Category Archives: Nathan’s Rants

How do we fight evil?

Posted on 2018-06-13 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton You may have read this story recently: A national lemonade company is helping kids busted for illegal lemonade stands. The Company is CountryTime. It is their response to a problem that has been around for years, but … Continue reading →

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Does it matter?

Posted on 2018-06-12 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton You may have seen this picture. Apparently a lot of people have, thanks to the former 1600 PA squatter’s speechwriter Jon Favreau. He had shared the images on Twitter, mistakenly believing they were taken during Donald Trump’s presidency, … Continue reading →

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My two cents’ worth on the bakery case at SCOTUS

Posted on 2018-06-10 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton CNN proclaims: “SCOTUS rules for baker in Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission.” In the story, we read “The Supreme Court ruled narrowly in favor of a Colorado baker who refused to bake a cake to … Continue reading →

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More blackrobe nonsense and insanity – mental illness in public schools

Posted on 2018-06-08 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton I am reminded of the poster: “I was so shocked by being told I am delusional, that I almost fell off my unicorn.” It seems that at least one Federal Judge believes that mental illness should be … Continue reading →

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Truth to power…

Posted on 2018-06-05 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Today, continuing a “tradition” that dates back to the French Revolution, progressives (liberal fascists) boast about how they “speak truth to power.” We, the masses, don’t deserve to hear the truth, of course.  That is the other … Continue reading →

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Hope

Posted on 2018-06-02 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton We all find ourselves getting down.  Life can be depressing for many reasons.  But there is still hope. The future is ours. No matter how bad the State is now, no matter how many governments we have … Continue reading →

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Integrating schools more into the police state?

Posted on 2018-06-01 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton As the nation again reels from a mass murder in a government-run, tax-funded (“public”) school, again in Texas, the ideas are coming thick and fast from all sides.  Several are featured on various websites. Some congressman representing … Continue reading →

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Dealing with the police, 2018

Posted on 2018-05-28 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton PragerU, the growing internet university, contains a wealth of informative, short (5 minutes or so) lectures presented in a clear, concise, and entertaining manner I only wish that high school teachers of government, current affairs, civics, and … Continue reading →

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Bizarre reasoning, indeed – free speech?

Posted on 2018-05-26 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton I seem to agree with Freedom Net Daily, which had this headline: “Judge: I have no earthly idea what the First Amendment means or requires”  FND posted a NBC News story, which read in part, “President Donald Trump … Continue reading →

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How government enforces our “protections” (and why it is wrong)

Posted on 2018-05-24 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton In the last two commentaries, I discussed government and weeds. In those, I raised the question of how government enforces laws, even without having any legitimate authority to do so. Laws which are supposed to protect people … Continue reading →

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