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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.

More thoughts on the Las Vegas Massacre (#3)

By Nathan Barton This week, I’ve lost track of the times I’ve heard politicians say the most disgusting things. First, of course, we have the liberals demanding “reasonable” gun laws. Then we have the conservatives whining about how this isn’t … Continue reading →

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Las Vegas Massacre #2

By Nathan Barton As I said in part 1, war came to the streets of America again this weekend. In a way far more familiar to much of the rest of the world than such things as the Orlando or … Continue reading →

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Blood in the streets (Las Vegas Massacre #1)

By Nathan Barton This weekend, war again came to America. My prayers are with the families of the dead, and those who are wounded, and their families and friends. I am thankful and honor those who tried to protect others … Continue reading →

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Lessons Learned: Puerto Rico and Maria

By Nathan Barton When I first received this, I didn’t know where it was originally published. I got it from a correspondent who strongly supports local emergency preparedness AND is also a strong advocate of government.  I finally found it … Continue reading →

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Football and freedom

By Nathan Barton Although not particularly interesting to me personally, I have watched from the sidelines (pun intended) this entire brouhaha concerning kneeling instead of standing for the national anthem before sports events, especially football games. It seems an incredibly … Continue reading →

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Can we give up?

By Nathan Barton It seems that daily, we get a fresh bout of news about something evil done to people – often by government and those who support more and more government.  Beating and killing and imprisoning people and stealing … Continue reading →

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Are we weird enough yet?

By Nathan Barton As our society further slides into utter confusion and chaos, becoming less and less a society in which liberty can flourish, we keep seeing stranger and stranger events. One of the latest is a proposal highlighted in … Continue reading →

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Foreign aid – the wrong thing for the wrong reasons

By Nathan Barton The libertarian position on foreign aid is straightforward: Foreign aid is unconstitutional. Foreign aid is an illegitimate purpose of government. I am a firm believer in foreign aid.  I have donated to foreign aid projects many times: … Continue reading →

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Do we really need another example?

By Nathan Barton Venezuela is a beautiful land and full of good people, rich in natural resources, and once one of the success stories of Latin America. Today, it sounds like the South under Reconstruction, post-WW2 Germany or perhaps Biafra … Continue reading →

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Killer cops? Maybe not?

By Nathan Barton Events last week at Georgia Tech are one of several examples of “The Year of the Jackpot” situation we here in the Fifty States (and around the world) find ourselves in. The Blaze’s Matt Walsh had an … Continue reading →

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