Two-Cow, No-Cow Justice

CR101 Radio - Podcast Network · Oct 14, 2026 · 5m

In “Two-Cow, No-Cow Justice,” Rushdoony exposes a false concept of justice rooted in envy rather than God’s law, illustrated by a missionary account from China where judgment was rendered not by guilt or restitution but by comparing who had more and who had less. The missionary was forced to surrender a cow simply because he had two and the offended farmer had none, revealing a system where inequality itself was treated as injustice. Rushdoony argues this envy-based logic paved the way for Maoist socialism, where resentment was weaponized to destroy productive people and communities, and he…