Yep, fatal conceit is on my list.

Been reading a lot of Rothbard as well. Currently reading his Ethics of Liberty and For a New Liberty.

Mises, Bastiat, Aquinas, Lord Acton and Locke are other people whose works I want to read soon.

Will add Machen to the list as well, thanks for the recommendation!

I am religious-minded but I'm a practicing Hindu. Been trying to take a revisionist approach to Hinduism in an attempt to reconcile it with natural law and natural rights theories as interpretated from the point of view of the individual rather than a top-down authority like a State or a Caste.

My instincts and experiences as I've explored the religion tells me it can be done. I'm actively looking for others who have done this exercise before me.