Category Archives: Commentary on the News

Libertarian Commentary on the News, 03 DEC 2015, #15-48D: Terrorism and other threats

Posted on 2015-12-03 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton With at least fourteen dead and seventeen wounded in yet another “Gun-Free Zone,” mainstream media like MSNBC are quick to point out it is “one of the deadliest mass shootings” in US history, and provide us a … Continue reading →

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Libertarian Commentary on the News, 02 December 2015, #15-48C

Posted on 2015-12-02 by TPOL Nathan

by Nathan Barton What comes across my desktop these days seems a steady stream of fearmongering, and predictions of disaster, the world economy is rushing to catastrophe, the American economy is crashing, World War III is being gestated in Syria, … Continue reading →

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Libertarian Commentary on the News, 01 December 2015, #15-48B: Clunkers and Junkers

Posted on 2015-12-01 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton If you haven’t had one yourself, you know someone who has: an old clunker that just keeps breaking down, one thing after another, and always a bit more expensive. Finally, you give up and decide it is … Continue reading →

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Libertarian Commentary on the News, 30 November 2015, #15-48A: This and That, Bid Farewell to November

Posted on 2015-11-30 by TPOL Nathan

by Nathan Barton Politics 2015: Sadly, he will quickly learn that GOP is just as bad in its own way. He seems a likeable and dedicated young man, and has high hopes. The Blaze reports how, bucking years and years … Continue reading →

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Libertarian Commentary on the News, 27 Nov 2015, #15-47C: Black Friday, Mobs and More

Posted on 2015-11-27 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton It is “Black Friday,” once a quaint event that turned into an activity of epic proportions and supposedly a key economic indicator, that has now expanded into a “Black Friday Week” or more and which has gotten … Continue reading →

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Libertarian Commentary on the News, #15-47B: Thanksgiving Day and Fear

Posted on 2015-11-26 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Happy Thanksgiving, with friends and family! This week, due to travel and work (about 2000 miles so far, and days that start at 0600 and end at 0400), I’m not recording a lot of commentary this week. … Continue reading →

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Libertarian Commentary on the News, 23 November 2015, #15-47A: Accelerating Runaway Government

Posted on 2015-11-23 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Nazgul tyranny and “lawmaking” accelerates, as we read in a story from The Blaze in a case involving the Washington Department of Ecology, eight “youth” (“represented” by an environist “children’s protection group”) and a King County judge. … Continue reading →

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Mastermind? Don’t make me laugh.

Posted on 2015-11-21 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton The Battle of Paris continues to dominate the news. The WaPo reported that “Suspected mastermind of Paris attack died in police raid, officials confirm » The suspected mastermind of last week’s terrorist attacks that left at least 129 … Continue reading →

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Libertarian Commentary on the News, 21 November 2015, #15-46E: Upping the ante

Posted on 2015-11-21 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton In recent days, the Battle of Paris has upped the ante when it comes to the “migrant refugee” crisis in Europe, and this has spilled over to the Fifty States.  The Mainstream Media (as usual) and much … Continue reading →

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Libertarian Commentary on the News, 20 November 2015, #15-46D: Government is Evil

Posted on 2015-11-20 by TPOL Nathan

by Nathan Barton Theoretically, and morally, “governments” (and therefore, the State) are supposed to protect and defend good people from bad people: to prevent (and if necessary) punish evil-doers and their acts of evil: theft, murder, aggression in various ways, … Continue reading →

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