Tag Archives: Free Speech

Libertarian Commentary on the News, 01 SEP 2015, #15-35B: Stupidity

Posted on 2015-09-01 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton This strikes me as a stupid and an insanely criminal act: the Verge tells us that a 17-year-old has been sentenced to more than 11 YEARS in jail for running a Twitter account supportive of the Caliphate. … Continue reading →

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Libertarian Commentary on the News, 26 July 2015, #15-30A: Disappearing Liberty

Posted on 2015-07-26 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton The speed at which liberties of free speech and freedom of religion are disappearing in the Fifty States is rather surprising. World Net Daily reports on a situation in Kentucky in which a Baptist preacher was “fired” … Continue reading →

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Libertarian Commentary on the News, 9 July 2015, #15-27D: Economic crisis, corrupt government, and cops

Posted on 2015-07-09 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Time to panic?  End of the world (financial world) nears? Everyone, including the WAPO is screaming about China’s market crash claiming it dents nation’s aura of invincibility and wondering if this is the snowflake (together with Greece) … Continue reading →

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

Posted on 2015-07-07 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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Culture change? Counter-revolution? New revolution? (Thoughts on Independence Day)

Posted on 2015-07-04 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Saturday is the 4th of July. I was asked by an acquaintance earlier this week what my family and I were going to do to celebrate Independence Day.  After a long day and much frustration dealing with … Continue reading →

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Libertarian Commentary on the News, 29 June 2015, #15-26A: Free Speech vanishing

Posted on 2015-06-30 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton For decades, and especially in the last decade, we have seen our freedom of speech attacked in a wide variety of ways, almost always based on how our speech, our expression, is “denying other freedoms” to people.  … Continue reading →

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Libertarian Commentary on the News, 25 June 2015, #15-25C: Stupidity and fear in modern life

Posted on 2015-06-24 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Gee! An article, “More Spending Doesn’t Lead To Improved Student Learning,” in Forbes, asks. Have we hit a wall where more spending on traditional public schools will not lead to improved student learning? Applying commonly-accepted statistical tools … Continue reading →

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

Posted on 2015-06-23 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, 22 June 2015, #15-25A: Lost Freedoms

Posted on 2015-06-22 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton The Organic Prepper has a great “list article” about children, worth reading and sharing (and connecting to the links for things you may not have heard about). “Nurture the rebellion this summer. Boot them outside. Get your kids … Continue reading →

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Libertarian Commentary on the News, 12 June 2015, #15-22C: Liberty is DEAD in Many or Most Places

Posted on 2015-06-12 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Our Liberty to Defend Ourselves is Gone – Liberty is DEAD – in Many (or Most) Places. Here are some examples from recent news of how our “Second Amendment” freedoms are sliding OR HAVE GONE to extinction. … Continue reading →

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