Category Archives: Nathan’s Rants

Who is to blame? Misunderstanding news

Posted on 2018-07-13 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton According to an article in Raw Story, a Pew Research Center survey has found that many Americans grapple with recognizing facts in news stories. My heart bleeds for them.  And for the Fifty States. Here is FND’s … Continue reading →

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Copyright trolls and government albatrosses

Posted on 2018-07-11 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Government, and government  monopolies, are bad enough. Especially things like the Post Office (USPS).  The “justice system” (the Nazgul) is yet another perfect example of such. Government abuse of the court system is sickening. But bad as … Continue reading →

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A “Reason”able accomodation?

Posted on 2018-07-09 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Reason Magazine recently told the story of the tiny Liberty County (Texas) Vindicator’s fight with Facebook. In short, the Vindicator was not able to publish part of its serialization of the Declaration of Independence because a Facebook … Continue reading →

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Should???

Posted on 2018-07-07 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton I found this great graphic on-line and get to share it.  No idea who did it, but many thanks. (If someone knows, please let me know so I can give proper credit.) The guy’s answer of “Nope” … Continue reading →

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Courage – part 2

Posted on 2018-07-05 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Courage, as discussed earlier, is a virtue.  It is also a requirement for many occupations. “First responders” is a fairly new label, referring to firefighters, emergency medical technicians/paramedics, and law-enforcement officers.  That is, those persons (usually government … Continue reading →

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Courage – part 1

Posted on 2018-07-04 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton As we here in the Fifty States celebrate the 242nd anniversary (official, at least) of the independence of the United States of America from the Kingdom of Great Britain, let us meditate on the courage of the … Continue reading →

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Happy Independence Day

Posted on 2018-07-02 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Today is the 2nd of July.  242 years ago, in Philadelphia, the Continental Congress voted to approve the Declaration of Independence. Even the FedGov recognizes that today is the REAL Independence Day, as can be seen in … Continue reading →

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Arrogance? Unprofessionalism? Or just being stupid?

Posted on 2018-07-01 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton This was shared by an associate – the location and state and circumstances have been “sanitized” to avoid ramping up.  Anyone with a little bit of search skill can probably find out the omitted details. On a … Continue reading →

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A new civil war?

Posted on 2018-06-28 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Warnings or threats or attempts at self-fulfilling prophesy? All kinds of articles and comments are appearing in June about an upcoming civil war.  A war between the “liberals” and the “conservatives.” A war that might actually merit … Continue reading →

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Drawing that line

Posted on 2018-06-26 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton “Your right to swing your arms ends just where the other man’s nose begins.” It is a quote many of us (self-governors, libertarians, anarchists, Christians) have heard.  It was written by Zechariah Chafee, Jr., a man few … Continue reading →

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