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About TPOL Nathan

Follower of Christ Jesus (a christian), Pahasapan (resident of the Black Hills), Westerner, Lover of Liberty, Free-Market Anarchist, Engineer, Army Officer, Husband, Father, Historian, Writer, Evangelist. Successor to Lady Susan (Mama Liberty) at TPOL.

Libertarian Commentary on the News: #14-51B: Terrorism 2001-2014 at home and abroad

Posted on 2014-12-17 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Good morning, I think… We’ve got a lot going on, and not much of it is good.  But we could be in Australia… or Pakistan… Sidney was the subject of one of the two commentaries I’ve written … Continue reading →

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Lessons Learned from Sydney

Posted on 2014-12-16 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton and Mama Liberty To start off with, Australia has disarmed itself. Not a single one of the dozen or so hostages in the cafe were armed with so much as a pocket knife. The Sydney hostage situation … Continue reading →

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A Baker’s Dozen Reasons Why Torture is Wrong

Posted on 2014-12-16 by TPOL Nathan

by Nathan Barton WHY TORTURE IS WRONG, WHOEVER DOES IT Torture is immoral: it not only violates the Zero Aggression Principle in every way, and the Golden Rule, but it treats humans worse than animals. Torture is counterproductive: when torture … Continue reading →

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Libertarian Commentary on the News: #14-51A: Schools – places of fear, trauma and death

Posted on 2014-12-15 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Good morning.  Government-run, tax-funded “public” schools continue to be more and more of an embarrassment to the Fifty States and our communities, as they seek to denigrate any ideas or beliefs not accepted by the educational elite, … Continue reading →

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Disappearances: American Style?

Posted on 2014-12-14 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Warning: This column contains disturbing information and speculation which may anger and upset many people.  It is intended to challenge us to think outside the box and our comfort zone, and examine if things are much, MUCH … Continue reading →

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Libertarian Commentary on the News, #14-50F: Stormy weather, natural and political

Posted on 2014-12-13 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Good morning. Hope you have a great weekend.  Stormy weather swept the Pacific Coast for the past several days, possibly ending the “worst drought in 1200 years.” Of course, the Californians are never happy: now they are … Continue reading →

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RIP: Bill of Rights Day – Mourning

Posted on 2014-12-12 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Monday is “Bill of Rights Day” and I think it is appropriate to use the opportunity to remember the late and great document which once helped us keep some hard-won liberties. Therefore, I’d like to suggest that … Continue reading →

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Libertarian Commentary on the News, #14-50E: Tyranny at the state level

Posted on 2014-12-12 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Good morning. People constantly seek ways to place the Fifty States in various orders of “liberty” and “tyranny” and best and worst place to have a business, own a home, or retire.  But it seems impossible to … Continue reading →

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Libertarian Commentary on the News, #14-50D: This and that

Posted on 2014-12-11 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Good morning. Just a little of this and that on the Home Front today, for our midweek review. First, some home front news, showing how the police forces have continued to get even MORE corrupt (if that is … Continue reading →

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Libertarian Commentary on the News, #14-50C: Historical changes in the Middle East; dead letters

Posted on 2014-12-11 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Whether we want to admit it or not, history is constantly being rewritten, and what we see in the world today is much different in many ways that what was seen a quarter- or half-century behind us, … Continue reading →

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