Category Archives: Commentary on the News

Libertarian Commentary on the News #13-12B: Guns and free speech

Posted on 2013-04-04 by TPOL Nathan

Home front Murders Have District Attorneys Across Texas on Edge (CNSNews.com) Nathan: Two in the same district in two months.  This time, the victim was aware and armed (and presumably trained) but still died in his own front door.  Guns … Continue reading →

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Libertarian Commentary on the News #13-12A: Culture wars – How funny can you get?

Posted on 2013-04-02 by TPOL Nathan

Nathan: Last week, the news and commentary was filled with screams and cries and protests on an issue that was created out of whole cloth about twenty-five years ago and has come to symbolize both the fragmentation AND the moral … Continue reading →

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Higher Education – Government-ruined/Theft-funded

Posted on 2013-04-01 by TPOL Nathan

Government-ruined, theft-funded schools (non-education) (3 stories) The Case for a Three Year College Degree (The American)  Reducing the time it takes for a student to complete college could add trillions of dollars in wealth to the U.S. economy… Nathan: I … Continue reading →

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Libertarian Commentary on the News #13-11F: Stupid people: Europe and elsewhere

Posted on 2013-03-30 by TPOL Nathan

Science – Stupid people tricks Study: Biggest earthquake ever in Oklahoma linked to oil wastewater injection (CleanTechnica) “While the emerging link between natural gas fracking and earthquakes has been grabbing a lot of attention, another problem has been bubbling up … Continue reading →

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Libertarian Commentary on the News #13-11E: Taste-testing, other stupid tricks

Posted on 2013-03-29 by TPOL Nathan

The “messiah” – Congress in action President Obama invites Senate Republicans to dinner again (Washington Post)  President Obama apparently liked the company of Senate Republicans so much after dining them earlier this month that he will do so again in … Continue reading →

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Libertarian Commentary on the News #13-11D: Culture Wars

Posted on 2013-03-29 by TPOL Nathan

Warning: this column contains religious references and expresses such dangerous and tyrannical ideas as believing in God, refusing to consider all christians (who are not liberals or progressives) as theocratic tyrants, and the idea that the state tries to be … Continue reading →

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Libertarian Commentary on the News #13-10C: Islamic wars and more

Posted on 2013-03-29 by TPOL Nathan

Islamic wars: Arab street front – Freedom of speech Libya Imprisons American for Allegedly Proselytizing Christianity in Benghazi (CNSNews.com) Nathan: This is part of a vast conspiracy, apparently:  at least seven people (including this “Swedish-American, a Korean, a Sud-Afrikaan, and … Continue reading →

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Libertarian Commentary on the News #13-12B: Voting, Congress in action, and Europe

Posted on 2013-03-27 by TPOL Nathan

Politics 2013 Arkansas (or Alabama?): Beebe vetoes voter turnout suppression bill (CNN)  “A bill that would have required voters in Arkansas to produce photo identification before being allowed a ballot was rejected on Monday by the state’s Democratic governor, who … Continue reading →

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Libertarian Commentary on the News #13-12A: Hoploclasts and more

Posted on 2013-03-26 by TPOL Nathan

Liberty?  Do Americans even know what the word really means anymore?  Today’s stories seem to say that we, as a people, do not.  But SOME of us do, and give us some examples to follow and some ideas about how … Continue reading →

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Libertarian Commentary on the News #13-11C: America is not free

Posted on 2013-03-25 by TPOL Nathan

Due to travel and work, the last half of this week has kept me from getting a lot of things done.  Here are some news stories. The conclusion I have to reach is that we are in a police state, … Continue reading →

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