Category Archives: Commentary on the News

Western civilization – crumbling?

Posted on 2017-08-26 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Is “Western Civilization” falling apart?  Some recent stories seem to make a very strong argument for that. Google and Facebook have been in the news for years (at least in alternative media) because of their complete lack … Continue reading →

Posted in Commentary on the News, Nathan's Rants | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

And so it begins…

Posted on 2017-08-24 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton And so it begins… “Bikers for Trump Arizona” in a Facebook posting, announced that their members will be in Phoenix at a pro-Trump rally to defend the rally against planned AntiFa “counter-protesters.”  An e-mail posted by them … Continue reading →

Posted in Commentary on the News, Nathan's Rants | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Nationalists and supremacists – segregated by color?

Posted on 2017-08-16 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton The scene is familiar in the second decade of the 21st Century, especially in university towns.  A “protest” march (not quite a mob) of people bearing signs and torches and chanting slogans winds its way down a … Continue reading →

Posted in Commentary on the News, Nathan's Rants | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 4 Comments

Billions for conquest and tribute – not one penny for defense?

Posted on 2017-08-14 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton The tremendous expense of deploying a missile fleet capable in the long term of countering nuclear threats has spawned a debate in the American military establishment, as talked about in a recent Stars and Stripes article. How … Continue reading →

Posted in Commentary on the News, Nathan's Rants | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

The warping of American society: political correctness, assault by lawyer, and more

Posted on 2017-08-13 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Tradition, indeed, everyday life, is increasingly warped in the 21st Century. This is not incidental or unintended. Many people doing this warping want to twist society to and past the breaking point. They want to completely change … Continue reading →

Posted in Commentary on the News, Nathan's Rants | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 4 Comments

Ignorance, hypocrisy, and other character defects

Posted on 2017-08-11 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton While I am concentrating on conservatives and liberals in this article, does it not apply to virtually all of us?  We can all be ignorant, unknowing, hypocrites, inconsistent, and prone to attacking others with hurtful words or … Continue reading →

Posted in Commentary on the News, Nathan's Rants | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Ramping up the nanny state – a tiny delay

Posted on 2017-08-11 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton The Trump administration has put on hold an Obummer-era FRA/FMCSA regulation that would have required companies to test all drivers/railroad engineers for sleep apnea, presumably adding that to all the other requirements for CDL (commercial drivers licenses). … Continue reading →

Posted in Commentary on the News, Nathan's Rants | Tagged , , , , , , | 3 Comments

More troubles with flatfeet

Posted on 2017-08-10 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Say that you or I (ordinary folks, or “muggles,” “mundanes” or “peons”), were to hold a drawn pistol pointed at someone for nine minutes, locked and loaded. During that time, the person did nothing, said nothing, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Commentary on the News, Nathan's Rants | Tagged , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

What do you call people like this?

Posted on 2017-08-02 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Liberty Viral reported what many of us already figured out. Six “conscript parents” (to use the old Roman title updated) who voted to repeal Obummercare -the Abominable Act – in 2015 voted to NOT repeal it last … Continue reading →

Posted in Commentary on the News, Nathan's Rants | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Give ’em up – or else; Murder most foul

Posted on 2017-07-26 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton A man in Michigan is challenging the petty and not-so-petty tyrants, according to a story in the Washington Free Beacon.  A grandfather (54-year-old disabled Marine) has been told by the Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) … Continue reading →

Posted in Commentary on the News, Nathan's Rants | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment