Category Archives: Commentary on the News

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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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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