Tag Archives: government

*acebook: enemy of liberty and privacy?

Posted on 2016-06-26 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Government and other criminals (pirates, slavers, burglars, con-artists, etc.) are not the only enemies of liberty, including our rights of privacy and many others. Consider the big, and increasingly powerful, social media, information technology companies, and food … Continue reading →

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Is there an acceptable size and role of government?

Posted on 2016-06-23 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Several years ago, on a South Dakota forum, a self-described “liberal” posed the question, what should be the role and size of government?  His perspective was intended to be provocative, as the forum is mostly populated by a … Continue reading →

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Why is government?

Posted on 2016-06-22 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton In a long-ago, rambling column, we discussed “what is government?”  All in all, it is pretty nasty:  involuntary control of things (including people) using force (including fraud and theft).  But why? More recently, we discussed what Webster … Continue reading →

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Webster and “just rulers” – Does Webster make sense?

Posted on 2016-06-21 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Noah Webster, a genius in the early 19th Century, wrote much about government, politics, and society. He is best known for his dictionary, but his writings are extensive and thoughtful, and worth perusing nearly two centuries later. … Continue reading →

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Defining national government

Posted on 2016-06-07 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton, The following quote was part of the daily e-mail newsletter from Liberty Quotes, and caught my attention. “A national government is a government of the people of a single state or nation, united as a community by … Continue reading →

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Government and… (Examples of Why “Government is Bad”)

Posted on 2016-06-04 by TPOL Nathan

Nathan’s Rants: Living Free Government (and by that I mean mandated, nonvoluntary, “monopoly (or near-monopoly) of force” government), is bad for people. History demonstrates that government and its actions have violently killed and caused directly or indirectly more premature deaths … Continue reading →

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False religions, new and old

Posted on 2016-05-12 by TPOL Nathan

Libertarian Commentary #16-19C, By Nathan Barton False religions are, of course, a dime a dozen and have been since not all that long after Adam and Eve got kicked out of the garden. Today, more than ever, we see the … Continue reading →

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Inventions and government

Posted on 2016-05-07 by TPOL Nathan

Libertarian commentary #16-18D By Nathan Barton We live in an era in which the great age of invention, which lasted 300 years, may be slowing to a stop, largely due to government controls and regulations and a pathetic desire to … Continue reading →

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Thanks for government – not

Posted on 2016-05-04 by TPOL Nathan

Libertarian Commentary #16-18B, By Nathan Barton It has been a while since I commented on a whole raft of news items of interest to lovers of liberty. So here are a few, reminding us of government’s faults. The Nazgul are … Continue reading →

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What Price? For What?

Posted on 2016-04-27 by TPOL Nathan

Libertarian Commentary #16-17C By Nathan Barton A correspondent recently sent me this picture, together with the usual glorification of “our solders” as being heroes making great sacrifices for “our freedom” and “for America.”  I’ll spare you the appeals to emotion … Continue reading →

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