Category Archives: Commentary on the News

Two tales of tragedy

Posted on 2016-04-25 by TPOL Nathan

Libertarian Commentary #16-18A  by Nathan Barton How do we respond to tragedy?  The WaPo recently reported on two very untimely and unfortunate deaths.  The first was in Florida, but involved a Michigan family, as the WaPo reported.  Preparing to hold … Continue reading →

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Political monsters

Posted on 2016-04-24 by TPOL Nathan

Libertarian Commentary #16-17G  by Nathan Barton Time seems to be speeding up Consider Napoleon Bonaparte.  He started out as pretty near a mercenary (Corsica wasn’t really France, after all, just some island), became a good and then great general, then … Continue reading →

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Educrats and Power: Their subversive nature and actions

Posted on 2016-04-23 by TPOL Nathan

Libertarian Commentary #16-17F by Nathan Barton The subversive nature and actions of Educrats What are the limits to authority of the public (government-ruined, theft-funded) schools? Based on the actions of various school administrators, there are not many. School officials in … Continue reading →

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Medicine in the world of the statist

Posted on 2016-04-21 by TPOL Nathan

Libertarian Commentary #16-17E, 21 April 2016 By Nathan Barton Medicine in the world of the statist A few articles have passed my desk in recent days, talking about medical advances. In one, researchers at a university in Hong Kong and … Continue reading →

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Wasting time, wasting effort – taking a stand?

Posted on 2016-04-20 by TPOL Nathan

Libertarian Commentary #16-17D, for 19 April 2016 by Nathan Barton After the attacks by Islamic terrorists in France and Belgium, the entire continent has been in a state of panic and turmoil. Nowhere more so than in Belgium, that tiny … Continue reading →

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Nanny state = Police state

Posted on 2016-04-18 by TPOL Nathan

Libertarian Commentary #16-16C,  by Nathan Barton This week, a rather bizarre incident reminded me again of just how much liberty and freedom we have lost. An unnamed client in an unnamed “small” (about 250,000 population) city in the Great Plains … Continue reading →

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Echelons Above Reality: the IRS and Congress

Posted on 2016-04-17 by TPOL Nathan

Libertarian Commentary #16-16B, by Nathan Barton The Army sometimes uses a term “Echelons Above Reality” or EAR, when speaking of higher command and especially the civilians that tell the military what to do: the secretaries of Defense, Navy, Army, and … Continue reading →

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Hypocrites: Liberty, privacy, and … sex

Posted on 2016-04-16 by TPOL Nathan

Libertarian Commentary #16-16 A, By Nathan Barton My, but doesn’t this sound just a wee bit hypocrtical? Christian News.Net reports that a petition has been launched at Change.org to get people and government to recognize that the rocker Bruce Springsteen … Continue reading →

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The Uber-nanny state of 2016

Posted on 2016-04-08 by TPOL Nathan

Libertarian Commentary #16-15C By Nathan Barton In Mississippi, Governor Bryant signed a controversial “religious freedom” bill. As reported by the BBC News, “The governor of Mississippi has signed a controversial bill that allows businesses to refuse service to gay couples … Continue reading →

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Never? A response to an Islamic apologist

Posted on 2016-04-06 by TPOL Nathan

(Libertarian Commentary #16-15B, by Nathan Barton Never? A young man in Texas has written an article in the Huffington Post, entitled “Five reasons why Muslims should never have to apologize for terrorism,” which has generated a lot of discussion and … Continue reading →

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