Category Archives: Commentary on the News

Accurate information on Coronavirus

Posted on 2020-03-24 by TPOL Nathan

As with any crisis, facts quickly become difficult to find. Any time politics is involved, there will be people – often prominent people – who put out wildly varying information and claims. People exaggerate and underplay the situation. When other … Continue reading →

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Backlash against government lockdowns – justified?

Posted on 2020-03-24 by TPOL Nathan

It appears that we are part of a growing resistance to the ever more harsh restrictions that panicked government officials are imposing to “protect” us against the Beer Flu. The government officials are being egged on by extremely-panicked and fearful … Continue reading →

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Guest column – Staying happy while self-distancing

Posted on 2020-03-23 by TPOL Nathan

Margaret Figert of Valentine, Nebraska, is a long-time correspondent and friend, from a more conservative than libertarian point of view. Still, I’d like to share her “Smoke Signals” column for this week, entitled “Staying happy while self-distancing.” She has a … Continue reading →

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The Navajo Nation and other places of panic

Posted on 2020-03-22 by TPOL Nathan

The Navajo Nation Council urges tribal members “not to panic.” Apparently, the Council is panicking for the people, according to the Cortez Journal, as 14 people have tested positive (no deaths).  Although not as draconian as California or Telluride and … Continue reading →

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War… and plague… is the health of the state

Posted on 2020-03-19 by TPOL Nathan

Readers may recall this quote: “War is the health of the state,” made by radical writer Randolph Bourne, as the Great War ground its bloody way across Europe. We saw then, as the European empires went to war in 1914, … Continue reading →

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Who benefits from closing all the schools?

Posted on 2020-03-18 by TPOL Nathan

Rob Morse, in his “Slow Facts” webzine, on Monday, asks a good question: “Are bureacrats shutting down schools for their benefit or for yours? When the same cities that close all their schools to supposedly prevent the close contact that … Continue reading →

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Coronavirus? Economic collapse? No, the real threat is government

Posted on 2020-03-18 by TPOL Nathan

So, we continue to see the growing numbers of ill and death from Beer Flu. We hear about people dying in strange ways in strange places. We worry about earthquakes and volcanic eruptions, blizzards and floods, droughts and tornadoes. All … Continue reading →

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Upcoming commentary: opportunities ahead due to coronavirus panic

Posted on 2020-03-17 by TPOL Nathan

A brief preview of the commentary to be published on Thursday morning in The Price of Liberty. We need to remember the opportunities that the Beer Flu Panic is creating as well.  Some key areas: Government decentralization (and even reduction) … Continue reading →

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Tightening the noose – government wants more control

Posted on 2020-03-17 by TPOL Nathan

One of the keys of a free society, especially in the 21st Century, is communications. The current novel coronavirus crisis and the Beer Flu Panic are demonstrating – again – the truth of this statement. Whether or not we are … Continue reading →

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Wyoming and Colorado Fun and Games

Posted on 2020-03-12 by TPOL Nathan

The Denver Post tells us that Wyoming State Government, those evil monsters, are looking at buying a million acres of land and 4 million acres of mineral rights. Including – gasp – some located in Colorado.

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