Tag Archives: Politics 2014

Libertarian Commentary on the News, #14-15A: You gotta be kidding me!

Posted on April 13, 2014 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton An extra commentary this week: good morning on a weekend.  Sunday is here. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued its fiscal year (FY) 2014 to 2018 Strategic Plan today, which provides a blueprint for advancing EPA’s … Continue reading →

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Libertarian commentary on the news, #14-14E: Soviet-style FedGov control

Posted on April 11, 2014 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Good morning, and welcome to the end of the week.  Fun and games in DC, while lack of self-defense results in more and more injuries under very odd circumstances, and polls that show our modern political problems … Continue reading →

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

Posted on April 3, 2014 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 April 1, 2014 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 April 1, 2014 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 March 31, 2014 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, #14-12C: Short Wednesday Comments

Posted on March 26, 2014 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, #14-12A: Theft is a many-splendored thing.

Posted on March 24, 2014 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Good morning!  If you haven’t already, visit and read my rant “In my inbox…” written on a cold, snowy Saturday afternoon here in the Paha Sapa. Even as I am going through news stories right now, looking … Continue reading →

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Libertarian commentary on the news, #14-11D: Good news, for once?

Posted on March 20, 2014 by TPOL Nathan

Good morning, and a lovely one again: not much wind and the snow is melting fast where I am. Let me start out with some good news or ideas, for once. North Korean Born in a Prison Camp: ‘My Favorite … Continue reading →

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Libertarian commentary on the news, #14-11B: Stupid is as stupid does

Posted on March 18, 2014 by TPOL Nathan

Good morning!  This week is filled with examples of how stupid government, and the people IN government can be.  More and more cutting off their own noses to spite their faces, they are driving people towards rebellion at an ever … Continue reading →

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