Monthly Archives: July 2015

Why I don’t look at the “news”

By MamaLiberty I happened to look at the “news” today… an increasingly rare thing as the world seems to spiral into more and more insanity. I didn’t click the “more” link on any of them, and found myself responding to … Continue reading

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Libertarian Commentary on the News, 21 July 2015, #15-29B: Killing… and then important stuff

By Nathan Barton Later in the commentary, I discuss one of those “more important” things, concerning a teenage girl in the UK.  She felt like she was dying. But, at least, her parents let her live, unlike about 3,000 babies … Continue reading

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Libertarian Commentary on the News, 20 July 2015, #15-29A: Drums of War

By Nathan Barton War came back to the Homeland again last week. Constantly on Friday, I heard the statement reported over and over that the investigators were unable to “determine the motive” of the young man who killed four Marines, … Continue reading

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Flags and Honor, Part II

By Nathan Barton Racism in the Southern Cross?  Personal Liberty reports on a national poll. The CNN/ORC poll claims that 57 percent of Americans say that the Southern Cross flag is a symbol of Southern pride. That’s compared to just 33 … Continue reading

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Libertarian Commentary on the News, 17 July 2015, #15-28F

By Nathan Barton A short column, due to some lengthy rants starting HERE.  Have a great weekend! Another mass killing, and this time with some suspicion of Islamist terrorism on American soil, although CNN and other news sources are being … Continue reading

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Flags and honor, Part I

By Nathan Barton The Southern Cross Flag is (according to millions of people) a symbol of hate and racism.  (This is NOT the “Stars and Bars” which was the original national flag of the Confederate States of America, nor any of … Continue reading

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Libertarian Commentary on the News, 16 July 2015, #15-28E: War and blood

By Nathan Barton WAR?  The US DoD said that they are ready to exercise the “military option” against Iran, despite the “agreement” (the bad deal, better than no deal) reached on Tuesday.  Israel’s PM emphasized that the State of Israel … Continue reading

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Libertarian Commentary on the News, 15 July 2015, #15-28D: This and that

By Nathan Barton As I had a lot to discuss on the most recent bloodshed in the Islamic world and wars, here are comments on other news stories for the middle of the week. Gee, political scientists (not political science, … Continue reading

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Libertarian Commentary on the News, 15 July 2015, #15-28C: Bloody Islamic Wars

By Nathan Barton Bloody Islamic Wars: I haven’t commented much on things in the Ummah (the Muslim “Dar Al Islam” or “Lands of Submission”) recently, but in the last couple of days, a whole raft of stories about killings have … Continue reading

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Libertarian Commentary on the News, 14 July 2015, #15-28B: Religious government or government religions?

By Nathan Barton Happy Bastille Day: anniversary of replacing the tyranny of a monarch and church-state establishment with the worse tyranny of the mob and “democracy.” Suck-up… CNS News tell us that First [Consort Moochelle] said on Thursday at a tribal youth … Continue reading

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