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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, #13-41C: Stupid people

Posted on 2013-10-26 by TPOL Nathan

Abominable Act (ObummerCare)  – Politics 2013 (Stupid people) ObamaCare ACA website broken – GOP to blame: (Politico via the Last Resistance) Facing such intense opposition from congressional Republicans, the administration was in a bunker mentality as it built the enrollment system, … Continue reading →

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Libertarian Commentary on the News, #13-41B: Guns and government stupidity

Posted on 2013-10-24 by TPOL Nathan

Guns are part of American culture and life: part of what MAKES us Americans, and gave us more liberty than anyone else on the planet for a long time.  Today, as with all things “American,” guns are hated.  By many … Continue reading →

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Libertarian Commentary on the News, #13-41A: Government-ruined schools and society

Posted on 2013-10-23 by TPOL Nathan

Travel and work have delayed commentary-writing this week, but here is a hodgepodge of stories to share (and shudder about): Home front – Stupid cops – Local Tyranny Shocking Russian Travel Alert Warns About US Cops (TheTotalCollapse.com) A shocking report … Continue reading →

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Libertarian Commentary on the News, #13-40C: Lies and MORE Lies

Posted on 2013-10-19 by TPOL Nathan

Lies and more lies – Economics Has Income Inequality Really Risen? (Manhattan Institute) A variety of approaches show that inequality between the bottom and middle has not grown since the 1980s… Nathan: That we are getting more and more unequal … Continue reading →

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Libertarian Commentary on the News, #13-40B: Minor matters

Posted on 2013-10-18 by TPOL Nathan

Nathan:  Compared to the cave by the Congress, all this other stuff (for now) is minor stuff not to be  worried much about.  Or is it? Home Front – Tyranny on an Integrated Scale Federal Healthcare Law Used to Take … Continue reading →

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The Curtain Rises on the Final Act

Posted on 2013-10-17 by TPOL Nathan

Well, time to wrap it up.  Thanks to Margaret for this story – though of course I’d already heard.  And the handwriting was on the wall: House Passes Deal to Reopen Government (New York Times – Breaking News Wed 16OCT2013, … Continue reading →

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Food Stamps – An American Evil

Posted on 2013-10-16 by TPOL Nathan

The Food Stamp Program, originally created as part of the “New Deal” of the evil monster-in-chief F. D. Roosevelt and reinvented again and again by machine politics and a succession of monsters-in-chief like LBJ and William Jefferson Clinton, is in … Continue reading →

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Libertarian Commentary on the News, #13-40A: Shutdown, Protests, and Historic Moments

Posted on 2013-10-14 by TPOL Nathan

This weekend may have been a milestone in American history, or may be just another speed bump in the galloping run downhill to oblivion. The great “Government Shutdown” continues (into a holiday weekend and now Day 14) at an 83% … Continue reading →

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Where the Governmental Shutdown is REAL – and People are Angry

Posted on 2013-10-13 by TPOL Nathan

The governmental “Shutdown” is for the most part bogus:  the consensus seems to be that only 17% of all government employees are on furlough:  not expected to get a paycheck on the 15th or 31st of October (remember, even Federal … Continue reading →

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Libertarian Commentary on the News, #13-39E: World events and home front news

Posted on 2013-10-12 by TPOL Nathan

SHALE GAS – Europe’s COLLAPSE There will be no revolution in Europe (Les Echos) This week, France confirmed its ban on shale gas exploitation and the European Parliament demanded environmental impact studies before all test drilling starts. More obstacles for … Continue reading →

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