Monthly Archives: June 2016

Breadstick vote nears – Can the UK free itself?

Posted on June 17, 2016 by TPOL Nathan

by Nathan Barton Author’s Note: I wrote this before news came that an MP had been assassinated in her own constituency, supposedly by someone who was a supporter of “LEAVE” in the Brexit vote. (Or “breadstick vote” as one person … Continue reading →

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California – the choice is yours

Posted on June 16, 2016 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton California is an extreme example, a radical example, of how evil government can be. So extreme measures to restore liberty to the poor people of that state are called for. Increasingly, the major difference between the ruling … Continue reading →

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Orlando Massacre and Guns – A Few Thoughts

Posted on June 14, 2016 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton What do the events leading up to, and the Orlando Massacre itself, teach us? Self-defense is both a right and a responsibility. Defense against violence is a need that cannot and will not be met by government. … Continue reading →

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Keeping, Bearing, and Wearing Arms in Texas

Posted on June 14, 2016 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Please read the commentary “Carrying Concealed” is NOT a right…” first, to better understand my comments here. As I said in the earlier article, the entire business of carrying concealed has been controversial for a very long … Continue reading →

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“Carrying Concealed” is NOT a right guaranteed by the US Constitution, but…

Posted on June 12, 2016 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton The infamous Ninth Nazgul, that FedGov collection of terrorists and thugs and autocrats (by appointment of His Grace the Tyrant) has struck again. As reported by JPFO and PrisonPlanet which seems to have the most interesting take … Continue reading →

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The arrogance and overreach of human government

Posted on June 10, 2016 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton How much power do human governments have? And specifically, how much power do SOME human governments have? I think that it is clear that too many people, not just those IN these various governments, think that government … Continue reading →

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Baker’s Dozen ™ Human Rights

Posted on June 8, 2016 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan A Barton Please think about this. Here is a list of thirteen groups, thirteen “kinds” of people who do NOT have rights. 1. Women do not have rights. Nor do men. 2. Christians and Muslims do not have … Continue reading →

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Defining national government

Posted on June 7, 2016 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton, The following quote was part of the daily e-mail newsletter from Liberty Quotes, and caught my attention. “A national government is a government of the people of a single state or nation, united as a community by … Continue reading →

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Guns and media: Who do we believe?

Posted on June 6, 2016 by TPOL Nathan

by Nathan Barton (Or, “Guns and the Power of the Media”) According to Newsweek and a blogger from the London School of Economics, the reason that gun sales have soared in the past decade or so is because of – … Continue reading →

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Government and… (Examples of Why “Government is Bad”)

Posted on June 4, 2016 by TPOL Nathan

Nathan’s Rants: Living Free Government (and by that I mean mandated, nonvoluntary, “monopoly (or near-monopoly) of force” government), is bad for people. History demonstrates that government and its actions have violently killed and caused directly or indirectly more premature deaths … Continue reading →

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