Tag Archives: Stupid government tricks

Bread and circuses: the impeachment show

Posted on December 12, 2019 by

I’ve said very little about this pitiful reality show. And I won’t say much now – far more able people than I have written and spoken hundreds of thousands of words about this clown act. On a scale of 1 … Continue reading →

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Disgusting greed

Posted on December 5, 2019 by

A small city in Northwestern New Mexico demonstrates one of the many evils of government, especially in 21st Century North America. This particular evil is GREED. Which leads directly to STEALING.

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Expanding the war on guns…

Posted on December 4, 2019 by

Disturbing news out of Virginia in the war on guns front. The Common Sense Show often stretches things just a wee bit, but this might be the real deal. It isn’t just an infringement on multiple constitutional rights, it is … Continue reading →

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The excesses of the modern regulatory state

Posted on October 23, 2019 by

By Nathan Barton The bizarre behavior of the regulatory state seems to ramp up daily. The actions get more twisted, their impacts more severe, and the fallout more frustrating. Consider Ontario (still, after Monday’s election, firmly in the Tranzi camp … Continue reading →

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Liberty and the environment

Posted on October 13, 2019 by

I’ve been asked this question more than once over the years, as an environmental engineer: “If business is not regulated by government, wouldn’t the environment be destroyed?” Here is a compendium of my answers, over time. Here in the Fifty … Continue reading →

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Pay for play – on our dime

Posted on October 9, 2019 by

By Nathan Barton California has allowed, and Colorado is considering, how college and university sports players can profit from their playing games.  Well, at least some of them.  I think, from the point of view of taxpayers and lovers of … Continue reading →

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Reposting: Mama Liberty’s “The Free Cheese”

Posted on October 3, 2019 by

To all our readers: In going back into the files while trying to fix the recent two-week shutdown, I’ve again found some of Mama Liberty’s columns, and here is one to share again – especially since (though it is but … Continue reading →

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