Category Archives: Commentary on the News

Choose sides – or else! Whacking on statues and more.

Posted on 2017-05-06 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton The cesspool of North America, that “Chocolate City” New Orleans (at risk of being disgusting, there are a LOT more things than chocolate that are dark brown, and NOLA is full of them), is busy purging its … Continue reading →

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When is enough enough? Local government and its role

Posted on 2017-05-04 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton A correspondent shared an article from the Tampa Bay (Florida) Times about a bill in Florida that would raise the “homestead exemption” for property taxes to $75,000.  That is a scheme by which the first $75,000 appraised … Continue reading →

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Loving your chains of slavery

Posted on 2017-04-21 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton For two-thirds of a century and more), the “Johnson Amendment,” a provision in the FedGov tax code that applies to all 501(c)(3) organizations and even religious groups that have NOT accepted the mark of the beast (501(c)(3) … Continue reading →

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The Resistance or the “Submission?”

Posted on 2017-04-20 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton The news and talk shows recently have been filled with reports of the continuing efforts to deny the legitimacy of the Trump regime, to portray Trump, his subordinates, and his supporters as this bizarre mixture of stupid, … Continue reading →

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Welcome to the War Zone

Posted on 2017-04-19 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Is it soup yet?  Are we there yet?  Are we at war yet? Of course, we ARE at war and have been, pretty much continuously since about 1940 or so. (Yes, I realize that Congress did not … Continue reading →

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Priorities?

Posted on 2017-04-16 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Is this not a dangerous precedent?  They tried to escape, but were recaptured!  And yet, they are being pensioned off to go live in the lap of luxury and NOT perform the service that they were destined … Continue reading →

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United and the free market

Posted on 2017-04-14 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Seems that folks are ticked at United Airlines.  Dragging passengers off, overbooking and refusing to let passengers be passengers (by overbooking), and all kinds of other things have people posting and tweeting and more against United. And, … Continue reading →

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Protect? Serve? or Serve up?

Posted on 2017-04-12 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton I was a bit surprised to not find one of Freedom Net Daily’s usual pointed or sarcastic headlines this morning on a story from the San Francisco Chronicle about an East Bay traffic stop that led to … Continue reading →

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A taste of his own medicine

Posted on 2017-04-02 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton It seems that the media, Tranzis, “libertarians,” and a whole host of folks are attacking Veep Mike Pence. His behavior and his ideas are inexcusable, and suitable for making fun of, criticizing, and using to show what … Continue reading →

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It’s stupid – but is it government’s business?

Posted on 2017-03-28 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Should it be illegal? The Atlanta Journal-Constition tells us that in Georgia, bureaucrats are telling a couple what name they can NOT give their child. “An Atlanta family is at odds with the state over their right … Continue reading →

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