Monthly Archives: July 2013

Libertarian Commentary on the News, #13-28B: Magician’s rabbit, practical jokes, homicide

Posted on July 18, 2013 by TPOL Nathan

Stupid government Missouri:  One-Rabbit Magician regulated by USDA needs “rabbit emergency plan” (Washington Post) The Agriculture Department requires it, citing a decades-old law that was intended to regulate zoos and circuses. Today, the USDA also uses it to regulate much smaller “animal … Continue reading →

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Libertarian Commentary on the News, #13-28A: Clothing and global warming, dog food

Posted on July 17, 2013 by TPOL Nathan

Stupid government studies – New religions: Manmade global warming $487K Study of Viking Textiles During Little Ice Age To ‘Mitigate Climate Change’(CNSnews.com) Nathan: Well, if all it takes to “mitigate” climate change is wearing different clothing, maybe if people all … Continue reading →

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Libertarian Commentary on the News, #13-27D: SPECIAL – Zimmerman “not guilty”

Posted on July 14, 2013 by TPOL Nathan

Zimmerman Not Guilty (The Blaze) and about every other media outlet in the US. Nathan:  Sniff, sniff… yeah, sitting here in Cortez, CO, I can smell smoke: not just our ordinary, everyday, forests-are-burning smoke, but an odd tang, like old … Continue reading →

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Libertarian Commentary on the News #13-27C: Exporting government

Posted on July 14, 2013 by TPOL Nathan

Don’t you wish, now and then, that you had a teleporter or perhaps one of the Han’s “dis rays” (from the old Buck Rogers stories)?  To conveniently disappear certain relics of the barbarous eras of human history, like the ancient … Continue reading →

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Libertarian commentary on the news, #13-27B: Idiots in charge of a decaying regime

Posted on July 12, 2013 by TPOL Nathan

Busy week – for me and a lot of other folks.  But apparently the government is incredibly busy destroying everything it can – and itself.  We can see that in the very LOWEST of venue: Stupid government – Demogogues Obama: … Continue reading →

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Consent of The Governed

Posted on July 11, 2013 by MamaLiberty

Would you consider it reasonable if one of your neighbors went down to the local car dealer and signed a contract to buy a car, using your credit and name, obligating you to pay for it while he drove it … Continue reading →

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Libertarian Commentary on the News, #13-27A: Crash of 2009 continues

Posted on July 9, 2013 by TPOL Nathan

Crash of 2009 – Economic disaster Home front (3 stories) 101M Americans Get Food Aid from Federal Gov’t; More Than the Number of Private Sector Workers (CNSNews.com) Nathan: It has been headed this way for a long time.  Continued “depression-level” … Continue reading →

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Libertarian Commentary on the News, #13-26C: Arab street revolt and US stupidity

Posted on July 8, 2013 by TPOL Nathan

Islamic wars: Arab street revolt – American interference and stupidity (2 stories) Egypt: Chief justice sworn in as interim president (AP) “The youth had the initiative and the noblest thing about this glorious event is that it was an expression … Continue reading →

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What Goes Up, Must Come Down

Posted on July 7, 2013 by MamaLiberty

Boy killed by stray bullet fired in celebration of July 4 (The Raw Story) Police in Chesterfield County Virginia are seeking information that could lead to the arrest of whoever fired a shot into the air that struck and killed … Continue reading →

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Independence Day

Posted on July 5, 2013 by TPOL Nathan

It is the fourth of July – commonly celebrated as “Independence Day;” the day that the Declaration of Independence was publicly proclaimed, although it had been adopted on the second of July.  237 years ago, about a million Englishmen (or … Continue reading →

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