Category Archives: Commentary on the News

Crash of 2009 still here, popes and queens (Libertarian Commentary on the News, #14-04D)

Posted on 2014-01-23 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Good morning!  Apparently much of the country is again shivering in winter, and California is again panicking, this time over not enough snow, water, and mudslides.  Meanwhile, the economy is also still in the deep freeze. Mama’s … Continue reading →

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Libertarian Commentary on the News, #14-04C: Killer cops and the home front

Posted on 2014-01-22 by TPOL Nathan

Good morning.  This week and last I’ve seen an amazing number of new and old stories about police across the nation behaving like the police did in Dritte Reich Germany, so many Mediterranean, and Latin American countries.  I’d bid everyone … Continue reading →

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Libertarian Commentary on the News, #14-04B: Congress and senility

Posted on 2014-01-21 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Nice to have a day off yesterday from the chattering of Congress and politicians in general, while getting some real, paying work done.  At least that was my situation: hope it was yours, also.  Still, there are … Continue reading →

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Libertarian Commentary on the News, #14-04A: MLKJr Day?

Posted on 2014-01-20 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Good morning.  Today is officially “Martin Luther King Jr. Day” in most of the United States, a holiday intended to “balance” official holidays so that “African Americans” (except those who are not dark in skin color, of … Continue reading →

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Libertarian Commentary on the News, #14-03F: Pollution and Government

Posted on 2014-01-19 by TPOL Nathan

Pollution and Stupid Government (2 stories) Ready to Blow? Explosive Natural Gas Found Leaking From Thousands of D.C. Pipes (The Blaze)  What’s even more stunning is that the researchers informed city officials about these more dangerous methane leaks and followed … Continue reading →

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Libertarian Commentary on the News, #14-03E: New format

Posted on 2014-01-18 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Welcome to The Price of Liberty. Part of this web-magazine is my frequent column of commentary on the news stories of the week: I usually publish three to five separate commentaries, each about 1,000 words more or … Continue reading →

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Libertarian Commentary on the News, #14-03D: This and that

Posted on 2014-01-17 by TPOL Nathan

Theft by government – Congress in action McClintock: $1.1 Trillion Spending Bill ‘Moves Our Country in the Wrong Direction’ (CNSNews.com) Nathan: In other words, no change in the situation from the last couple dozen budgets and spending bills.  The nation … Continue reading →

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Libertarian Commentary on the News, #14-03C: Government Panic/Permission

Posted on 2014-01-16 by TPOL Nathan

Government permission, or liberty in food Virginia Bill Would Expand Farm and Food Freedom (Reason) Nathan: Sure, it sounds catchy, but aren’t they doing this all wrong?  Maybe I’m just being too simple-minded, but rather than listing all the foods … Continue reading →

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Libertarian Commentary on the News, #14-03B: Government “health care”

Posted on 2014-01-15 by TPOL Nathan

The entire idea of government health care gets sillier and sillier by the day, as more and more people realize what a ride they’ve been taken on – and how they are NOT allowed to stop the train or truck … Continue reading →

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Libertarian Commentary on the News, #14-03A: Regulators (stupid government)

Posted on 2014-01-14 by TPOL Nathan

Stupid government – Regulators West Virginia Chemical–Spill Site Avoided Broad Regulatory Scrutiny (Wall Street Journal) The site of a West Virginia chemical spill that contaminated the water supply for 300000 people operated largely outside government oversight, … Nathan: It is not hard … Continue reading →

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