Category Archives: Nathan’s Rants

Our right to beverage alcohol

Posted on 2019-09-07 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Is it a “right” or a “privilege” to buy and/or drink alcohol? Is that an inherent human right? Is that a right of Americans under the Constitution? Or is that a privilege granted to us by government? … Continue reading →

Posted in Nathan's Rants | Tagged , , , , , , , | 3 Comments

Welcome to the dark world of terrorist organizations

Posted on 2019-09-06 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton The Politburo (excuse me, Board of Supervisors) of the City and County of San Francisco, an integral part of the California [People’s Democratic] Republic, has voted unanimously to declare the National Rifle Association to be “a domestic … Continue reading →

Posted in Commentary on the News, Nathan's Rants | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Recycling and government

Posted on 2019-09-05 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton In a recent commentary, I published part of an article by an economics professor, Michael Munger, about recycling and the economics of it. Dr. Munger rightly points out that modern curbside and drop-off recycling is more a … Continue reading →

Posted in Nathan's Rants | Tagged , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Tampering with elections – the real solution

Posted on 2019-09-04 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton We know it is a problem – meddling or tampering or interfering with free elections.  It is a nearly daily headline in the Fifty States today.  It is always identified with finding someone or some group (such … Continue reading →

Posted in Nathan's Rants | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Bakers Dozen ™: What the Regressives are pushing

Posted on 2019-08-27 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Regressive is a more accurate term for those people who usually call themselves “Progressives” and include national, international, and transnational socialists: Nazis, Communists, and Tranzis. As we begin the 2020 election cycle far too soon (in my … Continue reading →

Posted in Commentary on the News, Nathan's Rants | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Mainstream media shows its bias – the history of slavery

Posted on 2019-08-26 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton That dean of the mainstream media, as it continues to fail and decline, has a special series this year to commemorate the 400th anniversary the first known slaves to arrive in the English Colony of Virginia (at … Continue reading →

Posted in Nathan's Rants | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Stupid government tricks – recycling

Posted on 2019-08-25 by TPOL Nathan

The following is taken from an article by Michael Munger, an economics professor.  It points out the stupidity of recycling as usually run by governments (and sometimes even by for-profit and non-profit groups).  My wife and I have long taught … Continue reading →

Posted in Nathan's Rants | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

Oh, yes, the mainstream media

Posted on 2019-08-24 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Time and again, the media demonstrate that they cannot be trusted. Consider three different stories. See how the mainstream media buries the story under the huge serving of propaganda they are dishing out to us, the public. … Continue reading →

Posted in Commentary on the News, Nathan's Rants | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Insanely, San Francisco debases the language – again

Posted on 2019-08-23 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton What fun!  The Tranzi elites that have turned San Francisco into a Fourth-World city have struck again, this time at the English language. According to the Daily Mail, their Board of Supervisors (nickname, Politburo, but I think … Continue reading →

Posted in Commentary on the News, Nathan's Rants | Tagged , , , , , | 1 Comment

Comparing apples and oranges – education and more

Posted on 2019-08-23 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton What should government provide?  How? Under what limits? Over at FEE.org, Kerry McDonald has an excellent article comparing public libraries and public schools. It triggered more thoughts and some memories of political campaigns from years back. She … Continue reading →

Posted in Nathan's Rants | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment