Category Archives: Commentary on the News

Libertarian Commentary on the News, 15 June 2015, #15-24A: Government Incompetence At All Time Highs

Posted on 2015-06-16 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton How incompetent IS government?  Gee, that is hard to quantify:  100%?  99%? 90%?  Every day in the news we see examples of it.  Here are a few. The incompetence of government is revealed in high tech and … Continue reading →

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Libertarian Commentary on the News, 12 June 2015, #15-22C: Liberty is DEAD in Many or Most Places

Posted on 2015-06-12 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Our Liberty to Defend Ourselves is Gone – Liberty is DEAD – in Many (or Most) Places. Here are some examples from recent news of how our “Second Amendment” freedoms are sliding OR HAVE GONE to extinction. … Continue reading →

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Libertarian News and Comments for 11 JUN 2015, #15-23B: Abuse by Government-Affiliated Institutions

Posted on 2015-06-11 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton The world is filled with abuse, and too much of that is allowed, encouraged, and perpetrated by a wide variety of institutions.  Many of these ARE government institutions, and many more are enabled by governments, including government … Continue reading →

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Libertarian News and Comments for 10 JUN 2015, #15-23A: Nazgul & Disabilities & More

Posted on 2015-06-10 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Today, I have the commentary in two parts. Enjoy! Nazgul (Judges) especially in committees What power does Congress have?  According to a Washington Post article, not much: the Nazgul ruled Monday that the president alone has the … Continue reading →

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Libertarian News and Comments for 5 JUN 2015, #15-22B: Religious liberty versus other liberties?

Posted on 2015-06-07 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton The Nazgul decided, 8-1, (as reported by Minnesota Public Radio and elsewhere) that Abercrombie & Fitch violated a woman’s First Amendment rights by refusing to hire her because she wore a headscarf for sincerely held religious reasons, … Continue reading →

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Libertarian Commentary on the News, 2 June 2015, #15-22A: Real versus Dream Worlds

Posted on 2015-06-03 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Wired (and many other sources) report and are outraged that Ross Ulbricht was sentenced to life, “On Friday [Ross] Ulbricht was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for his role in creating and … Continue reading →

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Libertarian Commentary on the News, 26 May 2015, #15-21C: European Unity threatened?

Posted on 2015-05-29 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Four stories this week point out that the European Union is showing definite signs of cracking up. Among other stories, the Global Economic Analysis Blog discusses the defeat (“Heavy regional losses”) that angry voters handed Spain’s ruling … Continue reading →

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Libertarian Commentary on the News, #15-21A: Weather and other odd things

Posted on 2015-05-26 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Just whom do we believe?  Nearly every day I read some mainstream media news story, or something from a variety of special interest groups (especially but not only environist and liberal-political and government sites), to say nothing … Continue reading →

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Libertarian Commentary on the News, #15-20C: Poor News Reporting and Commentary

Posted on 2015-05-22 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton By now, you’ve probably read or heard a lot about Jade Helm 15, and the hype about it.  But now we see more things popping up, such as this video at Freedom Outpost.  This strikes me as … Continue reading →

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Libertarian News & Commentary #15-20B, 21 May 2015: Government Dictates and Stupidity

Posted on 2015-05-21 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan A. Barton The hubris of government is awesome indeed: the dictates of the state are usually foolish and based on myths and warped perception of reality.  Consider this: The Guardian reports that Los Angeles is the largest US … Continue reading →

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