Category Archives: Commentary on the News

Libertarian commentary on the news, #14-36C: Get Real!

Posted on 2014-09-10 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Good morning.  We all WISH we had a horse and ice cream (and could eat it without feeling guilty or triggering nasty things in our bodies).  But most of us are adults and realize that some things … Continue reading →

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Libertarian commentary on the news, #14-36B: The economy (or lack thereof)

Posted on 2014-09-09 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Good morning. When it comes  to economics, the economy, and markets, government EXCELS in making stupid mistakes and then making MORE stupid mistakes to “fix” the first one(s).  After doing this for a century-plus, it is no … Continue reading →

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Libertarian Commentary on the News, #14-36A: We told you so.

Posted on 2014-09-08 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Good morning!  Interesting stories from  the  weekend and last week about messes we find ourselves in. We told you so: From Colorado, an object lesson in tax evasion. The voters of Colorado approved a referendum two years … Continue reading →

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Libertarian commentary on the news, #14-35E: Liberty? What’s that?

Posted on 2014-09-05 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Good morning! Remember liberty?  Privacy?  Human rights?  Those are so mid-Twentieth Century, aren’t they?  Or should I say mid-Eighteenth Century?  Consider today’s stories. Bogus cell phone towers dot the landscape and are intercepting your calls- but are … Continue reading →

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Libertarian commentary on the news, #14-35D: Stupidity

Posted on 2014-09-04 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Stupidity in government is ALWAYS a problem, from that first decree of Nimrod and the first Phaoronic bureaucrat who couldn’t count past his toes, right down to that IQ=2 assemblage of Conscript Fathers (and Mothers), the US … Continue reading →

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Libertarian commentary on the news, #14-35C: Insanity in the news

Posted on 2014-09-03 by TPOL Nathan

by Nathan Barton Good morning.  Insanity is a serious problem today, especially in government, education, and Islam.  Today’s news stories show what I mean. Insanity in government and more: California’s demonstrably insane legislature has sent a plastic bag ban law … Continue reading →

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Libertarian commentary on the news, #14-35B: The Blame Game

Posted on 2014-09-02 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Good afternoon!  Have you noticed it is always easier to pin the blame on someone else than to take responsibility for your own actions?  Today’s news has a few examples of that. When faced with a crisis, … Continue reading →

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Libertarian commentary on the news, #14-35A: Collapse, chaos, and corruption.

Posted on 2014-09-02 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Good morning. In the UK, it appears that society is racing towards complete fragmentation and collapse.  No, not the upcoming vote on Scots independence (which seems more and more to likely be a sham),but the increasingly brutal … Continue reading →

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Libertarian commentary on the news, #14-34E: Military? Civilian? Does it matter?

Posted on 2014-09-01 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton War is not fun.  It may be exhilarating, it may be fulfilling for some, but it is death and destruction on a scale that is often difficult to comprehend. War is not good, even if necessary.  It … Continue reading →

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Libertarian commentary on the news, #14-34D: Bad day for too many.

Posted on 2014-08-28 by TPOL Nathan

by Nathan Barton Good morning, unless you are in most parts of the Middle East, North Africa, and Eastern Europe.  (A short commentary today, due to appointments and travel.) The Caliphate continues to fight and grow in Mesopotamia, it seems. USA … Continue reading →

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