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Another Good Reason to Avoid These?

By L. Reichard White I went to check on a friend in a dangerous situation recently. Call him “W.” He was in the hospital. Dangerous? Yes! As you may know, “hospital” is the third leading cause of death in the … Continue reading

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Returned!

By Nathan Barton I’m back, I think! Last week, in the middle of yet another 1500-mile week of travel and work, I got violently sick and for the last nine days have been sick as a dog, lost a few … Continue reading

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Aren’t they always? Part 2 – Nazgul

By Nathan Barton Just as political parties are always screaming about how evil their opponents are, so too are Nazgul constantly finding reasons to steal away rights, often for their own perceived self-interest. Ammoland talks about how Ruth Ginsburg, the … Continue reading

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Bakers Dozen ™ Rules for liberty partisans

By Nathan Barton The enemies of liberty are all around us: we must strike and not count the blows; for just one strike, just one effort, is not enough. We are not talking about or advocating aggression against those who … Continue reading

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Does it really matter?

By Nathan Barton We are now in the latter part of July: the old party conventions are starting, and the last stages of the 2016 General Election in the Fifty States will unfold. The actors are being finalized, the stage … Continue reading

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The Somme, Canada Day, and the Second and Fourth of July

By Nathan Barton On the 1st of July, I wrote of the 100th Anniversary of the Battle of the Somme, and how it crafted the world in which we live in 2016. Let me expand on that a bit. The … Continue reading

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Government gone wild: out of the bedroom, into the bathroom

by Nathan Barton Raw Story reports that New York City has joined the latest political fad, as their Council approves a unisex bathroom requirement. “The New York City Council on Tuesday (last week) approved a law requiring single-stall public bathrooms … Continue reading

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Celebrate!

By Nathan Barton Last Thursday, by about 52 to 48 percent, British subjects of Her Majesty voted to divorce the island nation from the European Union, triggering celebration and panic and predictions of a glorious future and a hideous future. … Continue reading

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*acebook: enemy of liberty and privacy?

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

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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