Category Archives: Nathan’s Rants

Win-win for humankind?

Posted on 2019-09-15 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton As I’ve pointed out before, madness seems to be growing (or at least more visible) in the Fifty States today.  Much of that is a nihilistic sort of insanity: people who are self-destructive and reject not just … Continue reading →

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End game for Canada?

Posted on 2019-09-14 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton The legacy of the now-dead British Empire has four great stars. Australia and New Zealand, the Fifty States, and Canada. (I’ll leave the subject of the Fifty States for some future commentary.)  Yet, today, the great British … Continue reading →

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China, democracy and liberty

Posted on 2019-09-11 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton What do Chinese Communists fear? The Hill some weeks ago published an opinion piece about how Red China fears democracy. Since this, of course, China and its economy, the US trade war, and the situation in Hong … Continue reading →

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Our improving planetary economy

Posted on 2019-09-10 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton One of the amazing things about America, about the Fifty States, is that we have done so much to reduce poverty and deal with homelessness, hunger, lack of medical care, and more DESPITE the ever-increasing burden of … Continue reading →

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Criminalizing speech

Posted on 2019-09-08 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton I recently commented on San Francisco’s Politburo (their “Board of Supervisors”) declaring the NRA a domestic terrorist organization. It was pointed out to me the apparent standard by which the NRA was so judged by these municipal … Continue reading →

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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 →

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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 →

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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 →

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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 →

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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 →

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