Category Archives: Commentary on the News

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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Libertarian Commentary on the News, 12 October 2015, #15-41A:

Posted on 2015-10-12 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton My discussion in the last commentary on free speech was eerily echoed by an excellent column by Walter E Williams in Townhall about suppressing free speech: as he points out, it is growing more common and more … Continue reading →

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Libertarian Commentary on the News, 09 October 2015, #15-40D: War on free speech

Posted on 2015-10-09 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton The fight AGAINST free speech has a long tradition of evil abuse in the Fifty States, going back to before the Revolution, when the doctrine of jury power to decide both the law and the facts (usually … Continue reading →

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Libertarian Commentary on the News, 08 October 2015, #15-40C: How gullible are we?

Posted on 2015-10-08 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton “Interesting tidbit,” said Debby in forwarding this story from 9News in Denver that the Rocky Mountains wildfire history shows that temperatures were much warmer, and that wildfires were much more major and frequent a thousand years ago, so … Continue reading →

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Libertarian Commentary on the News, 07 OCT 2015, #15-40B: Cops and religions

Posted on 2015-10-06 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton After reporting the rude behavior of a cop when she asked for directions, The Free Thought Project reports that the mother was beaten by three cops, in front of her children, after being stopped on a bogus … Continue reading →

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