Tag Archives: Welfare State

Indeed, where do we go from here?

Posted on November 15, 2020 by

Libertarians – both the political type and the less-political lovers of liberty – face a set of serious challenges in this horrid year of 2020 and in the future. We know that there is no indication that things will go … Continue reading →

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Foreign aid – the wrong thing for the wrong reasons

Posted on September 29, 2017 by

By Nathan Barton The libertarian position on foreign aid is straightforward: Foreign aid is unconstitutional. Foreign aid is an illegitimate purpose of government. I am a firm believer in foreign aid.  I have donated to foreign aid projects many times: … Continue reading →

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The Beginning of the end

Posted on May 7, 2017 by

By Nathan Barton According to an Economist story, the “democratically elected” governor of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico declared bankruptcy on Wednesday. This is a debt of $74 billion dollars, about 100% of the island’s GNP.  The amount is staggering. … Continue reading →

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Libertarian Commentary on the News, #14-18A: Government action versus voluntary private action

Posted on May 5, 2014 by

By Nathan Barton Good morning.  A few stories from the weekend and even last week, which I think you will find of interest.  Apparently, Ukraine did NOT explode over the weekend, although Mount St. Helens is showing life and there … Continue reading →

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Libertarian Commentary on the News, #13-41D: Abominable Act (ObummerCare) and the “messiah”

Posted on October 26, 2013 by

Abominable Act (ObummerCare) – The “messiah” in charge Administration Grants Itself 3-Month Exemption from Individual Mandate (CNSNews.com) Nathan: So why are we funding Congress?  Is it for the entertainment value?  The “messiah” can do whatever he pleases, and then tell … Continue reading →

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Food Stamps – An American Evil

Posted on October 16, 2013 by

The Food Stamp Program, originally created as part of the “New Deal” of the evil monster-in-chief F. D. Roosevelt and reinvented again and again by machine politics and a succession of monsters-in-chief like LBJ and William Jefferson Clinton, is in … Continue reading →

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