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Guns and media: Who do we believe?

Posted on June 6, 2016 by TPOL Nathan

by Nathan Barton (Or, “Guns and the Power of the Media”) According to Newsweek and a blogger from the London School of Economics, the reason that gun sales have soared in the past decade or so is because of – … Continue reading →

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Government and… (Examples of Why “Government is Bad”)

Posted on June 4, 2016 by TPOL Nathan

Nathan’s Rants: Living Free Government (and by that I mean mandated, nonvoluntary, “monopoly (or near-monopoly) of force” government), is bad for people. History demonstrates that government and its actions have violently killed and caused directly or indirectly more premature deaths … Continue reading →

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Fear

Posted on May 11, 2016 by TPOL Nathan

Libertarian Commentary #16-19B, By Nathan Barton Our British cousins live in fear. Or so it seems from some recent news items. The Commentator reports on a poll in the Daily Telegraph regarding “private bills” voters want to get members of … Continue reading →

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Bad schools, bad banks, and bad media

Posted on March 26, 2016 by TPOL Nathan

Libertarian Commentary #16-12E, by Nathan Barton We all think of “institutions” as being at least essential, if not always good. Churches, schools, banks, the press, and so much else were taken for granted as GOOD things for centuries, but today … Continue reading →

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Haters: Conservative, Liberal, and Faux Libertarian

Posted on March 23, 2016 by TPOL Nathan

Libertarian Commentary #16-12C, By Nathan Barton We’ve all seen it; sometimes daily. A headline on an alternate media site, or a vicious comment on a news story, or spoken in response to someone’s comment. It’s hate: pure-quill hate. No, it … Continue reading →

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Libertarian Commentary on the News, 15 October 2015, #15-41D: Media and Getting It Wrong Again and Again – On Purpose

Posted on October 15, 2015 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton When it comes to politics, what is worse than a celebrity?  (No, it is NOT a “casino capitalist,” fun as that is.)  It is a celebrity scientist, whether it is Carl Sagan or Albert Einstein… or a … Continue reading →

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Libertarian Commentary on the News, #14-07D: Lawless government and nazgul

Posted on February 15, 2014 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton The Mainstream Media has its own perverted definitions of liberty and freedom, but even so, “Reporters Without Borders” has declared that the “messiah’s” administration’s pretense at ‘Transparent’ Government has dropped the US to 46th on the “World … Continue reading →

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Libertarian Commentary on the News, #13-39C: Stupid government, dangerous people

Posted on October 9, 2013 by TPOL Nathan

The “Messiah” and the Mainstream Media? Why reporters fear Team Obama (New York Post) Many reporters covering national security and government policy in Washington these days are taking precautions to keep their sources from becoming casualties in the Obama administration’s … Continue reading →

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Home front – killing people in the big urban areas

Posted on August 4, 2013 by TPOL Nathan

Home front – Killing people L.A., Chicago hold nation’s top slots — for murder: Report (Washington Times)  Los Angeles leads the nation in the number of gun murders, according to a new report by the Centers for Disease Control and … Continue reading →

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