Category Archives: Commentary on the News

Trump, Pittsburgh, and the royal presidency

Posted on 2018-10-31 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Well, actually, by Tom Knapp.  Tom beat me to the punch this morning or last night by writing an EXCELLENT commentary about the way that The Donald is being treated by politicians and others at all levels … Continue reading →

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Birthright citizenship – a libertarian value?

Posted on 2018-10-30 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Wow, the Donald has a way of riling people, doesn’t he? His latest “gaff” seems to demonstrate he’s not lost any skill in angering and upsetting people.  And is willing to do so regardless of mere things … Continue reading →

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Supreme Court – worth fighting and fussing about?

Posted on 2018-10-08 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Eric Holder, that wonderful paragon of government service “to the people” and incredible example of strict adherent of the rule of law, has condemned the Nazgul, questioning the body’s legitimacy in the wake of adding Kavenaugh to … Continue reading →

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Political theater, at its worst

Posted on 2018-10-05 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton It has been virtually impossible, for the last two weeks, to NOT have to hear something about the popular daytime (and nighttime) political soap opera starring Kenneth Branagh – whoops, sorry – Brett Kavanaugh, with its cast … Continue reading →

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No more “Garfield on my fork”?

Posted on 2018-09-14 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton CBS and MSN News reports (the headline is inaccurate) that the US House of Representatives has passed a bill to outlaw eating cats and dogs here in the Fifty States. There IS an exemption: AmerInd can eat … Continue reading →

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Eating their own… even if long dead

Posted on 2018-08-29 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton There is afoot a proposal, “bipartisan” of course, to rename the Russell (Old) Senate Office Building (SOB – a worthy acronym for the place) in honor of recently dead John McCain. It is fascinating to compare these … Continue reading →

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Goodbye and good riddance

Posted on 2018-08-28 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton We were taught, as we grew up, to respect the dead, to show sympathy for the families suffering the loss, and above all to “speak no ill of the dead.” How naïve we were back then. Of … Continue reading →

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Get your children out…

Posted on 2018-08-25 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton A Blaze story points out one of the many evils of government-run, theft-funded schools – so-called “public schools.” The teacher punished the fifth-grader and threatened him for treating her with the respect his parents expected of him towards … Continue reading →

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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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