Category Archives: Nathan’s Rants

God is love – except to social media where He’s hate

Posted on 2019-07-19 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton The Blaze reports “Facebook bans quotation by St. Augustine of Hippo and calls it ‘hate speech,’ Catholic writer says” What was this awful quote that Facebook says “goes against our community standards on hate speech.”? Let us … Continue reading →

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What is the role of the American military? The Area 51 situation

Posted on 2019-07-18 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Freedom Net Daily ran this headline recently: “US Air Force issues veiled threat to murder Americans it supposedly exists to serve,” reposting a UK Independent article on the Area 51 storming:

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Annual refresher training for Congressmen – just like MSHA

Posted on 2019-07-16 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton This current crop of new congresscritturs makes us realize one of the strongest arguments for unlimited terms for them is the difficulty in getting them trained o- the-job. (Not that such an argument comes anywhere close to … Continue reading →

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Trump’s latest – eh?

Posted on 2019-07-15 by TPOL Nathan

by Nathan Barton Mainsteam Media continues to portray The Donald as all sorts of evil, including much that he is definitely not guilty of, while mostly ignoring his real evils. The list is long: the Never-Trumpers (Dem, GOP, and whatever) … Continue reading →

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The false dawn of the French Revolution

Posted on 2019-07-14 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton On 14 July, the French (and some of their former colonies) celebrated Bastille Day. The French call it the “National Celebration” and it is usually considered their version of Independence Day, here in the Fifty States. That … Continue reading →

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The Democrats’ war on the Bill of Rights, Part 1

Posted on 2019-07-11 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Note: Although this commentary attacks the Democratic Party, much of its membership, leadership, and supporters, please do NOT think that the Republican Party (the GOP), its leadership, much of its membership, and its supporters do NOT have … Continue reading →

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Assault on democracy or assault on the truth?

Posted on 2019-07-10 by TPOL Nathan

USA Today, along with dozens of other mainstream media outlets, has condemned the recent SCOTUS decision on two gerrymandering cases.  USA Today, in particular, screamed that this negates “one man, one vote” and “overshadows even Bush v Gore (2000) and … Continue reading →

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Living free – prepared for emergencies?

Posted on 2019-07-09 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Do we know what it means to live free?  Or do we depend on government and other institutions too much?

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A militarist society – who, us?

Posted on 2019-07-06 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton It is interesting to hear all the screams from the Democrats, some Republicans, and other Regressives, Tranzis, neo-Liberals and the like complaining about The Donald’s “military” celebration of Independence Day, and condemning (and fearing) the bringing of … Continue reading →

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Optimism

Posted on 2019-07-04 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton In our land, and in our movement, there is often one critical element that is constantly in short supply. Optimism about the future.  As we are constantly barraged by a flood of bad news and prognostications about … Continue reading →

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