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Libertarian Commentary on the News, 28 September 2015, #15-39B: Mining in space and other fun things

Posted on September 28, 2015 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Popular Science babbles on about how it may soon be legal to mine asteroids, and has this article filled with references to the Outer Space Treaty and how companies might be “given the right” to mine on … Continue reading →

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Libertarian Commentary on the News, 19 August 2015, #15-33c: Government: evil AND criminal

Posted on August 19, 2015 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton People with more time and recent knowledge of statistics have demonstrated that the widely-published claim that more cops are killed “feloniously” in states with higher private gun ownership is bogus – poor science, as reported by Fox … Continue reading →

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Libertarian Commentary on the News, 11 August 2015, #15-32B: the Liberty Movement

Posted on August 11, 2015 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Is there any hope for the “liberty movement” in the Fifty States today? There may be hope for liberty, in the long run, with the slow, gradual decline in our society and especially the slow meltdown of … Continue reading →

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Libertarian News and Commentary, #15-30E:E is for Evil

Posted on July 31, 2015 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton At least they aren’t dead. Several stories about cops acting… like cops. Being evil. Prison Planet (usual caveat here) has a video of a cop slamming his elbow into a restrained man, an action so callous that … Continue reading →

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Libertarian Commentary on the News, 27 July 2015, #15-30B: Gun haters and Lies

Posted on July 27, 2015 by TPOL Nathan

by Nathan Barton In a separate commentary, I discuss neutrality as regards political issues and liberty and wars. One of those fields where it is sometimes hard to tell friends from foes, and hard to be neutral, is the realm … Continue reading →

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Libertarian Commentary on the News, #15-20C: Poor News Reporting and Commentary

Posted on May 22, 2015 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton By now, you’ve probably read or heard a lot about Jade Helm 15, and the hype about it.  But now we see more things popping up, such as this video at Freedom Outpost.  This strikes me as … Continue reading →

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Libertarian News & Commentary #15-20B, 21 May 2015: Government Dictates and Stupidity

Posted on May 21, 2015 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan A. Barton The hubris of government is awesome indeed: the dictates of the state are usually foolish and based on myths and warped perception of reality.  Consider this: The Guardian reports that Los Angeles is the largest US … Continue reading →

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Libertarian commentary on the news, #14-32A: Stupid, stupid, stupid

Posted on August 11, 2014 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Good morning!  Sometimes the sheer stupidity of government and its actions hits me right between the eyes: this weekend is a great example.  Ignoring impacts on me, my family, my clients, and friends and associates, we see … Continue reading →

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Libertarian Commentary on the News, #14-17B:

Posted on April 29, 2014 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Good morning, and welcome to Spring weather: snow in the north and tornadoes in the south!  Over the past three days, I’ve watched the local NOAA forecast swing wildly from a winter storm warning of six inches … Continue reading →

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Libertarian Commentary on the News, #14-17A: Satire or Truth?

Posted on April 28, 2014 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton It is getting harder and harder to see the truth for the satire.  Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s newest anti-gun initiative Everytown For Gun Safety was recently parodied in a public service announcement that was designed to look like … Continue reading →

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