Please read this article: Why Liberty Dies

Posted on 2014-05-19 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton

Although I do not think that the author stated everything accurately, and is still too much a proponent of coercive government (as contrasted to self-government and voluntary association), this article is very much worth reading and sharing with those who are still thinking that these Fifty States are free nations.  And even those who believe that minarchy (minimal coercive government) is possible.

THIS IS WHY LIBERTY DIES
by Dr. Robert Owens, from Freedom Outpost
published 18 MAY 2014. Continue reading →

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Libertarian Commentary on the News, #14-20A: Government above the law

Posted on 2014-05-19 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton

Good morning.  After a long weekend and frustrations with government agencies across four states, I am in fine fettle today.  The growing power and even more rapidly growing abusive nature of governments from the westernmost island of Hawai’i state clear to the North Woods of Maine was very obvious in the past few days, especially the way in which police forces and other agents of the state conspire to bully, maim, and kill even children as well as other innocents – and even if some that they maim and kill are guilty of some crime, the cops’ use of force is NOT in any way self-defense.  Yet we see it happening more and more.  Here are a few examples. Continue reading →

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Living Alone, Staying Alive

Posted on 2014-05-18 by MamaLiberty

By MamaLiberty

Last week I wrote about the priorities of training, with ongoing situational awareness and realistic analysis of your individual risk factors as potentially even more important than your gun handling skills, vital as those are. This week I’d like to start with one of the specific risk factors and some of the things that can be done to avoid problems and improve one’s overall readiness to respond appropriately if and when the trouble you don’t want comes along anyway. Continue reading →

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Libertarian Commentary on the News, #14-19E: Lies and stupidity in the news

Posted on 2014-05-15 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton

Good morning; the week seems to be progressing well.

After yesterday’s articles, I have one last example of lies and ignoring the truth.  It seems that people are in a panic about earthquakes.  In many places, politicians and environists have blamed a whole rash of quakes in the past couple of years on lateral drilling and fracking for oil and gas production. Others have, bizarrely enough, blamed it on “global climate disruption,” and of course, we know famously that one amazingly brilliant member of Congress thought that too many troops and equipment stationed on Guam would cause the earth to tilt (a quake, definitely.) Continue reading →

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Arlington House and the Many Crimes of Abraham Lincoln

Posted on 2014-05-15 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton

This week is the 150th anniversary of the first military burial at what today is Arlington National Cemetery outside the District of Criminals in Virginia.  The site was, in 1863, known as Lee House, the Custis-Lee Plantation, or Arlington House.  It was the home and the plantation (“big farm,” in Southron) of a man well known for his service to his state and nation and opposed to slavery. Continue reading →

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Self Defense Training Priorities

Posted on 2014-05-14 by MamaLiberty

By MamaLiberty

I read quite a few shooting and personal defense type blogs, and occasionally participate in such forums as well. Most, of course, reflect the interests of men, and young men seem to be fairly dominant. Even the blogs that showcase shooting and self defense for women seem geared toward the young and physically active. The training usually encouraged, then, is most often the vigorous and intensive sort, usually in a formal shooting school such as “Front Sight” – or at least fashioned after that level of experience. I can always tell that when the first sentence starts with: “I trained with three Navy Seals” over the weekend…” Continue reading →

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Libertarian Commentary on the News, #14-19D: Truths people pretend aren’t so

Posted on 2014-05-13 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton

Every day, we see government and businesses – particularly big business – and academia (usually a branch of government) lie more and more.   Much of this lying relates directly to ignoring or hiding or denying truths that people want to pretend aren’t true.  Stories today illustrate that sad fact. Continue reading →

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Libertarian Commentary on the News, #14-19C: Taxes, cops and other evil things

Posted on 2014-05-13 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton

Good morning, and what all do we have today? More wind, more winter, and more government stupidity.  Oh, and more taxes (theft).

Thanks to the Tax Foundation, we can compare states as far as how much they steal in income taxes from an average resident (or “employee”) of their state.  It is surprising just how much gets stolen each year. Continue reading →

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Libertarian Commentary on the News, #14-19B: Lies and more lies

Posted on 2014-05-12 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton

Good morning, and welcome back to winter, for many of us.  Cold, clammy, foggy and snow sticking to roads, vehicles, decks and trees, makes me grateful that I can still afford heat for my house, provided I don’t keep it too warm.

Of course, much of the country is experiencing tornadoes and other really nasty weather: higher than average winds and a bit of snow and rain don’t add up to much compared to that. Haven’t checked solar activity recently, but I could argue (tongue in cheek, at least) that this is global cooling, just like predicted back in the 1970s – just 14 or 20 years late.  (By the way, the Rockies and now the Central Plains got hit yesterday and today with a nasty late-spring storm; I’m watching the high winds blow past right now, here in the Hills). Continue reading →

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Libertarian Commentary on the News, #14-19A: Free speech no more

Posted on 2014-05-11 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton

Good morning, starting the week early as it may be a short one due to travel and work.  Just a few stories of interest from last week, dealing at first with free speech. Continue reading →

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