Monthly Archives: January 2017

“Democracy” – Mob Rule

Posted on January 10, 2017 by MamaLiberty

By MamaLiberty So many lies, wrongs and evil. “Democracy” – how to spread and reinforce all of them.

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Americans spend a lot, and the government tracks…

Posted on January 10, 2017 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton At HowMuch.com there is a neat chart which shows what Americans have spent on various things for the last 70 years. It is, no surprise, very enlightening – for several reasons. First off, the data comes from … Continue reading →

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No good deed…

Posted on January 9, 2017 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton We all know the saying, “No good deed goes unpunished.” It was the (unofficial) motto of several Engineer units with which I served or knew well. Always a bunch of recent examples, but here is one that … Continue reading →

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The Daily Hate?

Posted on January 8, 2017 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton I believe that the novel 1984 was where I first encountered the bizarre progressive-socialist-liberal custom of “the Daily Hate.” A very public (yet restricted) version, significantly perverted, of the Biblical idea of “confess your sins one to … Continue reading →

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Baker’s Dozen ™ – Markers of a truly free society

Posted on January 7, 2017 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton As we lovers of liberty try to identify whether or not our society is gaining or losing liberty and freedom, we should consider what the characteristics of a society which enjoys real liberty are. Here is a … Continue reading →

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Thomas J Jackson – a brief analysis

Posted on January 7, 2017 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton The 21st of January, 2017 is the 193rd anniversary of Thomas Jonathan Jackson, better known as Stonewall Jackson, and a man who should be admired by all lovers of liberty for his life, his words, his beliefs, … Continue reading →

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New Year’s Day In Wyoming

Posted on January 5, 2017 by MamaLiberty

By MamaLiberty In the dark, looking at the bedside clock through the smallest slits possible, I exclaim, “Crap. Only 3AM.” I’d actually gone to bed a little early, but hoped to sleep to my usual wake up time at 4. … Continue reading →

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War on the West, entering a new phase?

Posted on January 2, 2017 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton With a new massa supposedly moving into 1600 in less than a month (assuming things go for him on Monday the 19th), lots of old issues are getting revved up again. One is the War of the … Continue reading →

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Follow up to Creeping Totalitarianism

Posted on January 1, 2017 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton A few additional thoughts on the long, sordid history of fascism and totalitarianism in the Fifty States, after my recent column. First, let me point out that the inevitable destiny of government (involuntary, human government) is totalitarianism. … Continue reading →

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Reports of its death are greatly exaggerated

Posted on January 1, 2017 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton James A Haught, in CounterPunch writes about the “long, slow death of religion” in America. “By now, it’s clear that religion is fading in America, as it has done in most advanced Western democracies. Dozens of surveys … Continue reading →

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