Monthly Archives: April 2016

Echelons Above Reality: the IRS and Congress

Posted on April 17, 2016 by TPOL Nathan

Libertarian Commentary #16-16B, by Nathan Barton The Army sometimes uses a term “Echelons Above Reality” or EAR, when speaking of higher command and especially the civilians that tell the military what to do: the secretaries of Defense, Navy, Army, and … Continue reading →

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Hypocrites: Liberty, privacy, and … sex

Posted on April 16, 2016 by TPOL Nathan

Libertarian Commentary #16-16 A, By Nathan Barton My, but doesn’t this sound just a wee bit hypocrtical? Christian News.Net reports that a petition has been launched at Change.org to get people and government to recognize that the rocker Bruce Springsteen … Continue reading →

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Voting and Complaining

Posted on April 15, 2016 by MamaLiberty

By MamaLiberty Every election cycle, at least a few people tell me that if I don’t “vote,” I can’t complain about the results. This has never made any sense at all to me, but this year it seems even more … Continue reading →

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Mama’s Note:

Posted on April 15, 2016 by MamaLiberty

Nathan is traveling again, and very busy, so there may not be any new commentary until next week. I’m trying to come up with something myself… but I’ve said it all so often I can’t seem to make it sound … Continue reading →

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Yet Another Hillary Big Lie

Posted on April 15, 2016 by MamaLiberty

By Gordon E. Finley, Ph.D. Upwards of ninety percent of the American electorate finds Secretary Hillary Clinton untrustworthy and what she said at a recent roundtable on equal pay in New York — in advance of the Democratic primary in New … Continue reading →

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The Uber-nanny state of 2016

Posted on April 8, 2016 by TPOL Nathan

Libertarian Commentary #16-15C By Nathan Barton In Mississippi, Governor Bryant signed a controversial “religious freedom” bill. As reported by the BBC News, “The governor of Mississippi has signed a controversial bill that allows businesses to refuse service to gay couples … Continue reading →

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Never? A response to an Islamic apologist

Posted on April 6, 2016 by TPOL Nathan

(Libertarian Commentary #16-15B, by Nathan Barton Never? A young man in Texas has written an article in the Huffington Post, entitled “Five reasons why Muslims should never have to apologize for terrorism,” which has generated a lot of discussion and … Continue reading →

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Morality, Society, Norms and Government

Posted on April 5, 2016 by TPOL Nathan

Libertarian Commentary #16-15A, by Nathan Barton I am working on various projects in “Indian Country” – that is the official FedGov term for the AmerInd reservations and “trust lands” which are found across the nation in virtually every state, if … Continue reading →

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Suppression and Elimination: our brave new world

Posted on April 2, 2016 by TPOL Nathan

Libertarian Commentary #16-14D, by Nathan Barton With the “victory over religious dogma” and “homophobia” and “hatred” in the Supreme Court, those few months ago, in which laws in most states, and many centuries of common law, as well as definitions … Continue reading →

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