Category Archives: Commentary on the News

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

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?

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

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?

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

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

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

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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Libertarian commentary on the news, #15-20A: This and that

By Nathan Barton After a very lengthy illness and hiatus in this commentary, I am attempting to resume it at least part time! According to Libertytalk.fm two of the Silk Road lead investigators who brought down the supposed Dread Pirate … Continue reading

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Libertarian commentary on the news, #15-11A: Worldwide woes?

By Nathan Barton Good morning!  While still fighting some lingering affects of illness (7 weeks!), and being able to work more, that is in turn sucking away time from commenting on the news, and frankly, often the news is a … Continue reading

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Libertarian Commentary on the News, #15-10B: Our beloved government!

By Nathan Barton In Golden, Colorado (west of Denver) it turns out that the Postal Investigation Service has been recording the license plates and faces of drivers and passengers doing business at the US Post Office (80401) for at least three … Continue reading

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