Tag Archives: Self government

Commenting on Quotes – Ingersoll

Posted on March 8, 2019 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton A while back, Liberty Tree posted this quote from the great Robert Ingersoll. “Every crime is born of necessity.  If you want less crime, you must change the conditions.  Poverty makes crime.  Want, rags, crusts, misfortune – all … Continue reading →

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Is democracy a bad idea?

Posted on October 19, 2018 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Too many people laud and honor the formerly United States of America and its Federal Government as being a “democracy.” This error goes back generations.  Those politically-minded may recall that the Founding Fathers pretty much despised the … Continue reading →

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Bloody Tuesday

Posted on September 11, 2018 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton It is, if I count right, seventeen years since someone hijacked four commercial airliners and used them to attack targets in the Northeastern United States.  Killing thousands, many of them simply in the wrong place at the … Continue reading →

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Can we do without government?

Posted on April 28, 2018 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Modern advertising, as we know it today, did not exist until sometime in the 1700s, well after the invention of printing.  Today, in print and electronic media, it is pervasive – and invasive.  We cannot do anything … Continue reading →

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Is it just me? …

Posted on March 2, 2018 by MamaLiberty

By MamaLiberty Is it just me, or do you feel a deep disturbance of the cosmos too? We even had a tiny earthquake here in rural Wyoming this morning. It’s the first I’ve noticed in the nearly 12 years since … Continue reading →

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“Converting” someone to self-government

Posted on February 25, 2018 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Understandably, you, dear reader, may think I’m being needlessly (or even brashly or offensively) spiritual (religious) by using this term.  Yet, in reality, in today’s world we find it necessary to treat statists in a way very … Continue reading →

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Can we give up?

Posted on October 2, 2017 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton It seems that daily, we get a fresh bout of news about something evil done to people – often by government and those who support more and more government.  Beating and killing and imprisoning people and stealing … Continue reading →

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Loyalty Day – I missed it!

Posted on May 4, 2017 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton According to Claire Bernish over at The Free Thought Project, Monday the 1st of May was declared “Loyalty Day” by Hated Leader The Donald Trump – apparently (so Claire says in her headline) to “Remind Americans to … Continue reading →

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A Baker’s Dozen ™ Items in your auto first aid kit

Posted on March 13, 2017 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton I recently shared ideas for things to carry in your automobile.  One of those was a first aid kit.  But what should be in that kit?  Here, Mama Liberty and I propose the thirteen most useful things … Continue reading →

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A very happy New Year

Posted on December 30, 2016 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton It is, of course, all artificial – man made. Arbitrary. There is no reason to have a new year begin on 1 January – indeed, it used to begin on 1 March, according to many people, back … Continue reading →

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