Monthly Archives: March 2017

Whinging or soliciting help? The pitiful state of public broadcasting

Posted on March 19, 2017 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton I just received this e-mail from Friends of South Dakota Public Broadcasting, the local affiliate of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) and National Public Radio (NPR) and all the other “public media” that the folks over … Continue reading →

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How much more pitiful can these people get?

Posted on March 17, 2017 by TPOL Nathan

by Nathan Barton The advocates for manmade global warming are indeed worthy of pity as they humiliate themselves with more and more outrageous and pathetic claims about the horrors of global warming, even as their past claims and predictions are … Continue reading →

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Space: the ultimate war zone

Posted on March 17, 2017 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Some more people are waking up to the potential of space, for commerce and war if not for liberty. As reported by Space.com, Elon Musk announced that SpaceX plans to fly two people around Luna by the … Continue reading →

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When will the Fifty States break up?

Posted on March 15, 2017 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton It is not a matter of “if” the formerly united States of America will break up into two, three, five, a dozen, or even fifty or more independent states, but when.  Just as has been the case … Continue reading →

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Don’t rein in my parade

Posted on March 14, 2017 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton With St. Patrick’s Day coming up on Friday, a number of places held their St. Patrick’s Day parades on Saturday or Sunday.  As with Christmas, it appears that St. Paddy’s Day is a political football.  The news … Continue reading →

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Revolting against the tyranny of the English language

Posted on March 13, 2017 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton The Blaze has a lengthy article about Brit universities (and some American schools) banning certain common English words from use.  No, it isn’t the n-word or the k-word or even those four-letter words that used not to … Continue reading →

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A Baker’s Dozen ™ Items in your auto first aid kit

Posted on March 13, 2017 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton I recently shared ideas for things to carry in your automobile.  One of those was a first aid kit.  But what should be in that kit?  Here, Mama Liberty and I propose the thirteen most useful things … Continue reading →

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A triple Baker’s Dozen ™ – Carrying things in your automobile

Posted on March 11, 2017 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Are we really responsible for our own safety, daily actions?  Or do we depend on others – especially government – to make up for our lack of thought, planning, and preparation? Consider traveling by auto, by car … Continue reading →

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Oh, the idiocy of it all (Tales of the Colorado General Assembly)

Posted on March 10, 2017 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Cannabis has been legal in Colorado for some time, now, first for medical use and now for recreational as well as medicinal use.  It seems to have gone pretty well, with a few problems, but none of … Continue reading →

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Trump the greater warmonger?

Posted on March 10, 2017 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton The website TheAntiMedia is screaming about how much more drone bombing Trump is doing than the Wizard O’bummer did, as reported in Freedom Net Daily reporting calculations from a source at the Council on Foreign Relations that … Continue reading →

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