Monthly Archives: October 2019

Exploiting the passions of youth

Posted on October 31, 2019 by TPOL Nathan

Young people – especially teens – have enormous energy and vitality. They can be very passionate and enthusiastic. Unfortunately, many people take advantage of that. It is, if not a form of child abuse, certainly an example of taking advantage … Continue reading →

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Urban collapse grows nearer

Posted on October 30, 2019 by TPOL Nathan

I have never been a fan of large urban areas. Today, I have even less reason to think good about them. Massive urban areas with millions – even tens of millions – are NOT necessary for “civilization.” Indeed, even smaller … Continue reading →

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Growing economy or rushing to disaster?

Posted on October 29, 2019 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton According to Investing.com, the Standard and Poors (S&P) 500 is at all-time highs, reaching over 3,000 in the last few days. The NASDAQ is over 8,000, the Dow Jones Industrial over 27,000. (This is in general over … Continue reading →

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Why not just keep them all at half-staff?

Posted on October 26, 2019 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton We were reading news tonight (Thursday, 24th October) and ran across this article concerning flying flags at half-staff (half-mast if onboard ships and boats). We had wondered last week why we saw so many (but not all) … Continue reading →

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Lynching – is it racist?

Posted on October 25, 2019 by TPOL Nathan

Let me start off by saying, lynching is NOT good. Or nice. Not in any way. With that out of the way to start, let me add that I can see no way in which lynching can be considered “racist.” … Continue reading →

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Most Americans supposedly want to “revise” the First Amendment

Posted on October 24, 2019 by TPOL Nathan

The article just came across my newsfeed. The Free Beacon reports that a poll reports that a majority of Americans want to see the First Amendment to the United States Constitution rewritten. ” More than 60 percent of Americans agree on restricting … Continue reading →

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Government enabling scam artists

Posted on October 24, 2019 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Simon Black, the Sovereign Man, has been following the story of one of the latest bubbles to break, the WeWork company, which did fancy-dan, short-term rentals of business offices. In his article, he briefly addresses the various … Continue reading →

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Tolerating the intolerable? Democrats and The Donald

Posted on October 23, 2019 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Look, I don’t LIKE Trump. He is a typical POTUS in his disregard of liberty, the Constitution, and mundane things like money and the day-to-day fedgov crimes. In addition, he is annoying, arrogant, boastful, immoral, and generally … Continue reading →

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The excesses of the modern regulatory state

Posted on October 23, 2019 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton The bizarre behavior of the regulatory state seems to ramp up daily. The actions get more twisted, their impacts more severe, and the fallout more frustrating. Consider Ontario (still, after Monday’s election, firmly in the Tranzi camp … Continue reading →

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What’s your frustration level?

Posted on October 19, 2019 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton I guess I just naturally seem to hang around with a bunch of malcontents. People who are fed up with things as they are, concerned about how things are developing in the Fifty States, their own state, … Continue reading →

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