Category Archives: Commentary on the News

Free speech? In DC? Ha!

Posted on 2017-12-15 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton The METRO (the subway and bus/train system which serves the District of Columbia and nearby areas of Northern Virginia and Maryland) has a ban on political and religious advertising on its buses, trains, etc. It is commonly … Continue reading →

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Arabian chaos

Posted on 2017-12-13 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Deutsche Well reports from Yemen that the on-going war has shifted as Saudi invaders back Saleh loyalists against Houthis. It is more than a bit confusing: “A military coalition led by Saudi Arabia launched airstrikes against Shiite … Continue reading →

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Welfare scientists “flee” to France

Posted on 2017-12-13 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton According to the Guardian, President Macron of France is crowing over the fact that American scientists are “fleeing” the Fifty States and the tyranny of Donald Trump in order to enjoy freedom to research man made global … Continue reading →

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Philadelphia – demonstrate brotherly love by making crime easier for the disadvantaged to commit

Posted on 2017-12-10 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Thanks to Scott for passing this one on. Information Liberation (seriously, that’s the website’s name!) tells us that Democrats who are “people of color” (and their allies and supporters and instigators) are demanding that bulletproof Plexiglas barriers … Continue reading →

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Fame, wealth, and power, and the greatest of these is… (Part 2 – dealing with predators)

Posted on 2017-12-06 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton In part 1, I tried to dissect this current rash of exposing and (supposedly) punishing sexual predators. Although sexual predation (and abuse) are endemic in human society, those in power, with wealth and influence, and who are … Continue reading →

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Predator alert or witch hunt? (Part 1 – dealing with predators)

Posted on 2017-12-05 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton As we’ve discussed before, the sudden explosion of reports, action, and admission of sexual predation against children and women is notable. It is also continuing. Indeed, it can be characterized as being a matter of hysteria. Is … Continue reading →

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The approaching doom of human history?

Posted on 2017-12-03 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton I4U News has a blaring headline, “Sea Level Rise Could Swallow 13,000 Archeological Sites in US.”  A similar MIC story starts out, “Human history may soon be in serious trouble…”  The stories refer to a technical paper … Continue reading →

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Flyover country? Alternatives for Korea

Posted on 2017-12-03 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton By now, I’m sure everyone has heard that Illustrious Leader of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea has successfully launched their latest and greatest ICBM.  As reported in Zero Hedge, the Hwasong-15 apparently does have the range … Continue reading →

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2nd Amendment redux – another state!

Posted on 2017-12-02 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Just hours after posting my commentary on the Nazgul denying hearing cases in Florida (on open carry) and Maryland (prohibiting ownership of “assault weapons”), the State of Hawai’i demonstrated yet another massive threat to the freedom of … Continue reading →

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Second amendment – prohibited by law?

Posted on 2017-11-30 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Bloomberg tells us that the Supreme Court has decided that the Second Amendment doesn’t apply in Maryland or Florida, based on two very recent decisions. “The U.S. Supreme Court steered clear of the intensifying [sic-NAB] gun debate … Continue reading →

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