Tag Archives: Nanny state

A justified nanny state? Part 2

Posted on June 9, 2022 by TPOL Nathan

Read part 1 here: a commentary by Margaret Figert. Over the past weekend, I drove though one of the emptier parts of Wyoming and Utah, passing by Flaming Gorge Reservoir, a spectacular area built decades ago under the jurisdiction of … Continue reading →

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A justified nanny state? Part 1

Posted on June 8, 2022 by TPOL Nathan

This is a guest column. Margaret Figert is a retired publisher (conservative-somewhat-libertarian politically) in South Dakota and Nebraska.  I am reposting some of her column without any comments, just remarks in an afterword in the next column. This follows up … Continue reading →

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The tyranny of local government, revisited (part 2)

Posted on February 26, 2021 by TPOL Nathan

Editor’s note: Please feel free to read part 1 from August 2017, and the revisit of that commentary. This commentary was written in 2017, but more has been added [in red italics]. By Nathan Barton I have come to understand … Continue reading →

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The tyranny of local government, revisited (part 1)

Posted on February 25, 2021 by TPOL Nathan

Back on the 17th of August, 2017 – three and a half years ago, TPOL published this commentary.  In that time, the truth of the premise has been proven over and over ago.  It is worth sharing again, with a … Continue reading →

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The extreme nanny state event horizon?

Posted on January 6, 2020 by TPOL Nathan

One of the many marvelous scenes in The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy is the discussion of the “Shoe Event Horizon.” Emotional depression turns into economic madness. Read about it here. I wonder if we here in 21st Century America, … Continue reading →

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Too much time on their hands…

Posted on December 26, 2018 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton I don’t know how long the legislative sessions of the sovereign State of Michigan are, but… According to a story from the Daily Wire, it is apparently too long – way too long. Obviously, all the important … Continue reading →

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Bait and Switch: Politics as Usual

Posted on October 22, 2017 by MamaLiberty

By MamaLiberty President Trump: With tax reform we can make it morning in America again With my plan in place, jobs will grow, family incomes will rise and we will make America great again. Sounds great, doesn’t it? Read the … Continue reading →

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Still Not My Problem

Posted on September 13, 2017 by MamaLiberty

By MamaLiberty [Republished from July, 2014] Not my problem. I’m sure a lot of people would consider that a harsh thing to say, but if you’ll stay with me a bit you should easily see that it is the only … Continue reading →

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The nanny state: a society of tattletales

Posted on September 13, 2017 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Tom Woods recently reported on a well-known conductor whose career may have been ruined by a snitch, this weekend at the Oregon Bach Festival. Overhearing a conversation between two good friends (one British white, one Florida black), … Continue reading →

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The Collective Fallacy & Hurricane Harvey

Posted on September 3, 2017 by MamaLiberty

by L. Reichard White Which of the following politicians was right about Hurricane Harvey? I think it would be a good idea to take a few days off, get out of the Houston area.” —Texas Governor Abbott Getting a bit … Continue reading →

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