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About TPOL Nathan

Follower of Christ Jesus (a christian), Pahasapan (resident of the Black Hills), Westerner, Lover of Liberty, Free-Market Anarchist, Engineer, Army Officer, Husband, Father, Historian, Writer, Evangelist. Successor to Lady Susan (Mama Liberty) at TPOL.

Update – South Dakota civics test fails

Posted on 2019-03-11 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton A quick follow-up on the South Dakota bill that would have required home-schoolers to pass a state-mandated (and -written) test on civics in order to get a valid high school diploma. It has (for now, at least) … Continue reading →

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Sharing the blame and the shame

Posted on 2019-03-11 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton We just can’t depend on government to do things right. Lovers of liberty are not the only people who embarrass themselves with what they say. (See my last commentary on JPFO, Hawai’i, and Levi Strauss.)

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Pushing the panic button

Posted on 2019-03-09 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton There are, I will admit, constant threats to our God-given liberties right here in the Fifty States.  Clearly, the gulf between lovers of liberty and those who fight against freedom is growing. This is certainly the case … Continue reading →

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Commenting on Quotes – Ingersoll

Posted on 2019-03-08 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton A while back, Liberty Tree posted this quote from the great Robert Ingersoll. “Every crime is born of necessity.  If you want less crime, you must change the conditions.  Poverty makes crime.  Want, rags, crusts, misfortune – all … Continue reading →

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Consistency is a rare jewel

Posted on 2019-03-05 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton For me, integrity is the consistency of words and actions. Part of the way that you do that is to ask people questions on some of the most difficult issues that you confront. ‘Take me through where … Continue reading →

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Liberty quotes – Winston Churchill

Posted on 2019-03-04 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Winston Churchill was an imperialist, a warmonger, and (among many other things) an unrecovered but fully functioning alcoholic.  But no one denies that he had a way with words, or that he understood liberty and freedom.

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Looking back – Knights of Non-Aggression

Posted on 2019-03-02 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton A few readers may, like me, recall the Knights of Non-Aggression, members of the Liberty Round Table, a very informal organization of anarchists and liberty-loving and -keeping people back in the late 1990s and early 2000s. We … Continue reading →

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The War-Party State (following up on one-party states)

Posted on 2019-03-01 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton My recent commentary on One-Party States triggered some thoughts. Just a few short words about some of these.  I may have a more lengthy commentary on it in the future. One point made is that here in … Continue reading →

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Lies and more lies – lowlife living

Posted on 2019-02-28 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton If you do not know the name “Keith Ellison,” see the end of this commentary. This lowlife, now with the authority of being Attorney General for a major liberal midwestern state, sent us an email recently. Filled … Continue reading →

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Crumbling government

Posted on 2019-02-27 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Space.com recently reported that NASA has approved SpaceX sending a Dragon passenger-carrying spacecraft (capsule, really) with a dummy on a test flight to the International Space Station, scheduled for 2 March – just a few days from … Continue reading →

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