Tag Archives: Politics

Disgusting habits

Posted on 2016-02-10 by TPOL Nathan

Libertarian Commentary #16-06B by Nathan Barton Americans have this disgusting habit of politicizing everything, especially commercials for food, and people and businesses who sell food. Remember the bakers who are being punished for not baking ‘same-sex wedding’ cakes and Chik-fil-A? … Continue reading →

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Libertarian Commentary on the News, 30 June 2015, #15-26B: Nazgul term at an end

Posted on 2015-07-01 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton The official Nazgul term is over for the year, and here are a few more items: Richard Winger at Ballot Access discusses Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) proposal to have retention elections for the nine Nazgul every eight … Continue reading →

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The True “root of all evil”

Posted on 2015-06-20 by MamaLiberty

By MamaLiberty Just imagine if 1% of the population of each town had the ability to control the weather. You’d hear all of the platitudes connected to environmental pseudo science, and others would be convinced that they were doing what … Continue reading →

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The Loose Cannon Libertarian

Posted on 2015-03-16 by MamaLiberty

MamaLiberty Book Review: Selected Salvos 2 By Garry Reed, The Loose Cannon Libertarian Garry Reed has been a friend for many years. We’ve talked a lot about most aspects of freedom and politics, not always in agreement by a long … Continue reading →

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Politics and Engineering, Part 2

Posted on 2014-09-15 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton In the first installment, I compared politicians and engineers, explaining why I believe that few engineers are involved in politics – at least in elective politics. To help non-engineers understand engineers better, and how we view politics, … Continue reading →

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Politics and Engineering

Posted on 2014-09-07 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton ​I am an engineer, and I am involved, oddly enough, in politics.  This is, in both American and world history, a fairly rare situation.  Look at the rosters of Congress and of State legislatures, and you will … Continue reading →

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