Category Archives: Commentary on the News

Libertarian Commentary on the News, 16 November 2015, #15-46A: Drums of War

Posted on 2015-11-16 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton The drums of war are beating.  World Net Daily states that France is invoking the North Atlantic Treaty Article 5 to require ALL members of NATO go to a FORMAL war footing against the Caliphate, even while … Continue reading →

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Libertarian Commentary on the News, 13 NOV 2015; #15-45C: Bad Luck?

Posted on 2015-11-13 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton A constant theme from some parts of the “larger” liberty and conservative movement is our poor food and diet: a product of government-subsidized and corporate-controlled agriculture, food production, and distribution.  So, what about “Open-sourced food production – … Continue reading →

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Libertarian Commentary on the News 11 November 2015 (Veterans Day), #15-45B: Paranoia & Armistice Day

Posted on 2015-11-11 by TPOL Nathan

by Nathan Barton Do not expect me to laud or sob for Veterans Day. Originally Armistice Day, it commemorates the official end of that bloody horror called “The Great War” and 22 years later renamed into “The First World War,” … Continue reading →

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Libertarian Commentary on the News,10 November 2015, #15-45A: Correct?

Posted on 2015-11-10 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Political pressure and correctness run amuk? The University of Missouri president has resigned, according to the WaPo, Jim Wolfe announced he is resigning amid criticism of how racial issues have been handled on campus. Apparently, the football … Continue reading →

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Libertarian Commentary on the News, 07 November 2015, #15-44E: Dictators, cops, and nazgul

Posted on 2015-11-07 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton The dictator (the squatter at 1600 PA) has spoken: all bow down. The WaPo  reports that the Keystone XL project has been rejected,citing climate concerns. NOT whether the pipeline construction and operation is going to be done … Continue reading →

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Libertarian Commentary on the News, 06 November 2015, #15-44D: Cops, Lies, and Statistics

Posted on 2015-11-05 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Cops kill: we know that, and all too often they kill for no justifiable reason: certainly not in self-defense. But police, as a profession, have a good many other dark aspects. In the Fifty States, we are … Continue reading →

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Libertarian Commentary on the News, 04 NOV 2015, #15-44C: Insanity is catching on

Posted on 2015-11-04 by TPOL Nathan

by Nathan Barton A correspondent, Marsh, questioned whether the story as reported in the Daily Caller was really true: that a Chicago-area school has been ORDERED by the FedGov (Departments of “Justice” and  “Education”) to allow a “transgender” male who … Continue reading →

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Libertarian Commentary on the News, #15-44B: Control

Posted on 2015-11-02 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Regulatory control – a key requirement for government to thrive: everything in life must be controlled by regulations – preferably MULTIPLE regulations, by MULTIPLE agencies and bodies of local government. Let’s look at a few. Do we … Continue reading →

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Libertarian Commentary on the News, 01 November 2015; #15-44A: Nuts

Posted on 2015-11-01 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Are they nuts?  Yep!  Sovereign Man tells us that Australia is “eliminating” passports: physical passports – they gonna move them into the cloud.  As the article says, a gigantic sign will say “hackers, get your data here!.” … Continue reading →

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Libertarian Commentary on the News, 30 October 2015, #15-43E: More stupid government tricks

Posted on 2015-10-30 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Isn’t this thing supposed to be PROTECTING against threats from the air, not be one?  In Pennsylvania, a multi-billion-dollar Army blimp crash-landed after wild chase by F-16s.  As reported by the Los Angeles Times, “After a wild four-hour jaunt … Continue reading →

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