Monthly Archives: August 2013

Libertarian Commentary on the News #13-33C: Police State and Politics 2013

Posted on August 30, 2013 by TPOL Nathan

Home front: Police state Wisconsin: Police tackle man for photographing protest (Raw Story) “A photographer and activist was aggressively arrested at the Wisconsin Capitol on Monday during a daily singalong protest. Video of the incident uploaded to YouTube showed two police officers … Continue reading →

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Libertarian Commentary on the News, #13-33B: Canaanites and Theft by government

Posted on August 29, 2013 by TPOL Nathan

Theft by government – Islamic wars: Canaanite front U.S. Gov’t Funding $313M in Mortgages—For Palestinians on West Bank (CNSNews.com) Nathan: It is criminal that the FedGov finances mortgages for Americans, even for poor Americans.  Even, for that matter, for veterans.  … Continue reading →

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Preparing for Self Defense – The Next Steps

Posted on August 28, 2013 by MamaLiberty

We’ve talked about why a person needs to defend themselves, and more recently we’ve covered quite a bit about gear and dry fire exercises. But there is so much more. Those who own a gun, and especially those who carry … Continue reading →

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Libertarian Commentary on the News, #13-33A: This and that

Posted on August 28, 2013 by TPOL Nathan

Stupid government Massachusetts: Over 40,000 Cases Tainted By “Rogue Chemist” (JonathanTurley.com) Martin W. Healy, chief legal counsel for the Massachusetts Bar Association referred to the “unconscionable level of gross negligence at the state drug lab.” Everybody’s outraged, now. But back … Continue reading →

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American Cities: Cesspools of Evil

Posted on August 27, 2013 by TPOL Nathan

These three stories passed across my desktop and point clearly to the hideous nature of cities, especially in America.  Liberty does not thrive in cities: indeed, it may not be possible for liberty to survive in the long term in … Continue reading →

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Libertarian Commentary on the News, #13-32E: Stupid government and more government-ruined schools

Posted on August 26, 2013 by TPOL Nathan

Stupid government – Environism CDC: Environmental Justice Is ‘Access to Healthy Homes, Healthy Food, Transportation’ (CNSNews.com) Nathan: Hmm.  First, get rid of the cities, then.  And get rid of government.  Not what the CDC means, of course: they want this … Continue reading →

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Fear the worst: evil state government in New Mexico

Posted on August 24, 2013 by TPOL Nathan

The following news item somehow didn’t appear in the mainstream media that I can find:  the HuffPo and some homosexual lobbying type publications seem to be about it.  And no wonder, considering what the Supreme Court of New Mexico has … Continue reading →

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Libertarian Commentary on the News, #13-32D: Government-ruined schools and other stupid tricks

Posted on August 24, 2013 by TPOL Nathan

Government-run, Tax-funded schools (3 stories) Education Dep’t. Expanding Mental Health Services to Boost Children’s ‘Social Skills’ (CNSNews.com) Nathan: It’s right there in the First Amendment:  Children have the right to have government give them mental health services so that they … Continue reading →

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Libertarian Commentary on the News, #13-32C: Liberty and what? Stupid government

Posted on August 24, 2013 by TPOL Nathan

Liberty, sadly, is too often mistaken for something else:  listening to a different talk show a couple of days ago, the guy (who sounded pretty libertarian for a minarchist) attacked Rand Paul (or maybe, upheld him) as NOT being a … Continue reading →

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Three-hundredth Post: The “messiah” strikes again and again

Posted on August 24, 2013 by TPOL Nathan

Home front – The “messiah”: Obama wants police to search smartphones (News story (from NPR) via Godfather Politics)… Obama wanting to give police throughout the country the right to search someone’s smartphone without having a warrant.  … guest commentator on … Continue reading →

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