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Coronavirus – looking for opportunities

Posted on March 19, 2020 by TPOL Nathan

While we’ve been pointing out how government and others are using the Beer Flu Panic to feather their own nests, and the dangerous and unwelcome impacts, there IS another side of the story. A recent incident with a hated state … Continue reading →

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Bakers Dozen ™: What the Regressives are pushing

Posted on August 27, 2019 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Regressive is a more accurate term for those people who usually call themselves “Progressives” and include national, international, and transnational socialists: Nazis, Communists, and Tranzis. As we begin the 2020 election cycle far too soon (in my … Continue reading →

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Whom do we believe?

Posted on June 27, 2019 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton The headline is a question I’ve asked often in writing this commentary over the past decade. It is a question that all of us should be asking almost continuously.  As we read and hear the news – … Continue reading →

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Big Brother is watching – and all his little brothers, too

Posted on June 25, 2019 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Many readers may have heard of Ring, or one of its competitors, like Kuna or Viias.  They are all in the home security surveillance business, offering (among other things) video doorbells as well as baby room monitors. … Continue reading →

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Gaming and government

Posted on April 19, 2018 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton As the final episodes of Game of Thrones are being anticipated, it is fun to look at the way gaming has impacted our view of government today.  (And by gaming, I do not use it in the … Continue reading →

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The destruction of business by government

Posted on January 5, 2018 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton For decades, I have seen this happen, and it long precedes my lifetime.  Governments, constantly seeking more and more power (control) and (of course) money, are quick to take advantage of perceived lack of services in (and … Continue reading →

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At last – a return to sanity?

Posted on December 17, 2017 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton It appears, as I write on Thursday afternoon, that the FCC has killed “net neutrality” – two years after the hideous abomination was put into effect by the Obummer regime acting on behalf of George Soros and … Continue reading →

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Libertarian commentary on the News, #14-33B: Minor news stories

Posted on August 19, 2014 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Good afternoon.  The news this week is almost a repeat of last week, or so it seems.  But here goes on a few things of interest.  This will be a short commentary today, but hopefully a lot … Continue reading →

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Libertarian Commentary on the News, #13-16A: Spam and magic incantations

Posted on April 30, 2013 by TPOL Nathan

Nathan: I got another one of those spams from the “Grassfire Coalition” urging me to sign a petition to “Stop the Internet Tax” that will go to “my” senators.  Here it is, in part: We’ve confirmed that at least one … Continue reading →

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