Category Archives: Commentary on the News

Libertarian commentary on the news, #14-14A: massas or farmers?

Posted on 2014-04-07 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Good morning in an April spring.  As fields start to green up and leaves start to bud, many folks’ thoughts turn to farming and gardening.  Apparently, those who claim to rule over us, seem to be treating … Continue reading →

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Libertarian commentary on the news, #14-13E: Governments: lazy AND stupid

Posted on 2014-04-04 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Good morning from the future lands of the free people of the State of North Colorado (or Pawnee, hopefully). A Katy, Texas arrest of a man on terrorism charges is an example (maybe, for once) of someone … Continue reading →

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Libertarian Commentary on the News, #14-13D: Prayer, ObummerCare, and Sanctions

Posted on 2014-04-03 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Good afternoon. In what may be a short week due to weather, travel, and work, I will be traveling into the Wild West, the wilderness of the Eastern Plains of Colorado, heartland of the still not-yet-born “State … Continue reading →

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Libertarian Commentary on the News, #14-13C: Alternate Universes

Posted on 2014-04-03 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Good morning! The weather that missed us for the first three days this week come home to roost today:  six inches of snow already, more to come.  Not uncommon, but you’d think with all we pay the … Continue reading →

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Libertarian Commentary on the News, #14-13B: Slippery and slimy

Posted on 2014-04-01 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Good afternoon: for us, at least, on the southeastern side of the Pahasapa (Black Hills), this last storm was a bust: less than 2 inches, too much wind, and most all melted or blew away before sunset … Continue reading →

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Libertarian commentary on the News, #14-13A: Good news, bad news: violence around the globe

Posted on 2014-04-01 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Good morning, welcome to a new week and the end of March, as Mama Liberty and I both get another blast of winter!  Yeah! Government stupidity and hypocrisy are (as always) in the news.  What would we … Continue reading →

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Libertarian commentary on the news, #14-12E: Having fun? (yet?)

Posted on 2014-03-31 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Good morning, readers, and I need to have a little fun.  Not that I don’t take these stories seriously, but sometimes we get in moods, and a little laughter lightens up on the trigger-finger.  Sorry for publishing … Continue reading →

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Libertarian Commentary on the News, #14-12D: This and That: Truth in Media

Posted on 2014-03-28 by TPOL Nathan

Good morning!  It is a short, late commentary, as I sit watching the sun come up over a fresh layer of snow in the foothills of the Black Hills.  Time to ponder some sad facts. As always, when reading a … Continue reading →

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Libertarian Commentary on the News, #14-12C: Short Wednesday Comments

Posted on 2014-03-26 by TPOL Nathan

Good morning!  When your family has all put in forty hours of work and it is only Tuesday night, you can figure it is going to be a long week.  That is the case with us:  a second landfill fire … Continue reading →

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Libertarian Commentary on the News, #14-12B: Dead people, dead babies

Posted on 2014-03-25 by TPOL Nathan

Good morning!  A number of fascinating items on the news for the beginning of the week. It now appears that most of the conspiracy theories regarding the Malaysian airliner which disappeared more than two weeks can be forgotten.  It seems … Continue reading →

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