Category Archives: Commentary on the News

Is Red China dying?

Posted on 2019-08-13 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Hong Kong is in the news a lot: protests have disrupted business and usual, and even shut down airline flights in and out of the former Crown Colony.  The protests started several months ago, because Beijing was … Continue reading →

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So crazy it’s funny?

Posted on 2019-08-11 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton I realize I keep harping on our growing epidemic of insanity.  Call it nuttiness, bad headspace timing, craziness, weirdness, or whatever.  I realize that we do get a lot more news about anything everywhere these days. Electrons … Continue reading →

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Insanity – emotions and panic

Posted on 2019-08-07 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton America, our Fifty States, has some serious problems. But it is important (if difficult) to remember that we have an incredible amount of blessings by living in one of the Fifty, even if it is a hideous … Continue reading →

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Guest column: Americans Should be Very Skeptical Of Calls For New Terrorism Laws

Posted on 2019-08-05 by TPOL Nathan

Editor’s note:  I am reposting this column by Caitlin Johnstone from one of Laissez Faire / Agora’s many publications, as it brings forward a very real concern.  I wrote my column on “One-Minute Hate” before reading this or anything on … Continue reading →

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Is it possible?

Posted on 2019-07-23 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Really. Can modern politicians learn lessons when they do stupid, hypocritical things and get caught? Really? Consider the infamous Bernie Sanders, the non-Democrat (yeah, really) who is running for the Democratic Party’s nomination.  He is one of … Continue reading →

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God is love – except to social media where He’s hate

Posted on 2019-07-19 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton The Blaze reports “Facebook bans quotation by St. Augustine of Hippo and calls it ‘hate speech,’ Catholic writer says” What was this awful quote that Facebook says “goes against our community standards on hate speech.”? Let us … Continue reading →

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What is the role of the American military? The Area 51 situation

Posted on 2019-07-18 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Freedom Net Daily ran this headline recently: “US Air Force issues veiled threat to murder Americans it supposedly exists to serve,” reposting a UK Independent article on the Area 51 storming:

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Trump’s latest – eh?

Posted on 2019-07-15 by TPOL Nathan

by Nathan Barton Mainsteam Media continues to portray The Donald as all sorts of evil, including much that he is definitely not guilty of, while mostly ignoring his real evils. The list is long: the Never-Trumpers (Dem, GOP, and whatever) … Continue reading →

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Assault on democracy or assault on the truth?

Posted on 2019-07-10 by TPOL Nathan

USA Today, along with dozens of other mainstream media outlets, has condemned the recent SCOTUS decision on two gerrymandering cases.  USA Today, in particular, screamed that this negates “one man, one vote” and “overshadows even Bush v Gore (2000) and … Continue reading →

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Liberty for all – even those who don’t want us to have it

Posted on 2019-07-02 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Happy Liberty Day: on the 2nd of July, 1776, the Continental Congress approved the secession of its Thirteen member States from the British Empire. Remembering that, consider this recent conviction in the United Kingdom, where a young … Continue reading →

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