Category Archives: Commentary on the News

Libertarian Commentary on the News, #13-31A: Politics as usual, stinks

Posted on 2013-08-08 by TPOL Nathan

Goodness!  Did I really publish 9 different commentaries last week? My usual goal is to do five:  A through D and one “rant” but I appear to have exceeded my expectations, or my frustration at government.  So this week, I’m … Continue reading →

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Home front – killing people in the big urban areas

Posted on 2013-08-04 by TPOL Nathan

Home front – Killing people L.A., Chicago hold nation’s top slots — for murder: Report (Washington Times)  Los Angeles leads the nation in the number of gun murders, according to a new report by the Centers for Disease Control and … Continue reading →

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Libertarian Commentary on the News, #13-30F: Government dirty tricks

Posted on 2013-08-03 by TPOL Nathan

This week is a nightmare for the formerly united States of America, at least by standards of the last fifty years: by standards of the next fifty, we will no doubt think of these as the good old days.  Government … Continue reading →

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Libertarian Commentary on the News, #13-30E: Scummy government extreme

Posted on 2013-08-02 by TPOL Nathan

Once, years ago, I ran into a very obnoxious Sergeant Major (not my own unit’s but another unit which I was working with).  When I addressed him as “Top” (as in “Top Soldier,” a common familiar address by officers to … Continue reading →

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Libertarian Commentary on the News, #13-30D: Lies and more lies

Posted on 2013-08-02 by TPOL Nathan

Lies and more lies The Government “Revises” 84 Years Of Economic History This Week (Zero Hedge) Don’t like how high debt-to-GDP figures are? Revise ’em. Unhappy at the post-‘recovery’ growth rates? Revise ’em. Disappointed at the pace of economic improvement … Continue reading →

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Libertarian Commentary on the News, #13-30C: Martyr to Liberty

Posted on 2013-07-31 by TPOL Nathan

Home front: war on tyranny – Liberty tree Bradley Manning Cleared Of Aiding Enemy Charge, Still Faces Possible 150 Years In Prison (Personal Liberty) On Tuesday, a military judge acquitted Pfc. Bradley Manning of the serious charge of aiding the … Continue reading →

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Libertarian Commentary on the News, #13-30B: Freedom to and to not

Posted on 2013-07-30 by TPOL Nathan

What is freedom?  What is liberty?  Today, let’s look at just a very few stories and try to remember what it means to be free in this evil modern world. Tranzis stealing freedom Dismantling Freedom of Association (Conservative Action Alerts) … Continue reading →

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Libertarian Commentary on the News, #13-30A: Scummy government

Posted on 2013-07-26 by TPOL Nathan

Scummy government Even Before Memorial Defacement, Nat’l Park Service Was $11.5B Short for Maintenance (CNSNews.com) Nathan: This refers to the spray painting of the Lincoln Memorial, obviously a protest against the Lincoln administration for failing to have a SINGLE Islamic … Continue reading →

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Libertarian Commentary on the News, #13-29B: Stupid government theft and more

Posted on 2013-07-26 by TPOL Nathan

Stupid government No more mailman at the door under US Snail plan (Chicago Tribune) “Under a cost-saving plan by the U.S. Postal Service, millions of Americans accustomed to getting their mail delivered to their doors will have to trek to … Continue reading →

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Libertarian Commentary on the News, #13-29A: This and that

Posted on 2013-07-24 by TPOL Nathan

Slow start to the week on commentary, too much happening in Colorado and South Dakota that isn’t newsworthy to anyone but me! Mexican civil war Mexico: Five killed, seven wounded in attack on non-state police (ABC News) “At least five … Continue reading →

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