Category Archives: Commentary on the News

False religions, new and old

Posted on 2016-05-12 by TPOL Nathan

Libertarian Commentary #16-19C, By Nathan Barton False religions are, of course, a dime a dozen and have been since not all that long after Adam and Eve got kicked out of the garden. Today, more than ever, we see the … Continue reading →

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They just don’t get it: Lack of understanding, Lack of knowledge

Posted on 2016-05-12 by TPOL Nathan

Libertarian Commentary #16-19C, by Nathan Barton American “society” and “civilization” are changing before our eyes, and the changes are not pretty. Part of this is the increasing urbanization and “uber-urbanization” (pun intended) of the Fifty States. Those who live in … Continue reading →

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Fear

Posted on 2016-05-11 by TPOL Nathan

Libertarian Commentary #16-19B, By Nathan Barton Our British cousins live in fear. Or so it seems from some recent news items. The Commentator reports on a poll in the Daily Telegraph regarding “private bills” voters want to get members of … Continue reading →

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Disasters and the Response of Lovers of Liberty

Posted on 2016-05-08 by TPOL Nathan

Libertarian Commentary #16-19A  by Nathan Barton This incident should be of great interest and closely watched by a whole raft of folks. A massive wildfire has forced evacuation of Fort McMurray, Alberta, as reported by CBS News. “The entire population … Continue reading →

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Inventions and government

Posted on 2016-05-07 by TPOL Nathan

Libertarian commentary #16-18D By Nathan Barton We live in an era in which the great age of invention, which lasted 300 years, may be slowing to a stop, largely due to government controls and regulations and a pathetic desire to … Continue reading →

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Watershed moment: Politics 2016

Posted on 2016-05-05 by TPOL Nathan

Libertarian Commentary #16-18C by Nathan Barton The race to select a new Massa for the next 8 years had a major development, as we all know. Now that Cruz and Kasich have bailed out, after getting drubbed YET AGAIN by … Continue reading →

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Thanks for government – not

Posted on 2016-05-04 by TPOL Nathan

Libertarian Commentary #16-18B, By Nathan Barton It has been a while since I commented on a whole raft of news items of interest to lovers of liberty. So here are a few, reminding us of government’s faults. The Nazgul are … Continue reading →

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The true scope of taking by the State

Posted on 2016-05-03 by TPOL Nathan

Libertarian Commentary #16-18A By Nathan Barton When we hear about the state “taking something,” most people do NOT put together the reality: it is stealing. Let’s talk about that a bit. I don’t particularly care for most of Timothy J. … Continue reading →

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Theatre of the Absurd?

Posted on 2016-05-01 by TPOL Nathan

Libertarian Commentary #16-17E, by Nathan Barton Government SHOULD be a weekly comedy show on some cable channel, sorta like the old “There Oughta Be A Law” comic strip.  It’s just that what is so funny (to some) often is sheer … Continue reading →

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North Korea out to get us all? Or just someone out to get our money and our liberty?

Posted on 2016-04-29 by TPOL Nathan

Libertarian Commentary #16-17D by Nathan Barton Really?  Is this serious or just scaremongering?  World Net Daily is screaming about two North Korean satellites that are “now in orbit over the US” and pose an immediate and dangerous threat of generating … Continue reading →

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