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The priorities of government

Posted on February 18, 2018 by

By Nathan Barton (Note: This, in a shorter version, was originally a response to a comment to my commentary “The Art of the Deal – January 2018.”) What are the priorities of government?  Of government agencies?  Of government employees? Of … Continue reading →

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Welfare scientists “flee” to France

Posted on December 13, 2017 by

By Nathan Barton According to the Guardian, President Macron of France is crowing over the fact that American scientists are “fleeing” the Fifty States and the tyranny of Donald Trump in order to enjoy freedom to research man made global … Continue reading →

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Hazards and “Critical Infrastructure” – What can we do?

Posted on May 31, 2017 by

by Nathan Barton I recently was in a training class on Critical Asset Risk Management.  That is a fancy term and acronym (CARM) for identifying what physical infrastructure is critical for society to function, what threats or hazards may cause … Continue reading →

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Titanic Hillary

Posted on May 13, 2016 by

By Gordon E. Finley, Ph.D. The headlines of two articles appearing simultaneously and fortuitously in today’s issue of The Wall Street Journal say it all: “Brazilian President Rousseff’s Downfall Was Years in the Making” (5/12/16) and “Emails Are Likely to … Continue reading →

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Libertarian Commentary on the News, 10 Sep 2015, #15-36C: Government Excess

Posted on September 10, 2015 by

by Nathan Barton How on earth?  CNS News reports that the FedGov “Bureau of Labor Statistics” reports that total Federal, State, and Local Governments (don’t know if that includes Tribal governments or not) employee numbers are 1.8 times that of … Continue reading →

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Libertarian Commentary on the News, 11 August 2015, #15-32C: Slavery, tyranny, and repentance

Posted on August 11, 2015 by

By Nathan Barton Again and again, I see apologists for Islam, which seem to be based on the false concept “the enemy of my enemy is my friend.” Since the FedGov is the enemy of liberty, and since supposedly Muslim … Continue reading →

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Libertarian News and Commentary, #15-30E:E is for Evil

Posted on July 31, 2015 by

By Nathan Barton At least they aren’t dead. Several stories about cops acting… like cops. Being evil. Prison Planet (usual caveat here) has a video of a cop slamming his elbow into a restrained man, an action so callous that … Continue reading →

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