Liberty's Torch

(a.k.a. Bastion Of Liberty)

"Keep clear of the dupes that talk democracy,
And the dogs that bark revolution.
Drunk with talk, liars and believers.
I believe in my tusks.
Long live freedom and damn the ideologies!"
(Robinson Jeffers)

Thursday, March 23, 2017

New Fiction (UPDATED)

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     Fifteen years after emigrating, Holly—born Horace—Martinowski returns to Onteora County, New York where she was born and raised. Neit...
Wednesday, March 22, 2017

The Political Chimera Of 2017

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     The most curious aspect of our current situation in federal politics is one that’s hardly been discussed, much less explored in depth. ...
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Tuesday, March 21, 2017

Problems

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     “What can’t be cured must be endured.” – old saying      I was about to begin a typical tirade on a subject of current political inte...
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An Old Favorite Returns

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     Glenn Reynolds brought this oldie but goodie back for a well-deserved rerun:      I’ve sometimes wondered – and no, not when “in my...
Monday, March 20, 2017

“Religious Freedom” Part 2: Rights In The Raw

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     I’ve received a fair amount of email since I penned the previous piece on this subject. Quite a bit of it was incredulous in the ext...
Sunday, March 19, 2017

Requiescat In Pacem

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     No op-ed today. No Rumination. No exegesis upon matters sacred or profane. Today is a day to mourn.      Yesterday afternoon, the Reve...
Saturday, March 18, 2017

A Spot Of Humor From The Fiction Section

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     Every now and then I deliberately challenge myself to write something that will make me personally uneasy...even revolted. And every no...
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The “Are You Paranoid Enough?” Edition

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     I’ve never been a fan of what’s become known as “the Internet of Things.” Bandwidth around here is precious – too many people are onlin...
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Friday, March 17, 2017

The Anarcho-Tyranny Chronicles

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     If you’ve been a Gentle Reader of Liberty’s Torch for a goodly while now, you’re probably familiar with the late Sam Francis’s coinage...
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Thursday, March 16, 2017

Manufactured Scandals: A Schematic

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     Scandal appears to be the meat and potatoes of “journalism” in our time. At any rate it seems that way with the political ascension of ...
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Wednesday, March 15, 2017

Tuesday Terpsichore

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     No, we didn’t get as badly blasted by the snow as we feared. We got about three inches of snow that didn’t persist due to a lot of rain...
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Tuesday, March 14, 2017

“Religious Freedom”

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     I’m snowed in this morning, and the political news has been sort of flat lately, so I thought I might address the subject of religious ...
Monday, March 13, 2017

Legislative Encystments

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     Unfortunately, I have a depressing subject for this morning’s screed. I know, I know: It’s Monday. Most Gentle Readers don’t need any ...
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