Category Archives: Nathan’s Rants

Liberty and the environment

Posted on October 13, 2019 by

I’ve been asked this question more than once over the years, as an environmental engineer: “If business is not regulated by government, wouldn’t the environment be destroyed?” Here is a compendium of my answers, over time. Here in the Fifty … Continue reading →

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A scenario for impeachment and more

Posted on October 10, 2019 by

By Nathan Barton The more I hear the rhetoric of the Democratic candidates for Massa (POTUS), the Congressional Democrats, and the mainstream media, the more convinced I am that they are indeed pushing for a coup. Yes, The Donald is … Continue reading →

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Pay for play – on our dime

Posted on October 9, 2019 by

By Nathan Barton California has allowed, and Colorado is considering, how college and university sports players can profit from their playing games.  Well, at least some of them.  I think, from the point of view of taxpayers and lovers of … Continue reading →

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Cop guilty of murder in Dallas – afterword

Posted on October 8, 2019 by

By Nathan Barton I had posted most of this commentary in “The New Price of Liberty” temporary website, on 1st October, but since there is little traffic to that website now that we are back online here, I think it … Continue reading →

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A free market, a free society

Posted on October 7, 2019 by

By Nathan Barton Once upon a time, a customer walked into a grocery store, went to the counter, and told a clerk what she wanted.  The clerk would rush hither and yon, gather the goods, weigh and tag them, then … Continue reading →

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Abortion and liberty

Posted on October 6, 2019 by

The news was horrifying. Reuters reports from Illinois: “Thousands of fetal remains [dead unborn babies] found on property of deceased doctor” “More than 2,200 preserved fetal remains have been found on the Illinois property of a recently deceased doctor who … Continue reading →

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Hope for liberty in the 21st Century

Posted on October 5, 2019 by

By Nathan Barton You didn’t hear it on the hourly news, the daily or weekly news roundups, or the newspapers. (Or at least I couldn’t find it.) But the gang of murderous thugs and tyrants who rule most of the … Continue reading →

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