Tag Archives: UK

UK rejects monarchy, nobility – oh, and “democracy” to boot

Posted on February 8, 2025 by TPOL Nathan

My oh my! The establishment media bemoans the fact that just seven months into the new Labour government in Whitehall, Nigel Farage’s “right-wing” Reform UK party overtook Labour to become the country’s most popular political party. According to a new … Continue reading →

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Free speech? “Not on my watch!”

Posted on August 12, 2024 by TPOL Nathan

A guest commentary. Several years ago, I got a rare treat: a real, hardcopy, postage-stamped Nigerian scam letter – from Nigeria. All the usual things: the widow of a prince wanted me to help her smuggle millions of dollars of … Continue reading →

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Got free speech? Got liberty?

Posted on August 4, 2024 by TPOL Nathan

News headlines herald new and ongoing attacks on fundamental liberties. Sometimes by a celebrity, sometimes by a politician… (Yes, we know it is often hard to tell the difference.) But often by a lot of people. And of course the … Continue reading →

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Scum rises to the top

Posted on January 14, 2022 by TPOL Nathan

Years ago I knew an Army First Sergeant who rejected one of the most common informal names for the people in his position. He refused to be called “Top” or “Top Soldier” because, he was fond of saying, “scum rises … Continue reading →

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Brexit – what next? The fall of democracy.

Posted on February 6, 2020 by TPOL Nathan

Just as Stalingrad was the beginning of the beginning of the end of the Third Reich, is Brexit the beginning of the beginning of the end for the European Union? The Third Reich began with Hitler’s election (leading the National … Continue reading →

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When the truth makes you angry…

Posted on May 12, 2018 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton It seems that the media is upset that the guy sitting there in the White House (or at least running around there) has upset some good American allies.  Last week, CNN and other media outlets complained that … Continue reading →

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Celebrate!

Posted on June 28, 2016 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Last Thursday, by about 52 to 48 percent, British subjects of Her Majesty voted to divorce the island nation from the European Union, triggering celebration and panic and predictions of a glorious future and a hideous future. … Continue reading →

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Breadstick vote nears – Can the UK free itself?

Posted on June 17, 2016 by TPOL Nathan

by Nathan Barton Author’s Note: I wrote this before news came that an MP had been assassinated in her own constituency, supposedly by someone who was a supporter of “LEAVE” in the Brexit vote. (Or “breadstick vote” as one person … Continue reading →

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Fear

Posted on May 11, 2016 by TPOL Nathan

Libertarian Commentary #16-19B, By Nathan Barton Our British cousins live in fear. Or so it seems from some recent news items. The Commentator reports on a poll in the Daily Telegraph regarding “private bills” voters want to get members of … Continue reading →

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Low how the mighty have fallen: deterioration, decay, and collapse

Posted on March 3, 2016 by TPOL Nathan

Libertarian Commentary #16-09D by Nathan Barton Lo, how the mighty have fallen. The deterioration of government and society and the current “civilization” worldwide proceeds apace.  Stories this week illustrate this, and send a chill up my spine. The major example … Continue reading →

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