Category Archives: Nathan’s Rants

Defining national government

Posted on 2016-06-07 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton, The following quote was part of the daily e-mail newsletter from Liberty Quotes, and caught my attention. “A national government is a government of the people of a single state or nation, united as a community by … Continue reading →

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Guns and media: Who do we believe?

Posted on 2016-06-06 by TPOL Nathan

by Nathan Barton (Or, “Guns and the Power of the Media”) According to Newsweek and a blogger from the London School of Economics, the reason that gun sales have soared in the past decade or so is because of – … Continue reading →

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Government and… (Examples of Why “Government is Bad”)

Posted on 2016-06-04 by TPOL Nathan

Nathan’s Rants: Living Free Government (and by that I mean mandated, nonvoluntary, “monopoly (or near-monopoly) of force” government), is bad for people. History demonstrates that government and its actions have violently killed and caused directly or indirectly more premature deaths … Continue reading →

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Libertarian [sic] Commentary #16-22Z – The Finale

Posted on 2016-05-31 by TPOL Nathan

by Nathan Barton This weekend was the last straw. Enough is enough. I first heard about it from my wife. It turned my stomach. As it had hers. When her normal news feeds reported from Florida the LP meeting this … Continue reading →

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Whose side are you on?

Posted on 2016-05-27 by TPOL Nathan

Libertarian commentary #16-21C by Nathan Barton Oh, come on! Just how stupid are we? Or is it really more sinister, and this isn’t a stupid mistake but a plain attempt to support the state and the tyranny of the do-gooders? … Continue reading →

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Disasters and the Response of Lovers of Liberty

Posted on 2016-05-08 by TPOL Nathan

Libertarian Commentary #16-19A  by Nathan Barton This incident should be of great interest and closely watched by a whole raft of folks. A massive wildfire has forced evacuation of Fort McMurray, Alberta, as reported by CBS News. “The entire population … Continue reading →

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The true scope of taking by the State

Posted on 2016-05-03 by TPOL Nathan

Libertarian Commentary #16-18A By Nathan Barton When we hear about the state “taking something,” most people do NOT put together the reality: it is stealing. Let’s talk about that a bit. I don’t particularly care for most of Timothy J. … Continue reading →

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Theatre of the Absurd?

Posted on 2016-05-01 by TPOL Nathan

Libertarian Commentary #16-17E, by Nathan Barton Government SHOULD be a weekly comedy show on some cable channel, sorta like the old “There Oughta Be A Law” comic strip.  It’s just that what is so funny (to some) often is sheer … Continue reading →

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North Korea out to get us all? Or just someone out to get our money and our liberty?

Posted on 2016-04-29 by TPOL Nathan

Libertarian Commentary #16-17D by Nathan Barton Really?  Is this serious or just scaremongering?  World Net Daily is screaming about two North Korean satellites that are “now in orbit over the US” and pose an immediate and dangerous threat of generating … Continue reading →

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What Price? For What?

Posted on 2016-04-27 by TPOL Nathan

Libertarian Commentary #16-17C By Nathan Barton A correspondent recently sent me this picture, together with the usual glorification of “our solders” as being heroes making great sacrifices for “our freedom” and “for America.”  I’ll spare you the appeals to emotion … Continue reading →

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