Tag Archives: stupid government

Walls don’t work?

Posted on 2019-11-04 by TPOL Nathan

This weekend, one of the “big” news items was that – shock! – people are cutting holes in the border wall. The implication is that this is yet another example of how stupid Trump and his supporters are. “$100 saws … Continue reading →

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Urban collapse grows nearer

Posted on 2019-10-30 by TPOL Nathan

I have never been a fan of large urban areas. Today, I have even less reason to think good about them. Massive urban areas with millions – even tens of millions – are NOT necessary for “civilization.” Indeed, even smaller … Continue reading →

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What’s your frustration level?

Posted on 2019-10-19 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton I guess I just naturally seem to hang around with a bunch of malcontents. People who are fed up with things as they are, concerned about how things are developing in the Fifty States, their own state, … Continue reading →

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Will they never learn? Laws often do not work

Posted on 2019-05-25 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton I first heard of the so-called TRACED Act co-sponsored by Senators Thune and Markley, a week or so ago. It just passed the US Senate 97-1. I have studied it and looked at some analysis, and I … Continue reading →

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The growing insanity of government

Posted on 2019-05-02 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton For years Mama Liberty, Claire Wolf, Boston T Party, and many others have been teaching (and warning) us about the evil of mandatory human government. Not just totalitarian or fascist or authoritarian government.  All government which is … Continue reading →

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Illegal immigrants, government, and Jesus (part 2)

Posted on 2018-12-23 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Last commentary I lamented the death of the young Guatemalan girl, while in custody of the Border Patrol in New Mexico.  The tragedy, like so many others was a direct result of government policies and actions. That … Continue reading →

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The state’s cannabis racket

Posted on 2018-12-11 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton With yet another state legalizing cannabis for recreation as well as medicine, the inevitable backlash is gathering momentum. There are, sadly, people who still want the state’s racket, the war on drugs or something else, to continue.

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Should libertarians support “New California?”

Posted on 2018-03-17 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Eagle Rising, a conservative website, has an article discussing and applauded efforts of “rural” California attempting to secede from the core urban areas of the Golden State. A lessening in the size and power of the People’s … Continue reading →

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The terror of liberty

Posted on 2018-01-04 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton This popped up on my desktop this morning. That evil state legislature of Oregon, once such a bastion of compassionate concern and care by government, has terrorized its people in this new year of 2018. As reported … Continue reading →

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Philadelphia – demonstrate brotherly love by making crime easier for the disadvantaged to commit

Posted on 2017-12-10 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Thanks to Scott for passing this one on. Information Liberation (seriously, that’s the website’s name!) tells us that Democrats who are “people of color” (and their allies and supporters and instigators) are demanding that bulletproof Plexiglas barriers … Continue reading →

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