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Libertarian Commentary on the News, #15-25D: Tyranny and emotions

Posted on June 28, 2015 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Local tyranny? Bob Livingston, in Personal Liberty, tells us that it may soon be illegal to back into your driveway to park your car or truck in Jacksonville.  Why?  No, not safety, and not for creating possible … Continue reading →

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Libertarian News and Comments for 11 JUN 2015, #15-23B: Abuse by Government-Affiliated Institutions

Posted on June 11, 2015 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton The world is filled with abuse, and too much of that is allowed, encouraged, and perpetrated by a wide variety of institutions.  Many of these ARE government institutions, and many more are enabled by governments, including government … Continue reading →

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Libertarian News & Commentary #15-20B, 21 May 2015: Government Dictates and Stupidity

Posted on May 21, 2015 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan A. Barton The hubris of government is awesome indeed: the dictates of the state are usually foolish and based on myths and warped perception of reality.  Consider this: The Guardian reports that Los Angeles is the largest US … Continue reading →

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Libertarian commentary on the news, #15-02B: Cop wars, Islamic wars, and more stupidity

Posted on January 13, 2015 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Good morning! Welcome to the Cop wars: New York City police officers have been told not to take any vacation or sick days until the number of low-level arrests and summonses return to normal levels, according to … Continue reading →

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Libertarian Commentary on the News, #14-52B: Police and killing, Killing and police

Posted on December 23, 2014 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Killings, including executions, are in the news this week on a large scale. The repercussions of the NYPD cop killings continue to spread.  Conservative talk show host Bill O’Reilly has called for New York Mayor De Blasio … Continue reading →

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Libertarian Commentary on the News, #14-39A: Wars and more wars

Posted on September 29, 2014 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Good morning.  First, let us look quickly at some war news.  Last week, we continued to find fighting all over the place. No boots on the ground?  Really?  Fellow soldiers of the 1st Infantry Division (Mechanized) are … Continue reading →

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Libertarian commentary on the News, #14-38C: Propaganda is big news

Posted on September 24, 2014 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Good morning! Propaganda is all around us: the government version of advertising, with all the lies and exaggerations of any slimy used car salesman, coupled with a very powerful voice.  Even on the conservative (and increasingly anti-government) … Continue reading →

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The Caliphate and the Fuehrer

Posted on September 12, 2014 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton On Wednesday night, interfering (supposedly) with the Wednesday night Bible class or prayer meeting of millions of Americans, the Fuehrer gave a grand speech about fighting the Caliphate (which he insists on calling ISIL – which is … Continue reading →

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Libertarian Commentary on the News, #13-30A: This and That

Posted on July 28, 2014 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Good morning, and here are a few news stories from last week and over the weekend: this and that.  Amazing what all is going on! Raqqa, Syria is the new capitol of the ISIS caliphate in Syria and … Continue reading →

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Libertarian Commentary on the News, #14-26B: Islam, Poverty, and Sports

Posted on July 1, 2014 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Here are a few stories I meant to comment on last week, still of concern. Things continue to go (depending on your view point, of course) very bad OR very good in the land of Mesopotamia, formerly … Continue reading →

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