Category Archives: Commentary on the News

And so it begins… ?

Posted on 2016-07-08 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton How many people today remember the year 1968, and the violence which wracked the Fifty States (then, still, the United States, even if in a downward spiral of a century’s duration)? The protests and riots, the “barbeque” … Continue reading →

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What did we expect?

Posted on 2016-07-06 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Seriously. I don’t know if anyone actually ran a poll asking the question, “Do you truly expect the FBI and/or Justice Department to indict Hillary Clinton for her breaking federal law with her ‘private’ e-mail antics?” But … Continue reading →

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The price of losing liberty – putting up with stupidity

Posted on 2016-06-30 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton The decline into stupidity accelerated in the last few weeks, and continues to do so. There are two BIG examples: the reaction to the Orlando Massacre, and Brexit. Let’s talk about the massacre. The Orlando Massacre seems … Continue reading →

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Celebrate!

Posted on 2016-06-28 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Last Thursday, by about 52 to 48 percent, British subjects of Her Majesty voted to divorce the island nation from the European Union, triggering celebration and panic and predictions of a glorious future and a hideous future. … Continue reading →

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The bizarre case of “Creepytings” and the limits of government

Posted on 2016-06-25 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton One of the major problems today is unrealistic expectations of government. Even for those who believe that government is morally justified (it is not), they expect government to do and prevent things which are frankly impossible, regardless … Continue reading →

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Who do we believe?

Posted on 2016-06-24 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Funny how two very similar events are interpreted so totally differently by the mainstream AND the alternative media. Consider recent events in the Western Pacific (the Far East) involving the Chinese and United States navies. The Mirror … Continue reading →

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Selling us down the river

Posted on 2016-06-17 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Anti-Liberty No, it isn’t due to their toking up. It is simply the same old transnational socialism/progressivism, perhaps the worst extreme form of statism which we now face. Rolling Stone Magazine has joined the New York Times, … Continue reading →

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Orlando Massacre and Guns – A Few Thoughts

Posted on 2016-06-14 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton What do the events leading up to, and the Orlando Massacre itself, teach us? Self-defense is both a right and a responsibility. Defense against violence is a need that cannot and will not be met by government. … Continue reading →

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“Carrying Concealed” is NOT a right guaranteed by the US Constitution, but…

Posted on 2016-06-12 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton The infamous Ninth Nazgul, that FedGov collection of terrorists and thugs and autocrats (by appointment of His Grace the Tyrant) has struck again. As reported by JPFO and PrisonPlanet which seems to have the most interesting take … Continue reading →

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The arrogance and overreach of human government

Posted on 2016-06-10 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton How much power do human governments have? And specifically, how much power do SOME human governments have? I think that it is clear that too many people, not just those IN these various governments, think that government … Continue reading →

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