Category Archives: Nathan’s Rants

The internet and our perception of national madness

Posted on 2019-11-23 by TPOL Nathan

Gossip columnists Hedda Hopper and Walter Winchell no doubt are envious (to the nth degree) of their modern versions and imitators.  With the internet websites, Twitter, Facebook, and all the rest of our all-pervasive social media, gossip is big, BIG … Continue reading →

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Rats in a cage – national madness and more

Posted on 2019-11-22 by TPOL Nathan

Some of the old science fiction writers explored the entire concept of the decay and collapse of society, as featured in the NIMH or Calhoun experiments with mice and rats back in the 1950s and 1960s. (You can read about … Continue reading →

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Meth – “we’re on it!”

Posted on 2019-11-20 by TPOL Nathan

I almost HAVE to comment on this rather funny issue and controversy, here at home in South Dakota. Funny but deadly serious. Tom Knapp posted on Freedom Net Daily today:

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New York State promotes more rebellion

Posted on 2019-11-20 by TPOL Nathan

Dragged before the supreme court of Judea, the Sanhedrin, Peter and the rest of the apostles, followers of Christ Jesus, put it very simply: “We must obey God rather than man.”  Forbidden to preach and teach their Good News, they … Continue reading →

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Does intimidation work?

Posted on 2019-11-19 by TPOL Nathan

No lover of liberty will deny that every person has a right to choose how to spend their money. Or that one of the ways that we can influence people to change what they do – to do what is … Continue reading →

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Hong Kong’s situation rapidly deteriorating – but hope for the future!

Posted on 2019-11-18 by TPOL Nathan

No doubt the Communist rulers and administrators right now fervently wish for a piece of fiction to be reality.  I refer to Heinlein’s “Hong Kong Luna” penal colony in his novel, The Moon is a Harsh Mistress. It was a … Continue reading →

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The myth of the Nine Nazgul, their lesser brethren, and freedom

Posted on 2019-11-14 by TPOL Nathan

The vast majority of Americans believe that the Nazgul and the entire black-robe gang are the ultimate protectors of our liberties. By Nazgul, I refer of course to the nine Justices of the Supreme Court and all the lesser magistrates, … Continue reading →

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United States Space Force – a positive vote by L. Neil

Posted on 2019-11-11 by TPOL Nathan

I am sure that I (as well as Neil) will be taken to task by more than a few people for linking to his recent article at the Libertarian Enterprise on The United States Space Force. In part, this will … Continue reading →

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Drug wars come close to home

Posted on 2019-11-10 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton The recent attack which killed nine people: three women and six children, in the middle of Sonora State in Mexico, brings the war on some drugs – and Mexico’s internal war – close to home. It is … Continue reading →

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False history as taught by media today: an example in the Black Hills

Posted on 2019-11-09 by TPOL Nathan

Publisher’s note: This was written several years ago to challenge the publication of a photo and caption at Imgur. However, it expresses some of Nathan’s views regarding liberty and government. The media is doing exactly the same thing concerning current … Continue reading →

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