Tag Archives: loss of liberty

Britain’s fate – what will it be?

Posted on September 9, 2022 by TPOL Nathan

The world has changed. Of course, it does that every day – indeed, every hour! But this week, the changes have been profound. Especially for our British cousins. Two days after the new Prime Minister, Liz Truss, replaced the disgraced … Continue reading →

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The Democrats’ war on the Bill of Rights, Part B

Posted on April 13, 2022 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Note: Although this commentary attacks the Democratic Party, much of its membership, leadership, and supporters, please do NOT think that the Republican Party (the GOP), its leadership, much of its membership, and its supporters do NOT have … Continue reading →

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Looking back – 20 years and a lifetime

Posted on September 11, 2021 by TPOL Nathan

Ben Franklin’s quote from either 1755 or 1774 once again is proven a valid prophesy: ‘They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety.’ Tuesday, Bloody Tuesday. 2001. Today, we look … Continue reading →

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Thugs in power – a compendium of cases

Posted on April 14, 2020 by TPOL Nathan

How quickly matters are deteriorating, in more and more states. And more and more communities. Governments at all levels have become MORE totalitarian, MORE tyrannical, MORE panicked. And the process is far from done: every media news report pushes more … Continue reading →

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Once upon a time… no more

Posted on January 31, 2020 by TPOL Nathan

Yesterday was part 1 of this commentary. Today? How life has changed from fifty or sixty years ago. And not all due to technology. Today? You dispose of what does not work or when you get the latest gadget. You … Continue reading →

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Spiraling downward

Posted on December 3, 2016 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton There are times when things seem to be swimming around the drain, faster and faster as the spiral gets tighter and tighter. Incompetence in business, in institutions (religious and educational), and in government at all levels grows. … Continue reading →

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Libertarian Commentary on the News, 01 SEP 2015, #15-35B: Stupidity

Posted on September 1, 2015 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton This strikes me as a stupid and an insanely criminal act: the Verge tells us that a 17-year-old has been sentenced to more than 11 YEARS in jail for running a Twitter account supportive of the Caliphate. … Continue reading →

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