Category Archives: Commentary on the News

The price of defense? (More on building a wall)

Posted on 2019-06-24 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton An interesting (if biased) question was asked on a forum recently. Why do we need Trump to build the wall when a private company already builds one cheaper and faster with crowdfunding while the Democrats and judges … Continue reading →

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Not all cops are total losers – but

Posted on 2019-06-22 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton It is easy to brand all police officers – and their cousins, government-employed security guards – as evil and total losers, who love to flaunt their power and ride roughshod over anyone and everyone. Sadly, this stereotype … Continue reading →

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Communism returns to the Heartland

Posted on 2019-06-21 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Colorado’s “AOC” is now on the Denver City Council, having defeated a veteran (and socialist) Democrat councilman in a runoff election last week. As reported by Westword, an “activist” community paper, this woman (Candi CdeBaca) has a … Continue reading →

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The “Nazi” Card

Posted on 2019-06-20 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton It’s more and more common these days, in politics and elsewhere.  Federal, state, local level politics especially. Social controversies. Nasty playground fights.  Even divorce court. It is the ultimate ad hominem attack: “she’s just a *^&)& Nazi.”  … Continue reading →

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Bloody hands

Posted on 2019-06-19 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton The severe beating of Massachusetts Senator Charles Sumner by North Carolina Congressman Preston Brooks in the Senate Chamber on the afternoon of 22 May 1856 is emblematic of the increasing tension between the Northern and the Southern states … Continue reading →

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Government returns to its origins

Posted on 2019-06-18 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton On 6 June 2019, this story appeared at the website The Political Insider. It seems that the Democratic House of Representatives is booting out God. Democrats Are Indeed Removing ‘So Help Me God’ From House Committee Oaths … Continue reading →

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Madness spikes – and not just in government

Posted on 2019-06-07 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton The press (old and new media) continues to try and demonstrate (and prove) the world is going mad.  Here are just a few examples:

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D-Day, 75 years ago – Part 2

Posted on 2019-06-06 by TPOL Nathan

By Rudyard Kipling TOMMY I went into a public-‘ouse to get a pint o’ beer, The publican ‘e up an’ sez, “We serve no red-coats here.” The girls be’ind the bar they laughed an’ giggled fit to die, I outs … Continue reading →

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D-Day, 75 years ago

Posted on 2019-06-06 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton The pictures are horrific. The stories, even more so.  The count of the dead is mindboggling, at least to Americans. D-Day, Normandy Invasion, 75 years ago.  The last survivors, last veterans of that dangerous and desperate invasion … Continue reading →

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The eyes of Texas are NOT upon you

Posted on 2019-06-04 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton It is an example I hope is followed by many of the Fifty States. According to a Fox News story, “Drivers in the Lone Star State are about to be seeing less red. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced … Continue reading →

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