Tag Archives: liberty

Drawing that line

Posted on 2018-06-26 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton “Your right to swing your arms ends just where the other man’s nose begins.” It is a quote many of us (self-governors, libertarians, anarchists, Christians) have heard.  It was written by Zechariah Chafee, Jr., a man few … Continue reading →

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Religion and government – secular views

Posted on 2018-06-23 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Thomas Paine today is claimed as an atheist, supposedly because he lived before Darwin “proved” that you didn’t need to have a Creator.  Before that, we are told, Paine and others were “deists” – those who believed … Continue reading →

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Who is in charge?

Posted on 2018-06-20 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Bear with me: this is going to start on a religious note, but we’ll soon get to the political and societal side of things. More and more, as I study the Bible and religious matters, by myself … Continue reading →

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How do we fight evil?

Posted on 2018-06-13 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton You may have read this story recently: A national lemonade company is helping kids busted for illegal lemonade stands. The Company is CountryTime. It is their response to a problem that has been around for years, but … Continue reading →

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Hope

Posted on 2018-06-02 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton We all find ourselves getting down.  Life can be depressing for many reasons.  But there is still hope. The future is ours. No matter how bad the State is now, no matter how many governments we have … Continue reading →

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Integrating schools more into the police state?

Posted on 2018-06-01 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton As the nation again reels from a mass murder in a government-run, tax-funded (“public”) school, again in Texas, the ideas are coming thick and fast from all sides.  Several are featured on various websites. Some congressman representing … Continue reading →

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How government enforces our “protections” (and why it is wrong)

Posted on 2018-05-24 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton In the last two commentaries, I discussed government and weeds. In those, I raised the question of how government enforces laws, even without having any legitimate authority to do so. Laws which are supposed to protect people … Continue reading →

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SCOTUS legalizes sports wagering nationally

Posted on 2018-05-16 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton The WaPo reports that SCOTUS has overturned a federal law which has been on the books for a quarter-century,  The law, supposedly to protect the ‘integrity of collegiate and professional sports, enacted in 1992, prohibited 49 states … Continue reading →

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Rebellion? Revolution?

Posted on 2018-04-23 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton I am hearing more and more signs of rebellion in many parts of the West – especially the rural farming and ranching areas. People are sick of being told what to do in the minutest detail by … Continue reading →

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Gaming and government

Posted on 2018-04-19 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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