Tag Archives: spending

Pork, pork, pork, pork…

Posted on August 9, 2022 by TPOL Nathan

The article last week from AP spreads the good news of government largess to the tourism industry. It is absolutely amazing what the FedGov (and States and counties and cities) do with the money that they steal from taxpayers now … Continue reading →

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The blame game – Uncle Joe holds the bag?

Posted on March 14, 2022 by TPOL Nathan

Readers of The Price of Liberty understand (or at least we HOPE you do) that our organization and publication are NOT fans of the honorable Uncle Joe – the “big guy” who gets his cut. But we often have to … Continue reading →

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Wyoming’s rest area crisis (Part III) – concepts of liberty

Posted on June 25, 2020 by TPOL Nathan

Having explained the problems with rest areas and their closure in Wyoming, what can we learn from that, and what can we do to provide an essential service AND expand liberty?

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Modern American cult of death

Posted on September 4, 2018 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Aretha Franklin was a talented, gifted, popular and influential musician.  She is missed. McCain also seems to be missed by a whole lot of people. Since they both died recently, we got a double serving of the … Continue reading →

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False religions, new and old

Posted on May 12, 2016 by TPOL Nathan

Libertarian Commentary #16-19C, By Nathan Barton False religions are, of course, a dime a dozen and have been since not all that long after Adam and Eve got kicked out of the garden. Today, more than ever, we see the … Continue reading →

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Disgusting habits

Posted on February 10, 2016 by TPOL Nathan

Libertarian Commentary #16-06B by Nathan Barton Americans have this disgusting habit of politicizing everything, especially commercials for food, and people and businesses who sell food. Remember the bakers who are being punished for not baking ‘same-sex wedding’ cakes and Chik-fil-A? … Continue reading →

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Libertarian Commentary on the News, 23 September 2015, #15-38D: Government – evil AND stupid

Posted on September 24, 2015 by TPOL Nathan

by Nathan Barton How much worse can California get?  Apparently, as reported by The Newspaper (.com), we are nowhere near the limit yet.  The California People’s Assembly of Idiots and Tyrants has passed a Governor Moonbeam inspired law to limit … Continue reading →

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Libertarian Commentary on the News, 25 June 2015, #15-25C: Stupidity and fear in modern life

Posted on June 24, 2015 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Gee! An article, “More Spending Doesn’t Lead To Improved Student Learning,” in Forbes, asks. Have we hit a wall where more spending on traditional public schools will not lead to improved student learning? Applying commonly-accepted statistical tools … Continue reading →

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Libertarian commentary on the news, #15-05A: This and that

Posted on February 3, 2015 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Good morning: work and weather and travel kept me from posting anything yesterday, but here are a few stories of interest today. In Kermit, Texas, in the Permian Basin, which used to be a nice place to … Continue reading →

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Libertarian Commentary on the News, #14-50E: Tyranny at the state level

Posted on December 12, 2014 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Good morning. People constantly seek ways to place the Fifty States in various orders of “liberty” and “tyranny” and best and worst place to have a business, own a home, or retire.  But it seems impossible to … Continue reading →

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