Category Archives: Commentary on the News

Libertarian Commentary on the News, #14-52B: Police and killing, Killing and police

Posted on 2014-12-23 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Killings, including executions, are in the news this week on a large scale. The repercussions of the NYPD cop killings continue to spread.  Conservative talk show host Bill O’Reilly has called for New York Mayor De Blasio … Continue reading →

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New York Ambush: What next? (Was Libertarian Commentary on the News, #14-52A)

Posted on 2014-12-22 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton I guess that the “big news” this weekend was the assassination of two NYPD cops in their vehicle in Brooklyn: killings immediately claimed as retaliation for the brutal behavior of NYPD, as most recently in the news … Continue reading →

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Libertarian Commentary on the News: #14-51F: Schools and Cops Destroy Society

Posted on 2014-12-20 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Just a few days to Christmas, and so, Merry Christmas to all! All I want for Christmas is to get rid of corrupt “public” schools and corrupt cops.  Here are a few reasons: A blind 7-year-old child, … Continue reading →

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Libertarian Commentary on the News: #14-51E: Stupid government tricks damage the economy

Posted on 2014-12-19 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton IRS Commissioner threatens temporary IRS shutdown. And this is a bad thing, how? As Personal Liberty.com noted, “It’s hard to tell whether IRS commissioner John Koskinen has a realistic grasp of the way the agency he leads … Continue reading →

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Libertarian Commentary on the News: #14-51D: Money, money, money

Posted on 2014-12-18 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Good morning! In my commentary on Texas, I discuss a plan whereby cops would be allowed to have stopped motorists pay their fines by credit card directly to the cop, to avoid going to court (or even … Continue reading →

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Libertarian Commentary on the News: #14-51C: Economy slipping?

Posted on 2014-12-17 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Good afternoon! Let us look at the economy briefly, with a couple of stories. Convenience Store Decisions, a professional webzine I receive, notes that demand for gasoline in the US nosedived after Thanksgiving, despite the continued drop in … Continue reading →

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Libertarian Commentary on the News: #14-51B: Terrorism 2001-2014 at home and abroad

Posted on 2014-12-17 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Good morning, I think… We’ve got a lot going on, and not much of it is good.  But we could be in Australia… or Pakistan… Sidney was the subject of one of the two commentaries I’ve written … Continue reading →

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Libertarian Commentary on the News: #14-51A: Schools – places of fear, trauma and death

Posted on 2014-12-15 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Good morning.  Government-run, tax-funded “public” schools continue to be more and more of an embarrassment to the Fifty States and our communities, as they seek to denigrate any ideas or beliefs not accepted by the educational elite, … Continue reading →

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Libertarian Commentary on the News, #14-50F: Stormy weather, natural and political

Posted on 2014-12-13 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Good morning. Hope you have a great weekend.  Stormy weather swept the Pacific Coast for the past several days, possibly ending the “worst drought in 1200 years.” Of course, the Californians are never happy: now they are … Continue reading →

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Libertarian Commentary on the News, #14-50E: Tyranny at the state level

Posted on 2014-12-12 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Good morning. People constantly seek ways to place the Fifty States in various orders of “liberty” and “tyranny” and best and worst place to have a business, own a home, or retire.  But it seems impossible to … Continue reading →

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