Category Archives: Commentary on the News

Exploiting the passions of youth

Posted on 2019-10-31 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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Growing economy or rushing to disaster?

Posted on 2019-10-29 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 2019-10-26 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 2019-10-25 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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Government enabling scam artists

Posted on 2019-10-24 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 2019-10-23 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 2019-10-23 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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A scenario for impeachment and more

Posted on 2019-10-10 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton The more I hear the rhetoric of the Democratic candidates for Massa (POTUS), the Congressional Democrats, and the mainstream media, the more convinced I am that they are indeed pushing for a coup. Yes, The Donald is … Continue reading →

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Pay for play – on our dime

Posted on 2019-10-09 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton California has allowed, and Colorado is considering, how college and university sports players can profit from their playing games.  Well, at least some of them.  I think, from the point of view of taxpayers and lovers of … Continue reading →

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Cop guilty of murder in Dallas – afterword

Posted on 2019-10-08 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton I had posted most of this commentary in “The New Price of Liberty” temporary website, on 1st October, but since there is little traffic to that website now that we are back online here, I think it … Continue reading →

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