Tag Archives: Mainstream Media

Whom do we believe? And when?

Posted on 2017-03-02 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Every day, we see or read or hear news stories, from locally, our region, the Fifty States, and around the world. Sometimes, especially for local stories, we see something that is just not right: sometimes not quite … Continue reading →

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Movies, society, and liberty

Posted on 2017-02-21 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Movies are an important part of American culture and society, and have been for a century. It is hard to imagine that at once time (and as late as the 1940s), many religious Americans believed that the … Continue reading →

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Ground Hog Day

Posted on 2017-02-02 by MamaLiberty

By MamaLiberty No true “first light” yesterday, and it’s snowing this morning so I don’t expect one today. Just a gradual increase of diffused light that reveals the deep cloud cover and the snow all around. It can be beautiful … Continue reading →

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The first few days of the Trump era

Posted on 2017-01-28 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Things seem to be going downhill, fast, don’t they? News stories are already bemoaning how little Trump has accomplished, even though Monday was the first “full day” of work for the new Massa, and his staff is … Continue reading →

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Don’t believe it…

Posted on 2017-01-13 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Yesterday, the POTUS-to-be had a news conference and gave a lot of us a great deal of pleasure by attacking the media, including those right there in the room with him, for their lies and overall behavior. … Continue reading →

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Reports of its death are greatly exaggerated

Posted on 2017-01-01 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton James A Haught, in CounterPunch writes about the “long, slow death of religion” in America. “By now, it’s clear that religion is fading in America, as it has done in most advanced Western democracies. Dozens of surveys … Continue reading →

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Environists, media, and lies

Posted on 2016-12-31 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Author’s Note: For those readers who may not be familiar with it, the term “environist” is a derisive term I use for so-called “environmentalists” because it is clear that the breed in general has no brains: no … Continue reading →

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Donald Trump, military dictator (or: Dick Daring, boy reporter)

Posted on 2016-12-14 by MamaLiberty

By Vin Suprynowicz (Full article at Vin’s blog here. Long, lots of stuff covered, and some we won’t agree on. Over all, an excellent read. Trump is not perfect, by any means, and is not “libertarian” no matter how one … Continue reading →

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Lies and more lies: Ohio State “Shooting”

Posted on 2016-11-29 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Back to work and commenting after a Thanksgiving weekend… The mainstream media (the “Fake News” according to several correspondents) demonstrated why they should be called that today, when a Somali Muslim student, after hours of ranting about … Continue reading →

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The Strangest Fires Ever Told

Posted on 2016-09-11 by MamaLiberty

by L. Reichard White The extraordinary claim that fire was the ultimate cause of the complete progressive collapse of three skyscrapers on September 11, 2001 is the flimsy foundation upon which the Police State is being constructed. How realistic is … Continue reading →

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