Tag Archives: control of others

Defeating the enemies of liberty

Posted on February 23, 2021 by TPOL Nathan

Maybe I am just being sensitive, but it seems that in the past few months, rhetoric has ramped up on both sides of the Great Divide in American politics. Actually, ALL sides of the multiple divides of political thought and … Continue reading →

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Here comes the occupation!

Posted on December 9, 2020 by TPOL Nathan

The BBC reports that Trump has ordered virtually all US troops out of Somalia, to be done by 15 January 2021. That gives them just enough time to deplane and dig in around the White House, before the supposed day … Continue reading →

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Liberty and Authority

Posted on October 21, 2018 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton I’ve forgotten who said this: “And here is the difference between the Libertarians and the Authoritarians: the latter have no confidence in liberty; they believe in compelling people to be good, assuming that people are totally depraved; … Continue reading →

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Redefining the media (Part 2)

Posted on March 14, 2018 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton I have generally distinguished between media differently. (Part 1) First, there is the mainstream media (MSM), with such things as the WaPo, USA Today, New York Times and other major dailies, the “networks” of radio and TV … Continue reading →

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Redefining the media

Posted on March 13, 2018 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Whether we call it the “press” or the “media” or lump it together in the general category of “free speech,” most people (both in the Fifty States and much of the rest of the world) consider their … Continue reading →

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“Converting” someone to self-government

Posted on February 25, 2018 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Understandably, you, dear reader, may think I’m being needlessly (or even brashly or offensively) spiritual (religious) by using this term.  Yet, in reality, in today’s world we find it necessary to treat statists in a way very … Continue reading →

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Questions – and a few good answers

Posted on January 19, 2018 by MamaLiberty

By MamaLiberty I’d like to propose a few questions for your pondering, and encourage you to comment on them here. These questions may seem to have only complex answers, or no answers at all. I propose that the solutions to … Continue reading →

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The Best Of Times – The Worst Of Times

Posted on December 31, 2017 by MamaLiberty

By MamaLiberty It is easy to lose sight of the good when evil surrounds us. It is even difficult to rejoice for a warm summer day if you are dying of cancer, living in serious pain, or so many other … Continue reading →

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