Tag Archives: regulators

Business as usual – regulators gotta regulate!

Posted on April 10, 2020 by TPOL Nathan

Many government agencies have gone to dispersing staff in home offices with minimal (or no) staffing in their normal offices. They are attempting to function, in some way: especially (and here I give them the benefit of the doubt) those … Continue reading →

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Nanny state = Police state

Posted on April 18, 2016 by TPOL Nathan

Libertarian Commentary #16-16C,  by Nathan Barton This week, a rather bizarre incident reminded me again of just how much liberty and freedom we have lost. An unnamed client in an unnamed “small” (about 250,000 population) city in the Great Plains … Continue reading →

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Libertarian Commentary on the News, #15-44B: Control

Posted on November 2, 2015 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Regulatory control – a key requirement for government to thrive: everything in life must be controlled by regulations – preferably MULTIPLE regulations, by MULTIPLE agencies and bodies of local government. Let’s look at a few. Do we … Continue reading →

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Libertarian Commentary on the News, #14-03A: Regulators (stupid government)

Posted on January 14, 2014 by TPOL Nathan

Stupid government – Regulators West Virginia Chemical–Spill Site Avoided Broad Regulatory Scrutiny (Wall Street Journal) The site of a West Virginia chemical spill that contaminated the water supply for 300000 people operated largely outside government oversight, … Nathan: It is not hard … Continue reading →

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