Category Archives: Commentary on the News

Is it catching? (#3 of 3)

Posted on 2018-08-15 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Is it in the water?  the air?  Maybe the fog that rolls in through the Golden Gate or from Ocean Beach and Baker Beach?  Or is it some sort of infection that people can get from breathing … Continue reading →

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Suitable only for a moral people (#1 of 3)

Posted on 2018-08-13 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Just what counts as “initiation of force” against someone?  Against a community? When are we justified in using violence to defend ourselves or others against a threat? This are all questions which concern many of us. Those … Continue reading →

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Will the ruling on border agent immunity really make a difference?

Posted on 2018-08-09 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton The Washington Times reports that the infamous Nazgul of the 9th Circuit Court have decided that a Border Patrol agent who shot and killed a sixteen-year-old male in Mexico while shooting from Arizona did NOT have immunity, for … Continue reading →

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Is more government the solution to attacks on free speech?

Posted on 2018-08-08 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Alex Jones, the gravel-voiced publisher, owner, editor, and voice of InfoWars and other websites and podcasts, is in the news and the commentaries this week. And he is actually in trouble.  As I understand it, Apple, Facebook, … Continue reading →

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Governmental overreach and comeuppance?

Posted on 2018-07-31 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton UPDATE: Apparently a federal court in Washington State, which somehow has “jurisdiction” over the other 49 and territories (and maybe the whole world) has issued a restraining order prohibiting distribution of plans for 3D guns by internet. … Continue reading →

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Disestablishment is NOT Abolition

Posted on 2018-07-26 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton People don’t like ICE, or so says The Hill (a pandering journalism-light rag that sucks up to politicians) in an article on polling concerning the FedGov’s “Immigrations and Customs Enforcement” agency which includes the jack-booted thugs of … Continue reading →

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In Memoriam – Mama Liberty

Posted on 2018-07-23 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton My very dear friend, mentor, and correspondent, Susan Callaway, has departed this mortal coil. She said her goodbyes to our readers and visitors almost a month ago, and survived her cancer longer than she thought, and perhaps, … Continue reading →

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We are all criminals – in the state’s eyes

Posted on 2018-07-19 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton This story happened to pop up on Freedom Net Daily but it is similar to dozens each week.  Some prosecutor (aided and abetted by snitches, do-gooders, Mrs. Grundies, and the like) crows about his (or her) successful … Continue reading →

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Who is to blame? Misunderstanding news

Posted on 2018-07-13 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton According to an article in Raw Story, a Pew Research Center survey has found that many Americans grapple with recognizing facts in news stories. My heart bleeds for them.  And for the Fifty States. Here is FND’s … Continue reading →

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Copyright trolls and government albatrosses

Posted on 2018-07-11 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Government, and government  monopolies, are bad enough. Especially things like the Post Office (USPS).  The “justice system” (the Nazgul) is yet another perfect example of such. Government abuse of the court system is sickening. But bad as … Continue reading →

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