Tag Archives: History

Do we really need another example?

Posted on 2017-09-28 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Venezuela is a beautiful land and full of good people, rich in natural resources, and once one of the success stories of Latin America. Today, it sounds like the South under Reconstruction, post-WW2 Germany or perhaps Biafra … Continue reading →

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History Dialogs

Posted on 2017-08-24 by MamaLiberty

By MamaLiberty Well, that wasn’t quite the response I was looking for… Someone wrote to me immediately, not bothering to leave a comment on the article, thrashing me because he thought the whole piece was an attempt to demean “black … Continue reading →

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History

Posted on 2017-08-23 by MamaLiberty

By MamaLiberty More or less some random thoughts here, maybe the start of some interesting dialog… First, what is “history?” As with almost everything else, it doesn’t mean the same thing to everyone. We are hearing every day now that … Continue reading →

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Is it time yet?

Posted on 2016-11-08 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton One of the most copied and favorite quotes in the “community” of lovers of liberty and true, free-market anarchists is by Clair Wolf: “America is at that awkward stage. It’s too late to work within the system, … Continue reading →

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Socialism: the nature of government

Posted on 2016-02-26 by TPOL Nathan

Libertarian Commentary #16-08E by Nathan Barton As I discussed in a recent commentary, government’s nature is both evil and secretive, not because it necessarily wants to be, but because that is how government functions, for many reasons. The nature of … Continue reading →

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Libertarian Commentary on the News #15-51B: Political philosophies and relationships

Posted on 2015-12-22 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Throughout history, we can often trace both the political philosophies and the family and business relationships of great tyrants and haters of liberty. That has not changed today: both philosophies and enemies of freedom and liberty share … Continue reading →

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Libertarian Commentary on the News, 08 October 2015, #15-40C: How gullible are we?

Posted on 2015-10-08 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton “Interesting tidbit,” said Debby in forwarding this story from 9News in Denver that the Rocky Mountains wildfire history shows that temperatures were much warmer, and that wildfires were much more major and frequent a thousand years ago, so … Continue reading →

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Libertarian Commentary on the News, 10 JUL 2015, #15-27E: Looking back

Posted on 2015-07-10 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Looking back at History and Historical Documents and Symbols Wow, what gives?  The squatter at 1600 PA quoted from the Declaration of Independence, and about God?  Apparently, as reported by The Last Resistance early this week.  The … Continue reading →

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United No More?

Posted on 2014-09-15 by TPOL Nathan

by Susan Callaway and Nathan Barton This week, on Thursday the 18th, up to 4.3 of 5.3 million Scots subjects of Her Majesty will vote on whether or not to secede from the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern … Continue reading →

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The Centenary of an Anno Horribulus (Horrible Year)

Posted on 2013-12-13 by TPOL Nathan

The Centenary of an Anno Horribulus (Horrible Year) Nathan: 2013 is the hundredth anniversary of what many people consider to be the Death of the American Republic.  In one year, in the waning days (three months) of the Taft Administration … Continue reading →

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