Tag Archives: Culture wars

False Guilt and The Common Good

By MamaLiberty As we approach the holidays, it is a good time to take a look at ourselves, to examine our motives and the principles on which we base our decisions. My father’s favorite saying was about the man who … Continue reading

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Food Stamps – An American Evil – part 3

[Continued from an earlier article] By Nathan Barton Food stamps are a way to hide hunger: Remember, the reason we DO NOT have soup lines today like in the First Great Depression is because they get their food from the … Continue reading

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Libertarian Commentary on the News, #13-40C: Lies and MORE Lies

Lies and more lies – Economics Has Income Inequality Really Risen? (Manhattan Institute) A variety of approaches show that inequality between the bottom and middle has not grown since the 1980s… Nathan: That we are getting more and more unequal … Continue reading

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Food Stamps – An American Evil – part 2

[Continued from an earlier article by Nathan Barton] The four lowest states are relatively conservative (if not necessarily in national politics) and all in the west – other than that, they have little in common.  North Dakota is incredibly wealthy … Continue reading

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Thoughts on the Passing Scene: Vanishing America

I (as always) have various discussions on a wide range of topics.  Here are several over the past few months to share with readers, and hopefully to generate some good discussion.  Many people are concerned about the way the America … Continue reading

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The Government Shutdown – Just a bit more screaming, please

Stupid government – Theft by government : “Shutdown” Nathan: Okay, we’ve now been in the so-called “Shutdown” for a full week.  Every time I think I’ve said the last thing I want to about it, another news story comes along … Continue reading

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Nazgul and the death of law in America

Nazgul and Culture Wars: homosexual “marriage” Supreme Court Ruling To Make Big Impact (Political Outcast) Homosexuals across the land are celebrating in force as the US Supreme Court voted 5-4 to strike down the Defense of Marriage Act, thus opening … Continue reading

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Libertarian Commentary on the News, #13-20C: This and that

The “messiah” – Killing Obama ‘Respects Inherent Dignity of Every Human Life’—When Deciding Whether to Abort Terrorists (CNSNews.com) Nathan:  Cute headline, and seemingly true.  Of course, the squatter at 1600 PA is not alone in this: he is one of … Continue reading

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Libertarian Commentary on the News, #13-14C: Other than bombings…

Two days past the “horrific” Boston Bombing – and that is of course virtually ALL the news media -mainstream or not- has been talking about for the past 48 hours.  And I will talk about it – to a point.  … Continue reading

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The American Media and Killing Babies

The killing of babies is one major area in which I strongly disagree with far too many who are (or claim to be) lovers of liberty, and who subscribe to the “non-aggression principle.”  But most (not all, of course) of … Continue reading

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