Category Archives: Commentary on the News

Libertarian Commentary on the News, #13-47A/B: Washington Follies (400th Post!!!)

Posted on 2013-12-12 by TPOL Nathan

If I can believe the dashboard, this is the 400th post since converting to the new “blog” format, and it is amazing to see what we’ve written about over the past few months.  And how quickly things are changing – … Continue reading →

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Libertarian Commentary on the News, #13-46B: This and that

Posted on 2013-12-10 by TPOL Nathan

To all readers: my apologies for not publishing this last week, when I thought that I had. Stupid government – stupid people Kansas Woman Debbie Nall Ordered By City To Stop Housing People In Need At Her House (OpposingViews.com) Nall … Continue reading →

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Libertarian Commentary on the News, #13-46D

Posted on 2013-12-07 by TPOL Nathan

Theft by government – Morals in government State Department Spent $140,000 On Booze For Foreign Leaders As Government Planned To Kick U.S. Vets Out Of Memorials Because Of Shutdown (Personal Liberty News) As Federal officials shrieked endlessly about the dire … Continue reading →

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Libertarian Commentary on the News, #13-46C: Stupidity, Polls, ObummerCare and worse

Posted on 2013-12-06 by TPOL Nathan

I understand that it is not a nice thing to do, to call people stupid.  But sometimes, there is no other word that fits.  People do stupid things – which means, that at least SOME of the time, they are … Continue reading →

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Libertarian Commentary on the News, #13-46A: A slow start to the week

Posted on 2013-12-03 by TPOL Nathan

A slow start indeed to the week and the month, as we slip down to the Christmas-New Year’s season.  Lots of news but not enough time, so here are some interesting and perhaps important stories and comments. Islamic wars – … Continue reading →

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Libertarian Commentary on the News, #13-45D: Prohibition – an afterword, and the “Pope”

Posted on 2013-11-30 by TPOL Nathan

Prohibition – An afterword Just after writing my article on banning of e-cigs, I was queried by a friend regarding information on what seemed to her to be a rash of actions by governments against people for growing vegetable gardens … Continue reading →

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Libertarian Commentary on the News, #13-45C: Religion, government, and headaches

Posted on 2013-11-28 by TPOL Nathan

Religion – Free Markets Pope attacks ‘tyranny’ of markets, urges renewal in key document (Yahoo.com)   In it, economic inequality features as one of the issues Francis is most concerned about, and the 76-year-old pontiff calls for an overhaul of the … Continue reading →

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Libertarian Commentary on the News, #13-45B: Europe and Africa – hope?

Posted on 2013-11-26 by TPOL Nathan

Europe’s Hope – Wise People Switzerland: Three Resounding Nos!! (Le Temps via PressEurop) Swiss voters rejected three ballot initiatives when they went to the polls on November 24. Some 60.5 per cent voted against a plan to increase the annual motorway … Continue reading →

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Libertarian Commentary on the News, #13-45A: Stupidity in the news

Posted on 2013-11-25 by TPOL Nathan

Stupid people Giant Boeing 747 freighter lands at wrong Kansas airport (NBC News) Mama’a Note: I don’t know why, but this strikes me as very strange… very unlikely. It just doesn’t seem possible that anyone so inept would be given … Continue reading →

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Libertarian Commentary on the News, #13-44D: Home Front – Evil and Corrupt

Posted on 2013-11-24 by TPOL Nathan

Home front Texas: Man pretending to be cop sexually assaults woman on I-35E (WFAA TV) Police have asked the public to be on the lookout for the vehicle and if you believe you are being pulled over by someone who … Continue reading →

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