Monthly Archives: June 2015

Libertarian Commentary on the News, 16 June 2015, #15-24B: Signs of decay

Posted on June 16, 2015 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton This weekend, a very bizarre and major incident took place in Dallas, as reported in Freedom’s Phoenix and numerous other news outlets: A number of people attacked the headquarters of the Dallas Police Department, supposedly using automatic … Continue reading →

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Libertarian Commentary on the News, 15 June 2015, #15-24A: Government Incompetence At All Time Highs

Posted on June 16, 2015 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton How incompetent IS government?  Gee, that is hard to quantify:  100%?  99%? 90%?  Every day in the news we see examples of it.  Here are a few. The incompetence of government is revealed in high tech and … Continue reading →

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Do we really want to do this?

Posted on June 14, 2015 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Get Rid of Special Operations Units and Troops? Sheldon Richman, in his blog Free Association, calls for the abolition of Special Operations forces (Spec-Ops) stating, “if we didn’t have these units, we wouldn’t need them.” He points … Continue reading →

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Libertarian Commentary on the News, 12 June 2015, #15-22C: Liberty is DEAD in Many or Most Places

Posted on June 12, 2015 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Our Liberty to Defend Ourselves is Gone – Liberty is DEAD – in Many (or Most) Places. Here are some examples from recent news of how our “Second Amendment” freedoms are sliding OR HAVE GONE to extinction. … Continue reading →

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I stand corrected…

Posted on June 11, 2015 by MamaLiberty

Last week I was grousing about not being able to “opt out” of seeing a doctor in order to get a needed blood test. Turns out I was wrong. (It happens!) Yesterday I discovered that there is a new program … Continue reading →

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Libertarian News and Comments for 11 JUN 2015, #15-23B: Abuse by Government-Affiliated Institutions

Posted on June 11, 2015 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton The world is filled with abuse, and too much of that is allowed, encouraged, and perpetrated by a wide variety of institutions.  Many of these ARE government institutions, and many more are enabled by governments, including government … Continue reading →

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Libertarian News and Comments for 10 JUN 2015, #15-23A: Nazgul & Disabilities & More

Posted on June 10, 2015 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Today, I have the commentary in two parts. Enjoy! Nazgul (Judges) especially in committees What power does Congress have?  According to a Washington Post article, not much: the Nazgul ruled Monday that the president alone has the … Continue reading →

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Libertarian News and Comments for 5 JUN 2015, #15-22B: Religious liberty versus other liberties?

Posted on June 7, 2015 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton The Nazgul decided, 8-1, (as reported by Minnesota Public Radio and elsewhere) that Abercrombie & Fitch violated a woman’s First Amendment rights by refusing to hire her because she wore a headscarf for sincerely held religious reasons, … Continue reading →

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Libertarian Commentary on the News, 2 June 2015, #15-22A: Real versus Dream Worlds

Posted on June 3, 2015 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Wired (and many other sources) report and are outraged that Ross Ulbricht was sentenced to life, “On Friday [Ross] Ulbricht was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for his role in creating and … Continue reading →

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You Can’t Opt Out

Posted on June 2, 2015 by MamaLiberty

By MamaLiberty Ten years ago I moved to rural Wyoming. So many things were different, of course, but there were some strange things that still defy understanding. One of those was the delivery of six different telephone books. Some were … Continue reading →

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