Category Archives: Commentary on the News

Libertarian Commentary on the News, 29 October 2015, #15-43D: The Government Joke

Posted on 2015-10-29 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton We all know that government is a joke – though too often a KILLING joke. Now, in wartorn Ukraine, the New York Post reports that many people – many in a single party – are rubbing their … Continue reading →

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Libertarian Commentary on the News, 28 October 2015, #15-43C: The Big Lie Contest?

Posted on 2015-10-28 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Is there some national or worldwide contest to see who can tell the biggest lies?  If so, we have a lot of entries this week.  Here are just a few. The bogus debate rages, with more bizarre … Continue reading →

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Libertarian Commentary on the News, 27 October 2015, #15-43B: Wars and Rumors of Wars

Posted on 2015-10-27 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Everywhere we turn, there are wars or threats of war, or HOPES for war. Here are a few stories about war of various kinds, this week. Are we winning?  The war against guns?  Apparently, several liberal (“progressive”) … Continue reading →

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Libertarian Commentary on the News, 25 October 2015, #15-43A: Medical and other foolishness

Posted on 2015-10-26 by TPOL Nathan

by Nathan Barton First we have this rather fatuous article from Australia, featured in PJ Media. Should Fevers Accompanying Infections Always Be Treated With Analgesics? It discusses what seems, from the brief discussion in the article, to be a very … Continue reading →

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Libertarian Commentary on the News #15-42C: Guns and Politics

Posted on 2015-10-24 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton It has been a bad, busy week, and so here are a few more comments about news of the week. First off, more on gun and self-defense issues. In the last commentary, I discussed migrants, the homeless, … Continue reading →

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Libertarian Commentary on the News, 21 Oct 2015, #15-42B: Self-defense and Jack-booted Thugs

Posted on 2015-10-21 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Self-defense? Is it a right? A natural, or God-given right of humans? Is it something that can be, should be, must be, limited? How? By what authority? There are many “christians” who believe that self-defense is something … Continue reading →

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Libertarian Commentary on the News #15-42A: Homeless and Migrants and Barbarian Invasions

Posted on 2015-10-20 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Mama Liberty notes that “Of course there is not one word proposing to eliminate all the taxes and other government barriers in place preventing people who wish to do so from taking any real responsibility for themselves.” … Continue reading →

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Libertarian Commentary on the News, 15 October 2015, #15-41D: Media and Getting It Wrong Again and Again – On Purpose

Posted on 2015-10-15 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton When it comes to politics, what is worse than a celebrity?  (No, it is NOT a “casino capitalist,” fun as that is.)  It is a celebrity scientist, whether it is Carl Sagan or Albert Einstein… or a … Continue reading →

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Libertarian Commentary on the News, 14 October 2015, #15-41C: Lies and Stupidity of All Kinds

Posted on 2015-10-14 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton How’s this for a twist: the Sierra Club and the rest of the environists are fond of throwing data in our faces, but NOW, according to CNS News, the Sierra Club is saying that the satellite data … Continue reading →

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Libertarian Commentary on the News, 13 October 2015, #15-40C: Hypocrisy in action

Posted on 2015-10-13 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Hypocrisy is, of course, always with us. Especially in government and big business. Consider some of the following. Do as I say, NOT as I do.  Of course, she has now “resigned,” no doubt for the good … Continue reading →

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