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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.

Modern American cult of death

Posted on 2018-09-04 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Aretha Franklin was a talented, gifted, popular and influential musician.  She is missed. McCain also seems to be missed by a whole lot of people. Since they both died recently, we got a double serving of the … Continue reading →

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More on ghettos and refuges

Posted on 2018-09-03 by TPOL Nathan

by Nathan Barton A few weeks ago, I suggested that ghettos can sometimes be refuges for people and businesses, when society (or the powers-that-be) is very much against the people, their business, or their products and practices. Yes, they can … Continue reading →

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Commentary #1400 – loss and vision

Posted on 2018-09-01 by TPOL Nathan

This is the fourteen-hundredth commentary published on The Price of Liberty, courtesy and the dedication and work of Susan Callaway, Mama Liberty. It has only been a few weeks since we lost her after her tough fight with cancer.  There … Continue reading →

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Prohibition on steroids

Posted on 2018-09-01 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton When we hear “prohibition” we immediately think of the 1920s-1930s alcohol fiasco, or the failed War on Some Drugs, especially on cannabis. But there are two ways to have “prohibition.” Yes, the traditional method is to just … Continue reading →

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Eating their own… even if long dead

Posted on 2018-08-29 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton There is afoot a proposal, “bipartisan” of course, to rename the Russell (Old) Senate Office Building (SOB – a worthy acronym for the place) in honor of recently dead John McCain. It is fascinating to compare these … Continue reading →

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Collapsing institutions

Posted on 2018-08-28 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton A comment on a recent column “Get your children out …” points out that it may take a “catastrophic extinction event” to rid ourselves of the odious institution of government-run, theft-funded “public” schools in the United States. … Continue reading →

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Goodbye and good riddance

Posted on 2018-08-28 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton We were taught, as we grew up, to respect the dead, to show sympathy for the families suffering the loss, and above all to “speak no ill of the dead.” How naïve we were back then. Of … Continue reading →

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Get your children out…

Posted on 2018-08-25 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton A Blaze story points out one of the many evils of government-run, theft-funded schools – so-called “public schools.” The teacher punished the fifth-grader and threatened him for treating her with the respect his parents expected of him towards … Continue reading →

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Welcome to the Ghetto

Posted on 2018-08-22 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Today, the word “ghetto” has really bad connotations.  It refers to slums where the vast majority of residents are black,  living in these inner-city neighborhoods of rotting buildings and utilities, crime, and neglect.  (See also “barrio” and … Continue reading →

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Innocent until … Part 2

Posted on 2018-08-21 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Part one is a short piece of fiction about surveillance cameras and police and public perceptions. Surveillence cameras and their complex and sometimes amazing software are a modern fact of life.  In many cities, and even suburban … Continue reading →

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