Category Archives: Nathan’s Rants

It’s for the children…

Posted on 2018-09-16 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Child abuse is a serious, deadly problem in this country.  Consider this: Not long ago, a NINE year old killed himself in Denver. He was bullied because he decided (and announced) that he was homosexual.  (Or maybe … Continue reading →

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No more “Garfield on my fork”?

Posted on 2018-09-14 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton CBS and MSN News reports (the headline is inaccurate) that the US House of Representatives has passed a bill to outlaw eating cats and dogs here in the Fifty States. There IS an exemption: AmerInd can eat … Continue reading →

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Bloody Tuesday

Posted on 2018-09-11 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton It is, if I count right, seventeen years since someone hijacked four commercial airliners and used them to attack targets in the Northeastern United States.  Killing thousands, many of them simply in the wrong place at the … Continue reading →

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Majority rules?

Posted on 2018-09-08 by TPOL Nathan

by Nathan Barton Some PAC I never heard of called “The Majority Rules” http://themajorityrules.org/ sent me a begging email urging me to sign a petition and donate to keep the Senate from confirming Trump’s nominee to be one of the … Continue reading →

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Modern American cult of death

Posted on 2018-09-04 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Aretha Franklin was a talented, gifted, popular and influential musician.  She is missed. McCain also seems to be missed by a whole lot of people. Since they both died recently, we got a double serving of the … Continue reading →

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More on ghettos and refuges

Posted on 2018-09-03 by TPOL Nathan

by Nathan Barton A few weeks ago, I suggested that ghettos can sometimes be refuges for people and businesses, when society (or the powers-that-be) is very much against the people, their business, or their products and practices. Yes, they can … Continue reading →

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Commentary #1400 – loss and vision

Posted on 2018-09-01 by TPOL Nathan

This is the fourteen-hundredth commentary published on The Price of Liberty, courtesy and the dedication and work of Susan Callaway, Mama Liberty. It has only been a few weeks since we lost her after her tough fight with cancer.  There … Continue reading →

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Prohibition on steroids

Posted on 2018-09-01 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton When we hear “prohibition” we immediately think of the 1920s-1930s alcohol fiasco, or the failed War on Some Drugs, especially on cannabis. But there are two ways to have “prohibition.” Yes, the traditional method is to just … Continue reading →

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Eating their own… even if long dead

Posted on 2018-08-29 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton There is afoot a proposal, “bipartisan” of course, to rename the Russell (Old) Senate Office Building (SOB – a worthy acronym for the place) in honor of recently dead John McCain. It is fascinating to compare these … Continue reading →

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Collapsing institutions

Posted on 2018-08-28 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton A comment on a recent column “Get your children out …” points out that it may take a “catastrophic extinction event” to rid ourselves of the odious institution of government-run, theft-funded “public” schools in the United States. … Continue reading →

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