Category Archives: Commentary on the News

CalExit heating up

Posted on 2019-10-04 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton As political conditions turn more and more sour across the Fifty States, it appears that some folks are working hard at opting out. Not giving up on electoral and other traditional politics as so many of us … Continue reading →

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Hong Kong and liberty

Posted on 2019-10-04 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton In July, the Heritage Foundation rated Hong Kong as the MOST economically-free nation in the world, giving it 89.9 out of a possible 100.  Not  politically free, but economically-free.  They (and we) recognize that the two DO go … Continue reading →

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End game for Canada?

Posted on 2019-09-14 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton The legacy of the now-dead British Empire has four great stars. Australia and New Zealand, the Fifty States, and Canada. (I’ll leave the subject of the Fifty States for some future commentary.)  Yet, today, the great British … Continue reading →

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Welcome to the dark world of terrorist organizations

Posted on 2019-09-06 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton The Politburo (excuse me, Board of Supervisors) of the City and County of San Francisco, an integral part of the California [People’s Democratic] Republic, has voted unanimously to declare the National Rifle Association to be “a domestic … Continue reading →

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Bakers Dozen ™: What the Regressives are pushing

Posted on 2019-08-27 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Regressive is a more accurate term for those people who usually call themselves “Progressives” and include national, international, and transnational socialists: Nazis, Communists, and Tranzis. As we begin the 2020 election cycle far too soon (in my … Continue reading →

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Oh, yes, the mainstream media

Posted on 2019-08-24 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Time and again, the media demonstrate that they cannot be trusted. Consider three different stories. See how the mainstream media buries the story under the huge serving of propaganda they are dishing out to us, the public. … Continue reading →

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Insanely, San Francisco debases the language – again

Posted on 2019-08-23 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton What fun!  The Tranzi elites that have turned San Francisco into a Fourth-World city have struck again, this time at the English language. According to the Daily Mail, their Board of Supervisors (nickname, Politburo, but I think … Continue reading →

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American expansion?

Posted on 2019-08-16 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton By now, you may have heard that The Donald (Trump) is “obsessed” with the idea of the FedGov purchasing Greenland.  It is presently a dependent territory (“autonomous country”) of the Kingdom of Denmark, as it has been … Continue reading →

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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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