Tag Archives: Free Speech

Badges of honor – part 1

Posted on 2017-06-26 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton A person’s (or organization’s) character is often better known by seeing who their enemies are, and not who their friends are. We see that all the time.  The Blaze reported recently that California’s Tranzi state government (the … Continue reading →

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Schools: an example of society and government arrogance

Posted on 2017-06-19 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Just as the Thanksgiving/Christmas season is always flavored (or marred) by political controversies over free speech and freedom of (from) religion, so the high school and college graduation season is frequently marked by clashes on religion in … Continue reading →

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Infidelanda

Posted on 2017-06-10 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Indiana – Infidelanda, apparently. Muslims are “outraged” that a billboard east of Indianapolis tells “untruths” about their Prophet Mohammed (peanut butter und honig).  In the article, USA Today equates the billboard to the man who attacked two … Continue reading →

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Dissing Snowden

Posted on 2016-09-18 by MamaLiberty

by L. Reichard White In tandem with the release of Oliver Stone’s excellent biopic “Snowden” this week, there’s also a resurgence of the effort to discredit NSA whistle-blower Edward Snowden. I don’t need to suggest who might be interested in … Continue reading →

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Hypocrites: Liberty, privacy, and … sex

Posted on 2016-04-16 by TPOL Nathan

Libertarian Commentary #16-16 A, By Nathan Barton My, but doesn’t this sound just a wee bit hypocrtical? Christian News.Net reports that a petition has been launched at Change.org to get people and government to recognize that the rocker Bruce Springsteen … Continue reading →

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Suppression and Elimination: our brave new world

Posted on 2016-04-02 by TPOL Nathan

Libertarian Commentary #16-14D, by Nathan Barton With the “victory over religious dogma” and “homophobia” and “hatred” in the Supreme Court, those few months ago, in which laws in most states, and many centuries of common law, as well as definitions … Continue reading →

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Libertarian Commentary on the News, 21 DEC 2015, #15-51A: Muslims, Satanists, Cops, Nazgul and Sarcasm?

Posted on 2015-12-21 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton or someone who hacked me… While I was dealing with family matters, someone seems to have hacked into my notes and put some commentary about stories that is either VERY liberal-Tranzi OR very, VERY sarcastic. Read the … Continue reading →

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Libertarian Commentary on the News, 30 October 2015, #15-43E: More stupid government tricks

Posted on 2015-10-30 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Isn’t this thing supposed to be PROTECTING against threats from the air, not be one?  In Pennsylvania, a multi-billion-dollar Army blimp crash-landed after wild chase by F-16s.  As reported by the Los Angeles Times, “After a wild four-hour jaunt … Continue reading →

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Libertarian Commentary on the News, 12 October 2015, #15-41A:

Posted on 2015-10-12 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton My discussion in the last commentary on free speech was eerily echoed by an excellent column by Walter E Williams in Townhall about suppressing free speech: as he points out, it is growing more common and more … Continue reading →

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Libertarian Commentary on the News, 09 October 2015, #15-40D: War on free speech

Posted on 2015-10-09 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton The fight AGAINST free speech has a long tradition of evil abuse in the Fifty States, going back to before the Revolution, when the doctrine of jury power to decide both the law and the facts (usually … Continue reading →

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