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Self-Ownership: A Biography of Lysander Spooner

Posted on 2017-04-30 by MamaLiberty

By Jim Powell Lysander Spooner was an American legal theorist, abolitionist, and anarchist. The greatest natural rights thinker of the 19th century was the American lawyer and maverick individualist Lysander Spooner. He responded to the tumultuous events of his era, … Continue reading →

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United and the free market

Posted on 2017-04-14 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Seems that folks are ticked at United Airlines.  Dragging passengers off, overbooking and refusing to let passengers be passengers (by overbooking), and all kinds of other things have people posting and tweeting and more against United. And, … Continue reading →

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Reason-able?

Posted on 2017-03-24 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton A recent article in Reason Magazine Online is headlined, “Christians Started the Wedding Wars.”  The article, overall, is actually pretty good in addressing the way that Tranzis, especially associated with the Democrat Party and proud to be … Continue reading →

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Post-modern government

Posted on 2017-01-29 by TPOL Nathan

by Nathan Barton Despite the fact that it has been 34 years since the last human walked on Luna, and those pitiful few who have so far (a mere 12!) are now dying of old age, few people would challenge … Continue reading →

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Personal responsibility – essential to liberty

Posted on 2016-12-01 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton The bizarre idea that “libertarian” is somehow closely tied to “libertine” dates back to the organization of the Libertarian Party in Colorado and other of the Fifty States back in the early 1970s. The fact that I … Continue reading →

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Misconcepts of Government

Posted on 2016-11-03 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Too much of the time, too many people operate under the misunderstanding that government can do anything. They assume that with enough money and “incentives” (carrots AND sticks – big ones!), that government(s) can do anything which … Continue reading →

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Government services?

Posted on 2016-10-07 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton A quick follow-up note on my column a while back on stupidity in and out of government. “Tyler Durdan” over at ZeroHedge has “nine weird things” about the NYC-NJ bombing guy and situation that are very much … Continue reading →

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The emperor’s new clothes

Posted on 2016-10-04 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton The mainstream media, and the various alternate media groupings, are hard to figure out. On the one hand, they make a living by peddling things: they sell advertising. Not even the most expensive newspaper or premium channel … Continue reading →

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People sometimes DO get it

Posted on 2016-09-11 by TPOL Nathan

A review of an article on God, the Founders, and Purpose of Human Government a/k/a Baker’s Dozen ™ Reasons Human Government is Ungodly By Nathan Barton [Be advised: this commentary may seem to be overly religious. No apologies offered, since … Continue reading →

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Baker’s Dozen ™ Reasons for Terrorism

Posted on 2016-07-10 by TPOL Nathan

Baker’s Dozen ™ Reasons for Terrorism By Nathan Barton Another week: another seven days and a half-dozen terrorist attacks each day: another few hundred people dead around the world. At least we are finally to the end of Ramadan: 30 … Continue reading →

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