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Guns, crime, and … diapers

Posted on 2016-03-16 by TPOL Nathan

Libertarian Commentary #16-11B By Nathan A. Barton What gives?  This is the kind of story that normally pops up on a dozen pro-gun and pro-self defense websites, but THIS one showed up on the daily headline news e-mail from the … Continue reading →

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Government Secrets – Secret Police

Posted on 2016-02-25 by TPOL Nathan

Libertarian Commentary #16-08D by Nathan Barton Government is virtually synonymous with “secret” – no, not necessarily some “secret government” or (current term) “deep state” or “shadow government.” But secrets. Every “freedom of information” act has its loopholes, carefully crafted to … Continue reading →

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Libertarian Commentary on the News, 01 December 2015, #15-48B: Clunkers and Junkers

Posted on 2015-12-01 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton If you haven’t had one yourself, you know someone who has: an old clunker that just keeps breaking down, one thing after another, and always a bit more expensive. Finally, you give up and decide it is … Continue reading →

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Libertarian Commentary on the News, 01 November 2015; #15-44A: Nuts

Posted on 2015-11-01 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Are they nuts?  Yep!  Sovereign Man tells us that Australia is “eliminating” passports: physical passports – they gonna move them into the cloud.  As the article says, a gigantic sign will say “hackers, get your data here!.” … Continue reading →

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Libertarian Commentary on the News, 08 October 2015, #15-40C: How gullible are we?

Posted on 2015-10-08 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton “Interesting tidbit,” said Debby in forwarding this story from 9News in Denver that the Rocky Mountains wildfire history shows that temperatures were much warmer, and that wildfires were much more major and frequent a thousand years ago, so … Continue reading →

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Libertarian Commentary on the News, 14 August 2015, #15-32f: Cops and guns

Posted on 2015-08-14 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton I find that the constant drumbeat about how dangerous it is to be a cop, especially in states with high gun ownership, and high levels of “domestic violence” is getting really tedious. A lot of news items … Continue reading →

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Libertarian commentary on the news, #15-01A: New Year same as the Old

Posted on 2015-01-02 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Welcome to 2015!  Good morning and good day! Denmark: Muslims beat random couple with bottle and iron chains in the face (graphic photos) This was one of many reports of Muslim violence during the Christmas season in … Continue reading →

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Treating the government like they treat us

Posted on 2014-12-01 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton What if? Actually, I am NOT really REALLY suggesting that we treat the government like they treat us (the normal, everyday citizen or resident of a state or county or city or town).  After all, here is … Continue reading →

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Police forces: a force for evil (was Libertarian Commentary on the News, #14-45A)

Posted on 2014-11-13 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Good morning. Due to work and travel, I was essentially not on-line for about 48 hours. I am starting out today (and this week) with some truly disgusting examples of how cops are terrorizing and injuring and … Continue reading →

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Libertarian Commentary on the News, #14-43F: Federal Government Incompetence on Parade.

Posted on 2014-11-02 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Good morning.  A very short final commentary for the week, following 24 hours and 800 miles of driving broken up with meetings and traffic.  Today, lets look at examples of how the FedGov demonstrates incompetence and hurts … Continue reading →

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