Category Archives: Commentary on the News

We Pause – Brussels Bombing

Posted on 2016-03-22 by TPOL Nathan

Libertarian Commentary #16-12B, by Nathan Barton We interrupt this campaign… Today, it seems that all the domestic politics, including the stiff-official three-way GOP race and the two-way Dem race to see who gets to be Massa for the next four … Continue reading →

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DC Politics as Usual: Sickening

Posted on 2016-03-21 by TPOL Nathan

Libertarian Commentary, #16-12A, By Nathan Barton DC politics makes us sick, and there is no sign it is going to change in the next months or years.  Right now, in the heat of “election season” it is particularly vile and … Continue reading →

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This and that: Libertarian commentary

Posted on 2016-03-21 by TPOL Nathan

This and That, Libertarian Commentary #16-11E By Nathan Barton Why are traffic accidents and fatalities up so much in Montana last year and again this year? Helena Independent Review says that Montana leaders are meeting to figure out what to … Continue reading →

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Liberty, peace, and prosperity (or not) at home and abroad

Posted on 2016-03-18 by TPOL Nathan

Libertarian Commentary #16-11D, By Nathan Barton With the GOP race down to just two contestants (down from 17 to start; and Kasich cannot mathematically hope to be anything but a spoiler), and multiple claims that Hillary has now toasted Bernie, … Continue reading →

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Economic intensive care needed?

Posted on 2016-03-17 by TPOL Nathan

Libertarian Commentary #16-11C By Nathan Barton More and more red flags are being hosted, by a wide spectrum of experts (real or self-annointed), about the American and World economy. Some are getting really, really hyper. But, are they real? Oil … Continue reading →

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Guns, crime, and … diapers

Posted on 2016-03-16 by TPOL Nathan

Libertarian Commentary #16-11B By Nathan A. Barton What gives?  This is the kind of story that normally pops up on a dozen pro-gun and pro-self defense websites, but THIS one showed up on the daily headline news e-mail from the … Continue reading →

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Politics 2016: Are we there yet?

Posted on 2016-03-15 by TPOL Nathan

Libertarian Commentary #16-11A by Nathan Barton One more “big primary election day.” Eight months to go… what can go wrong? The new Massa will be chosen, “American democracy” will be vindicated and verified for another four years – or we … Continue reading →

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Voting with your feet – redux

Posted on 2016-03-12 by TPOL Nathan

Libertarian Commentary #16-10F By Nathan Barton Voting with your feet, Redux – Europe, America, and Islam Events in Europe mean more and more people are voting with their feet as well. And the arrogance of their national and European Tranzi … Continue reading →

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Voting with your feet?

Posted on 2016-03-11 by TPOL Nathan

Libertarian Commentary #16-10D By Nathan Barton Voting with your feet and other political things: The state senator who sponsored now defeated medical cannabis legislation in what one correspondent called the ‘Backward State of Hatu’ (Utah) has announced that he and … Continue reading →

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Civil Society is Dead

Posted on 2016-03-10 by TPOL Nathan

Libertarian Commentary #16-10C By Nathan Barton While it is necessary to “trust but verify” in dealing with people, today people are more and more fearful of others, and take the least excuse to scream wolf. Consider this story from World … Continue reading →

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