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Press freedom going with a whimper, not a bang

Posted on December 1, 2024 by TPOL Nathan

Thomas Jefferson said in 1807 about newspapers: “The man who never looks into a newspaper is better informed than he who reads them; inasmuch as he who knows nothing is nearer to truth than he whose mind is filled with … Continue reading →

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The opium pages

Posted on June 19, 2022 by TPOL Nathan

Once upon a time, I am told that the letters-to-the-editor, opinion pages, and comments pages actually did have an impact on public discourse. If such a time existed, of course, it is long past. Recently reading a local daily newspaper’s … 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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