Monthly Archives: August 2017

What wimps we are

Posted on August 29, 2017 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton In this degenerate and wicked generation, it comes as no surprise. In 1900, Galveston (once the port city for Houston and now a major port and part of the huge Houston megaplex and “suburb” of Houston) was … Continue reading →

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Hurricanes and Other Disasters

Posted on August 27, 2017 by MamaLiberty

By MamaLiberty I read The Rational Review News Digest every day, except weekends and holidays when the editors take a break. Other than that, I don’t generally read much of the “news,” since my appetite for having my intelligence insulted … Continue reading →

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Western civilization – crumbling?

Posted on August 26, 2017 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Is “Western Civilization” falling apart?  Some recent stories seem to make a very strong argument for that. Google and Facebook have been in the news for years (at least in alternative media) because of their complete lack … Continue reading →

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History Dialogs

Posted on August 24, 2017 by MamaLiberty

By MamaLiberty Well, that wasn’t quite the response I was looking for… Someone wrote to me immediately, not bothering to leave a comment on the article, thrashing me because he thought the whole piece was an attempt to demean “black … Continue reading →

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And so it begins…

Posted on August 24, 2017 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton And so it begins… “Bikers for Trump Arizona” in a Facebook posting, announced that their members will be in Phoenix at a pro-Trump rally to defend the rally against planned AntiFa “counter-protesters.”  An e-mail posted by them … Continue reading →

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History

Posted on August 23, 2017 by MamaLiberty

By MamaLiberty More or less some random thoughts here, maybe the start of some interesting dialog… First, what is “history?” As with almost everything else, it doesn’t mean the same thing to everyone. We are hearing every day now that … Continue reading →

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The terror of local government in the Fifty States, part 1

Posted on August 17, 2017 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton The attitude and record of local governments across the Fifty States is incredibly distressing, to me and many others. It is not a series of isolated incidents, or of a few big urban areas or small rural … Continue reading →

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Nationalists and supremacists – segregated by color?

Posted on August 16, 2017 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton The scene is familiar in the second decade of the 21st Century, especially in university towns.  A “protest” march (not quite a mob) of people bearing signs and torches and chanting slogans winds its way down a … Continue reading →

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War: clouds on the horizon

Posted on August 15, 2017 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton The drums of war are pounding: the dogs of war snap at their tethers, seeking to be let loose. Or so you’d believe looking at the major, mainstream media – and much of the alternate media. A … Continue reading →

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Billions for conquest and tribute – not one penny for defense?

Posted on August 14, 2017 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton The tremendous expense of deploying a missile fleet capable in the long term of countering nuclear threats has spawned a debate in the American military establishment, as talked about in a recent Stars and Stripes article. How … Continue reading →

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