Monthly Archives: August 2016

The Rot is Ubiquitous: government-run, tax-supported schools in 2016

Posted on August 30, 2016 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Most of us know the common wisdom regarding apples: the proverb that says, “the rotten apple spoils the barrel.” In the old days (before wooden crates, which came before cardboard crates), apples were shipped from (or by) … Continue reading →

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A EpiPen Cost Crisis

Posted on August 27, 2016 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton The crisis de jour. Epinephrine injection pens, brand and popular name “EpiPens” are valuable and life-saving ways to limit allergic reactions which can kill people. They seem to be a matter of LIFE AND DEATH. (Mama Liberty … Continue reading →

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Government’s results on display again

Posted on August 26, 2016 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton The recent swarms of tornadoes across the eastern Great Plains and the record-setting flooding in Louisiana have once again showcased the benefits of depending on government for assistance in times of disaster and emergency. And at the … Continue reading →

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Government and essential services and utilities – Yes or No?

Posted on August 25, 2016 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton There are a number of utilities that we all take for granted, as long as we live in a town here in Anglo-America: Water supply and distribution – domestic, potable, uncontaminated irrigation fire-fighting Sanitary sewage collection and … Continue reading →

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Mob Rule…

Posted on August 25, 2016 by MamaLiberty

From an email… no attribution. But so very true I couldn’t resist… Who owns your life? You… or the voters?

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Hope: Food and Medicine

Posted on August 19, 2016 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Anyone remember Soylent Green? SF story and movie? Well, apparently a company in California (where else?) is now producing a “super milkshake” called Soylent. Pricey stuff, too! (At least for us frontier Westerners.) Their website doesn’t seem … Continue reading →

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Hope: Medical improvements on the way

Posted on August 18, 2016 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Whenever we hear of medical progress and improvements these days, we hear about new technology and new drugs or nutrients, at least 99.9% of the time: new tests, new sensors, new treatments, new antibiotics, new natural substances … Continue reading →

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Downward spiral into what?

Posted on August 18, 2016 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton These days, it is easy to be pessimistic. When you see how some of the more dire predictions of various observers seem to be coming to pass, it doesn’t take much to decide that we are rapidly … Continue reading →

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Racism in Geography – A Case Study and Speculations

Posted on August 17, 2016 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Warning: Massive rant ahead! Maybe even a tirade. Government destroys everything it touches: makes it worse and worse until at last, there is nothing (worthwhile) left. Last week, in the news in South Dakota, we found that … Continue reading →

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Good Morning America!

Posted on August 14, 2016 by MamaLiberty

By MamaLiberty I LOVE the smell of cordite and the sound of gunfire in the morning! Have you ever been to an Appleseed shoot? I’ve been to four of them, three as a participant, and the last one at my … Continue reading →

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