Monthly Archives: September 2017

The nanny state: a society of tattletales

Posted on September 13, 2017 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Tom Woods recently reported on a well-known conductor whose career may have been ruined by a snitch, this weekend at the Oregon Bach Festival. Overhearing a conversation between two good friends (one British white, one Florida black), … Continue reading →

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“Keep public lands in public hands”

Posted on September 11, 2017 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton The title of this commentary is taken from a sign showing up in Southeastern Utah and other places, trying to counter the obvious attempts by Trump, his cronies, and the GOP (and other evil people like Libertarians) … Continue reading →

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Police state? Irma and the Virgin Islands

Posted on September 8, 2017 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton The first screaming news stories appeared yesterday.  The governor of the US Virgin Islands was sending out the National Guard to grab all the weapons and ammo that his Islands’ residents have, as part of the preparations … Continue reading →

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Your friendly local weapons shop?

Posted on September 6, 2017 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Trump has announced that his administration is removing the restrictions imposed by the former squatter at 1600 PA transferring military equipment to “civilian” police departments across the nation. As any of us would expect, the Fifty States … Continue reading →

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Media and Muslims – whom do we believe?

Posted on September 5, 2017 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton (Thanks to Marsh for this.) The Geller Report accuses, with good documentation and justification, the Mainstream Media with spreading a false narrative about how Muslims are THE heroes of the Houston-Harvey cataclysm. Apparently ignoring the “usual” heroes … Continue reading →

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The Collective Fallacy & Hurricane Harvey

Posted on September 3, 2017 by MamaLiberty

by L. Reichard White Which of the following politicians was right about Hurricane Harvey? I think it would be a good idea to take a few days off, get out of the Houston area.” —Texas Governor Abbott Getting a bit … Continue reading →

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Your right? Or you’re wrong? Part 2

Posted on September 3, 2017 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton (See part 1) Sometimes, maybe the standards can change. Often that is because technology and tactics change.  Being allergic to horses used to be a serious problem and would get you down-checked.  Not so much a problem … Continue reading →

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Your right?  Or you’re wrong? Part 1

Posted on September 2, 2017 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Recently, the establishment is resisting the recent announcement by the current Commander-in-Chief that “transgendered” people will NOT be allowed to serve in the military.  This came up the end of August as it became clear that bureaucrats … Continue reading →

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Suppressing our liberties

Posted on September 2, 2017 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton In These Times (which I believe is a leftist webzine) has an exultant article by Peter Cole about how wonderful the most Tranzi of unions, the Dockworkers et al, just shut down “fascists” in California and were … Continue reading →

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The daily hate, 2017-style

Posted on September 1, 2017 by TPOL Nathan

WARNING: There is a picture about halfway down in this commentary. According to polling, you view this picture at your own risk. This evilll picture could make your eyes bleed and can cause permanent politically-based brain damage. Be warned. Be … Continue reading →

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