Monthly Archives: February 2017

Food for Thought #3

Posted on February 27, 2017 by MamaLiberty

By MamaLiberty Interesting discussion of the first two items, so maybe these questions will ring a few more bells. Is theft and extortion ever justified? When, if ever, is a tax not theft? Does it make any difference what tax … Continue reading →

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In Case You are Curious

Posted on February 25, 2017 by MamaLiberty

By MamaLiberty The picture at the top of the page was taken in the spring a few years ago. That is the view from my back deck, a breathtaking expanse of the grasslands to the west. The rainbow was a … Continue reading →

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Food for Thought #2

Posted on February 25, 2017 by MamaLiberty

By MamaLiberty Yesterday, I asked readers to contemplate who actually owns their lives, and who has legitimate authority over them. That is a very deep and complex subject, especially if you’ve never actually considered it before. That question, and whatever … Continue reading →

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Food For Thought #1

Posted on February 24, 2017 by MamaLiberty

By MamaLiberty I won’t argue with anyone much these days. Over the years, I’ve found it pretty much a waste of time. Most of us get defensive if our ideas or way of life is challenged, so in the last … Continue reading →

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Movies, society, and liberty

Posted on February 21, 2017 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Movies are an important part of American culture and society, and have been for a century. It is hard to imagine that at once time (and as late as the 1940s), many religious Americans believed that the … Continue reading →

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Do people “deserve” liberty?

Posted on February 15, 2017 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Do people “deserve” liberty? I have just been embroiled in a heartbreaking situation, one of a series. Without going into detail and thereby creating problems of privacy and decency, bear with me a minute. An older married … Continue reading →

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Oh dear! Theocracy is just around the corner

Posted on February 14, 2017 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Restating a campaign promise, the new Massa recently announced – at a PRAYER BREAKFAST, of all things – that he intends to “destroy” the Johnson Amendment. USA Today “reports” on this in a commentary-laced “news story” which … Continue reading →

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The Free Cheese

Posted on February 13, 2017 by MamaLiberty

By MamaLiberty First light, 5:58 AM, Mountain Standard Time in Newcastle, Wyoming. The sky is clear to the East, and the temperature is a balmy 22 degrees. The usual early February warming spell so frustrating to gardeners and others who … Continue reading →

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Is El Neil burning his bridges?

Posted on February 11, 2017 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton L. Neil Smith’s recent column ending his commentary cycle on the recent election and elevation of a new Massa for the FedGov on The Libertarian Enterprise may come as a bit of shock to some people.  In … Continue reading →

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The heartbreak of government-run tax-funded schools

Posted on February 11, 2017 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Recently, Vicki E. Alger a Research Fellow at the Independent Institute, a libertarian-conservative think tank, in Oakland, California, published a new book, Failure: The Federal “Misedukation” of America’s Children. I’ve not been able to read the book yet, … Continue reading →

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