Author Archives: TPOL Nathan

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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.

So, they won, eh?

Posted on 2016-12-06 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton I got the news late yesterday: actually a bit surprising on a Sunday, but maybe I just overlooked it. The “Water Protectors” have won: the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) has had its permit denied by the US … Continue reading →

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Secession – California Style – preparing for it

Posted on 2016-12-05 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton The LA Times has said it, so it must be so. Right? In a story, they have said that California “can’t” secede. The columnist gives four or five reasons: a. California would have to “win the ensuing … Continue reading →

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Spiraling downward

Posted on 2016-12-03 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton There are times when things seem to be swimming around the drain, faster and faster as the spiral gets tighter and tighter. Incompetence in business, in institutions (religious and educational), and in government at all levels grows. … Continue reading →

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In support of secession (Part 2)

Posted on 2016-12-02 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton WHY? Now that we’ve seen how common secession has been and is (in Part 1), and how many people and places are seeking to do that, let’s ask the question, why is this a good idea? And … Continue reading →

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Taking Control

Posted on 2016-12-01 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton For the last three weeks, with amazing levels of criticism, the Massa-to-be is doing all the preparation work necessary to take control (or so he and others fondly hope) of the massive leviathan called the FedGov. Part … Continue reading →

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Personal responsibility – essential to liberty

Posted on 2016-12-01 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton The bizarre idea that “libertarian” is somehow closely tied to “libertine” dates back to the organization of the Libertarian Party in Colorado and other of the Fifty States back in the early 1970s. The fact that I … Continue reading →

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‘Tis the season

Posted on 2016-11-30 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton The annual battle over “religious holidays” has started up. World Net Daily reports that a FOX Christmas program had requested a special Army musical group to participate in their broadcast and received this dismissal: “After reviewing your … Continue reading →

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Space Junk?

Posted on 2016-11-30 by TPOL Nathan

by Nathan Barton Look out! Duck! One of my favorite short stories back in the late 1960s involved confrontation between Soviet and American occupation forces on Luna, who discovered that firing large numbers of projectiles in very thin atmosphere and … Continue reading →

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Lies and more lies: Ohio State “Shooting”

Posted on 2016-11-29 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Back to work and commenting after a Thanksgiving weekend… The mainstream media (the “Fake News” according to several correspondents) demonstrated why they should be called that today, when a Somali Muslim student, after hours of ranting about … Continue reading →

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In support of secession (Part 1)

Posted on 2016-11-25 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton I recently commented on efforts in California and Oregon to withdraw those states from the Union, following the election of Donald Trump as Massa (POTUS) (assuming that the Electoral College does indeed vote as expected). Since then, … Continue reading →

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