A Bird In The Hand

Posted on 2014-06-26 by MamaLiberty

By MamaLiberty

Ancient wisdom tells us that a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. What’s in your hand is yours to do with as you please, but in opening your hand to grasp the two in the bush, you may well lose all of them.

Many, if not most ordinary people accept the fact that actual violent crime is not common in most places, and may even be decreasing in frequency overall. The mainstream media works very hard sensationalizing every tidbit they can find, especially if a gun happens to be involved, or “children,” and people become fearful without actually understanding either the risk or the rational response to it. Continue reading →

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Libertarian Commentary on the News, #14-25D: The tyranny and stupidity of American cops

Posted on 2014-06-26 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton

For some reason, yesterday and today a whole raft of abusive cop stories, and stories related to cops being stupid and tyrannical popped up.  Here are a few in no particular order.

On the Guadalupe River, in Texas, famous for rafting and tubing fun, a row of Comal County Sheriff’s deputies conducts a checkpoint operation and warrantless searches for glass and Styrofoam, and sadly, most people don’t know that what they are doing is illegal. Continue reading →

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Libertarian Commentary on the News, #14-25C: Evil regulations produce evil results

Posted on 2014-06-25 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton

Good morning.  Today, we can take a look at the horrific regulations crushing down on us more and more.

When was the last time you know of that someone got sick and died because their food was hauled in a semi-trailer pulled by a common carrier?  Or just got sick?  I thought so.  No one.  There are lots of ways that food can become contaminated or spoiled and make you sick when you eat it.  But of all the dozens of ways, having a dirty trailer or a poorly-operating reefer van hauling your veggies or fruit or meat is not way up on the list.  But the RISK POTENTIALLY EXISTS.  And government – no, GOVERNMENT must MUST come to the rescue and push for a zero-risk society in which NO one will die of anything but old age and boredom. Continue reading →

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Armed Teachers – School Shooters

Posted on 2014-06-24 by MamaLiberty

By MamaLiberty

There are several items in the news these days about “allowing” some teachers and administrators to be armed in order to respond to “school shootings.” In fact, some schools are actively in the process of providing for this. Even more surprising is the fact that many in “law enforcement” are starting to support the idea. Continue reading →

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Libertarian Commentary on the News, #14-25B: Threats and fears

Posted on 2014-06-24 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton

Good morning, as we enjoy the first full week of summer.  Much of the Fifty State will enjoy warm days and a chance of rain (in the Black Hills, thunderstorms are likely the rest of the week).  Nice, really.

For some folks, though, the summer is not so nice.  Consider what KNBC News reports about 9 year old Spencer Collins of Leawood, Kansas, who had to take down his little free library, essentially a communal bookshelf, on Wednesday. The motto of the sharing center had been “take a book, leave a book,” but Collins learned there’s a lot less give and take in city government.  Tyranny, especially local tyranny, knows no bounds. Why oh why do we put up with these petty tyrants, these control freaks? Continue reading →

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Libertarian Commentary on the News, #14-25A: Mesopotamian Tragedy

Posted on 2014-06-23 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton

Good morning, unless you are one of the people suffering from the mess in “Iraq” (Mespotamia), and you are NOT having good mornings, especially if you were the judge who convicted Saddam Hussein and sentenced him to hang.  That guy is looking for his head right now, courtesy of ISIS.  Gee, the folks in DC seem to be taking this to heart, and yet… Continue reading →

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Corrupting Language for Profit, Power, and Fun

Posted on 2014-06-21 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton

Do I want to see a “capitalist” economy “reestablished” in the Fifty States? Some recent on-line articles have discussed this.  But actually (warning: heresy alert!!!), no.  I don’t want to have a capitalist economy any more than I want to have a “liberal government” or be in a “church” or participate in a “democracy.”  Yes, there is a kind of capitalism that still exists (or can exist) that is not “crony” capitalism, or corporatism, but too many people lump them all together.  But I DO want to see a true free market (economy) established.  And I do believe that (if we have to endure ANY kind of government) that I would rather have one that is classically liberal – that is, a minarchist libertarian organization (if I HAVE to have one).  And no, I’ve not become an ungodly non-believer, but I am a member of an assembly, those called-out, an ekklesia and NOT a “kirk” or meetinghouse. Continue reading →

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Libertarian Commentary on the News, #14-24D: Killer cops, Politically-annointed, and more.

Posted on 2014-06-20 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton

Good morning!    On the road again, but some things to think about as we go!

Starting out with the election in the House of Representatives: As anticipated, House Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy became House Majority Leader as members of the GOP caucus selected the California Republican to replace Eric Cantor Thursday afternoon.  AND as predicted by me and others: this means NO change at all to the hypocrisy and pathway to destruction of the GOP in Congress and elsewhere.  The man seems to be a West Coast version of Cantor, and obviously knows where the bodies are buried. Continue reading →

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Mama at JPFO

Posted on 2014-06-20 by MamaLiberty

I was invited to write for Jews For the Preservation of Firearms Ownership (JPFO) and sent them a past favorite to start. Next one is in the works now and will be published on Tuesday next week.

Bookmark JPFO, if you have not already. And consider joining me in becoming a member.

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Danger to writers? Bloody lies and killer religions (Libertarian Commentary on the News, #14-24C)

Posted on 2014-06-19 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton

Good morning, and may you enjoy a wonderful day, regardless of the news and events.  If I’m counting right, this is my 500th column to be published in the new format of The Price of Liberty. So something special, first.

Mama Liberty, is it okay if I tout someone else’s column?  (Of course!)

Knowing L. Neil (if not as well as I wish, seeing how I drive within five miles of his house three to six times a month!), I always read his columns, if for no other reason that it gets my heart rate up, and reminds me how many of his novels I’m behind on.  Some are better than others (how WELL I know that feeling), and some we definitely disagree on.  And some are, well, just awesome. Continue reading →

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