE was a ruse.

21/01/2025


Day One.
My perspective on Trump henceforth depends solely on this.

20/01/2025

So which attorney is going to challenge the legal veracity of pre-emptive presidential pardons?

Nancy Pearcey has remarked that Andrew Tate is popular at Classical Christian schools. This is often the mileu where so-...
16/01/2025

Nancy Pearcey has remarked that Andrew Tate is popular at Classical Christian schools. This is often the mileu where so-called "biblical patriarchalists" raise their boys. What's the difference between "biblical patriarchalists" and "pimps?" At their heart, not much. Both view s*x as a transaction.

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Throwback! I've noticed many otherwise "conservative" Christian women re-evaluating their views of ab*rtion, and adopting a so-called #Christian #Feminist view. I addressed this topic way back in episode 7 of my podcast, #DareToThink! And now you can listen to it in full right here:

Here are the logical implications of pastors adopting the Billy Graham Rule. Full episode link in the comments.

Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong: The wokeness movement in America makes life "very burdensome — You talk about safe spaces, you talk about appropriate pronouns” and does not make for a more resilient, cohesive society. "I don't think we want to go in that direction." “In the west, they got a movement called wokeness, where you are super sensitive about other people's issues and you become hypersensitive when other people, somehow or others say things or mention things or refer to you without the respect which you or your super subgroup feel you are entitled to. It leads to very extreme, uh, attitudes and social norms, particularly in some academic institutions, universities. You talk about safe spaces, you talk about appropriate pronouns. You talk about I'm about to say something which may be offensive to you. If you don't want to hear it, perhaps you'd like to leave now. ‌ And, life becomes very burdensome. And I don't think we want to go in that direction. It does not make us a more resilient, cohesive, uh, society with a strong sense of solidarity. We must be more robust.”

Couldn't have said it better myself, kid! 🤪

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