Category Archives: Commentary on the News

Libertarian Commentary on the News, #14-21C: It is about the power

By Nathan Barton Good morning.  Temperatures climbing nationwide as we enter summer but there are still lots of mountains with snow on them, and vast areas still to turn green.  Politically, things remain on the boil, but more and more … Continue reading

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Libertarian Commentary on the News, #14-21B: ObummerCare and PoliceCare (NOT)

By Nathan Barton Good morning!  This is (officially) a short workweek because some people back in the 1960s decided the old traditional Memorial Day on the 31st (and previously, on a Sunday) was going to be a national holiday, for … Continue reading

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Libertarian Commentary on the News, #14-21A: Killings and Memories

By Nathan Barton Good morning, and welcome to Memorial Day.  Please remember all the dead of war, not just American dead, and not just American war; especially those wars still going on.

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Libertarian Commentary on the News, #14-20E: Home front economics

By Nathan Barton Good morning. Fighting off flu-like symptoms, here is a short commentary to end the week. I start out with a real zinger today.  There are lies, and then there are LIES and then there are BIG WHOPPING … Continue reading

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Libertarian Commentary on the News, #14-20D: “Unintended consequences?”

Good morning… I think. Lots of fun things: In Connecticut, one of the strongest (worst) police states of the Fifty States, the legislature has been “forced” (by the fear of losing federal money) to make chocolate milk illegal in schools, … Continue reading

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Libertarian Commentary on the News, #14-20C: Veterans – worthless to FedGov

By Nathan Barton Good morning!  Did you know that half the nation is in drought?  This is due to global warming, it is claimed, although this is typically the case for May for decades, and within the last decade there … Continue reading

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Libertarian Commentary on the News, #14-20B: cops and killing and more

By Nathan Barton Good morning! It is a weekly, if not daily, litany of new crimes and wickedness perpetrated by gangs in this nation: gangs in blue uniforms (well, increasingly, black uniforms) with their fancy cars and high-tech equipment and … Continue reading

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Libertarian Commentary on the News, #14-20A: Government above the law

By Nathan Barton Good morning.  After a long weekend and frustrations with government agencies across four states, I am in fine fettle today.  The growing power and even more rapidly growing abusive nature of governments from the westernmost island of … Continue reading

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Libertarian Commentary on the News, #14-19E: Lies and stupidity in the news

By Nathan Barton Good morning; the week seems to be progressing well. After yesterday’s articles, I have one last example of lies and ignoring the truth.  It seems that people are in a panic about earthquakes.  In many places, politicians … Continue reading

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Libertarian Commentary on the News, #14-19D: Truths people pretend aren’t so

By Nathan Barton Every day, we see government and businesses – particularly big business – and academia (usually a branch of government) lie more and more.   Much of this lying relates directly to ignoring or hiding or denying truths … Continue reading

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