Tag Archives: Self defense

Self-defense or preventative aggression? A case study

Posted on November 11, 2016 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Self-Defense or Preventative Aggression? We can interpret Seoul’s recent announcement several ways. According to the BBC a few weeks back, “South Korea has a plan to annihilate the North Korean capital if it shows any signs of … Continue reading →

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Is it time yet?

Posted on November 8, 2016 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton One of the most copied and favorite quotes in the “community” of lovers of liberty and true, free-market anarchists is by Clair Wolf: “America is at that awkward stage. It’s too late to work within the system, … Continue reading →

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A Dummy’s Guide to Depending on Government?

Posted on September 20, 2016 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Several recent events again illustrate how really, really stupid it is to depend on government to deal with emergencies or listen to government agencies when they try to dictate what private citizens and businesses should do in … Continue reading →

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Bakers Dozen ™ Rules for liberty partisans

Posted on July 20, 2016 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton The enemies of liberty are all around us: we must strike and not count the blows; for just one strike, just one effort, is not enough. We are not talking about or advocating aggression against those who … Continue reading →

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Self-defense, defense of others, or…

Posted on July 18, 2016 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton NOTE: This is the 1,000th published column by me for The Price of Liberty! Self-defense or defense of others, or revenge? Can we answer that question? The Blaze reports on a situation at a Dallas-area Waffle House … Continue reading →

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Special: French Massacre

Posted on July 16, 2016 by TPOL Nathan

by Nathan Barton Terrorism in France: We’ve seen it again and again, most recently in January of 2015 when Charlie Hebdo was attacked in Paris, and November of 2015 when when three sites in Paris were attacked. And now the … Continue reading →

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Baker’s Dozen ™ Reasons for Terrorism

Posted on July 10, 2016 by TPOL Nathan

Baker’s Dozen ™ Reasons for Terrorism By Nathan Barton Another week: another seven days and a half-dozen terrorist attacks each day: another few hundred people dead around the world. At least we are finally to the end of Ramadan: 30 … Continue reading →

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Truth or not – the cycle continues, so be prepared

Posted on July 10, 2016 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton A frequent correspondent sent me a long list of headlines and links to various stories in the aftermath of the Dallas sniper(s) incident, pointing out claims of a FedGov-inspired “Summer of Chaos” ™ (Pending) and conspiracy claims … Continue reading →

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Selling us down the river

Posted on June 17, 2016 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Anti-Liberty No, it isn’t due to their toking up. It is simply the same old transnational socialism/progressivism, perhaps the worst extreme form of statism which we now face. Rolling Stone Magazine has joined the New York Times, … Continue reading →

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Orlando Massacre and Guns – A Few Thoughts

Posted on June 14, 2016 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton What do the events leading up to, and the Orlando Massacre itself, teach us? Self-defense is both a right and a responsibility. Defense against violence is a need that cannot and will not be met by government. … Continue reading →

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