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Libertarian Commentary on the News, 29 August 2014, #15-34D: Shrinking government to the size of its brain

Posted on August 29, 2015 by TPOL Nathan

by Nathan Barton Ben Carson, the MD turned candidate for Prez, has ticked off veterans groups who aren’t bothering to think very much. As reported in World Net Daily, Carson does not want to do away with medical care and … Continue reading →

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Libertarian Commentary on the News, 7 July 2015, #15-27B: Politically INcorrect

Posted on July 7, 2015 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Politically correct?  The Army asserts, as published in Stars and Stripes, that NO military installations named for Confederate generals will have their names changed, despite many calls and petitions to do so, they “reject” racism and other … Continue reading →

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Libertarian Commentary on the News, 23 June 2015, #15-25B: Hoplophobes and Hoploclasts

Posted on June 23, 2015 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Stephen King, who has made a fortune writing horror stories – many of which feature guns prominently, has publically attacked the stupidity and pride of gunowners and called for more laws following the Charleston killings.  How can … Continue reading →

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Libertarian Commentary on the News, 26 May 2015, #15-21C: European Unity threatened?

Posted on May 29, 2015 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Four stories this week point out that the European Union is showing definite signs of cracking up. Among other stories, the Global Economic Analysis Blog discusses the defeat (“Heavy regional losses”) that angry voters handed Spain’s ruling … Continue reading →

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Libertarian commentary on the news, #15-07B: Jihad and other news

Posted on February 19, 2015 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Good morning.   Let’s start out with some more on European Jihad: Just a few miles from Copenhagen, where a member of the Caliphate killed two and wounded others, Northern Germany’s largest Carnival parade in the city … Continue reading →

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Energy Thoughts – Bureaucrats and Innovation

Posted on January 1, 2015 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Government bureaucracies are “conservative” in the sense that they want nothing to change, except for a very limited number of things which give them more power and wealth.  We see this in particular in high-tech, such as … Continue reading →

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Libertarian Commentary on the News: #14-51C: Economy slipping?

Posted on December 17, 2014 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Good afternoon! Let us look at the economy briefly, with a couple of stories. Convenience Store Decisions, a professional webzine I receive, notes that demand for gasoline in the US nosedived after Thanksgiving, despite the continued drop in … Continue reading →

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Libertarian commentary on the news, #14-32B: Bad weekend

Posted on August 12, 2014 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Good morning, at least here in the Black Hills.  Around the world?  A bad weekend and a bad week.   Here is a brief look. Islamic wars – Murder and more Last week, stories have appeared that … Continue reading →

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Libertarian Commentary on the News, #14-29C: Situation crumbling?

Posted on July 24, 2014 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Good morning.  Are things starting to crumble even faster?  The Fuehrer and his minions got another few kicks in the teeth this week.  I feel so sorry for him! Different sets of Nazgul made conflicting rulings on … Continue reading →

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Crash of 2009 and government damage to the economy still with us (Libertarian Commentary on the News, #14-22E)

Posted on June 6, 2014 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton According to the FedGov and its sycophants and supporters and hangers-on, the “last recession” ended sometime in 2009 and we have been “enjoying” a “modest recovery” for the last five years.  Now, there is worry that (blame … Continue reading →

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