Tag Archives: Mainstream Media

Libertarian News & Commentary #15-20B, 21 May 2015: Government Dictates and Stupidity

Posted on 2015-05-21 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan A. Barton The hubris of government is awesome indeed: the dictates of the state are usually foolish and based on myths and warped perception of reality.  Consider this: The Guardian reports that Los Angeles is the largest US … Continue reading →

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Libertarian commentary on the news, #14-32A: Stupid, stupid, stupid

Posted on 2014-08-11 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Good morning!  Sometimes the sheer stupidity of government and its actions hits me right between the eyes: this weekend is a great example.  Ignoring impacts on me, my family, my clients, and friends and associates, we see … Continue reading →

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Libertarian Commentary on the News, #14-17B:

Posted on 2014-04-29 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Good morning, and welcome to Spring weather: snow in the north and tornadoes in the south!  Over the past three days, I’ve watched the local NOAA forecast swing wildly from a winter storm warning of six inches … Continue reading →

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Libertarian Commentary on the News, #14-17A: Satire or Truth?

Posted on 2014-04-28 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton It is getting harder and harder to see the truth for the satire.  Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s newest anti-gun initiative Everytown For Gun Safety was recently parodied in a public service announcement that was designed to look like … Continue reading →

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Libertarian Commentary on the News, #14-03A: Regulators (stupid government)

Posted on 2014-01-14 by TPOL Nathan

Stupid government – Regulators West Virginia Chemical–Spill Site Avoided Broad Regulatory Scrutiny (Wall Street Journal) The site of a West Virginia chemical spill that contaminated the water supply for 300000 people operated largely outside government oversight, … Nathan: It is not hard … Continue reading →

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Chicken Little is Alive and Well (Libertarian Commentary on the News, #13-50A)

Posted on 2013-12-23 by TPOL Nathan

Chicken Little News – Everyone’s going to die!!!! Dramatic decline in industrial agriculture could herald ‘peak food’ (Raw Story) Mama’s Note: Couldn’t scare anyone with “peak oil” anymore, so they’ve moved on.  Of course, people are not using something like … Continue reading →

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Libertarian Commentary on the News, #13-47C: Long Term Lies and Problems: Congress, Economy

Posted on 2013-12-13 by TPOL Nathan

The first stories today illustrate the long-term problems that government brings to the table.  First we have the corruption and backroom dealing and hypocrisy which is a “system feature” of Congress and legislatures in the nation and around the world.  … Continue reading →

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Your Groceries are Shrinking!

Posted on 2013-07-25 by MamaLiberty

Food Inflation Kept Hidden in Tinier Bags By STEPHANIE CLIFFORD and CATHERINE RAMPELL (New York Times) Chips are disappearing from bags, candy from boxes and vegetables from can. As an expected increase in the cost of raw materials looms for … Continue reading →

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Libertarian Commentary on the News, #13-28C: Stupid government, politicians, and people

Posted on 2013-07-21 by TPOL Nathan

Stupid government – Stupid politicians Iowa fires agent who pursued governor’s speeding SUV (Yahoo News) Nathan: Even South Dakota’s Bill Janklow (known for a heavy foot) didn’t do this; Iowa is a thug government on an ever growing basis, much … Continue reading →

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Libertarian Commentary on the News, #13-23B: Home front killings and confusion

Posted on 2013-06-10 by TPOL Nathan

The news cycle on the Santa Monica shootings is as strange as that for the Sandy Hook shootings, stranger even than the Aurora theatre shootings.  But there is very interesting news out there. Suspected Santa Monica gunman had 1,300 rounds: … Continue reading →

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