Category Archives: Commentary on the News

Another day – another shooting

Posted on 2017-07-02 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton This is officially “workplace violence” and maybe it is. People in a huge hospital in NYC (the Bronx) were attacked by a doctor who had apparently been fired from its employ some time ago.  Thanks to Scott, … Continue reading →

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When is self-defense NOT?

Posted on 2017-06-28 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton In California, convenience store owner Min Kim was just convicted of manslaughter for gunning down the criminal who tried to rob his store, and he will be in prison for eight years.  As reported in Freedom Post, … Continue reading →

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Badges of honor – Part 2

Posted on 2017-06-26 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton And so I come to a last story and another whole slew of badges of honor.  Again from The Blaze, we see that several Christian organizations well known for their defense of traditional marriage have been labeled … Continue reading →

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Badges of honor – part 1

Posted on 2017-06-26 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton A person’s (or organization’s) character is often better known by seeing who their enemies are, and not who their friends are. We see that all the time.  The Blaze reported recently that California’s Tranzi state government (the … Continue reading →

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Schools: an example of society and government arrogance

Posted on 2017-06-19 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Just as the Thanksgiving/Christmas season is always flavored (or marred) by political controversies over free speech and freedom of (from) religion, so the high school and college graduation season is frequently marked by clashes on religion in … Continue reading →

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Politics as a blood sport

Posted on 2017-06-15 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Yesterday’s incredible display of poor marksmanship fortunately seems to have resulted in just one death – that of the perp.  Maybe. I and many people are grateful for that, and have prayed for those hit and their … Continue reading →

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Infidelanda

Posted on 2017-06-10 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Indiana – Infidelanda, apparently. Muslims are “outraged” that a billboard east of Indianapolis tells “untruths” about their Prophet Mohammed (peanut butter und honig).  In the article, USA Today equates the billboard to the man who attacked two … Continue reading →

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Classic

Posted on 2017-06-03 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton The current fad is cyberbullying.  But there is still a lot of the regular kind, all over the Fifty States.  Bullying is wrong, no?  It is, when it involves “children” (which include teens under 18), illegal: it … Continue reading →

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You can’t have it both ways

Posted on 2017-05-29 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Two news stories out of Oregon today.  From Estacada comes a truly macabre story about a man carrying the severed head of his mother and stabbing a grocery store clerk. On Friday the 26th, according to the … Continue reading →

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Stealing to reform or transform – what’s the big diff?

Posted on 2017-05-28 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Jeff Bryant, in Our Future, has an article, “What Betsy DeVos calls “education transformation” is actually public theft.”  Again Steve notes correctly, “Amazing how “public theft” (the basis of ALL government schooling) becomes wrong only when your … Continue reading →

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