Category Archives: Nathan’s Rants

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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Is it government’s duty to control weeds? (Part II)

Posted on 2018-05-23 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton In the last commentary I discussed the role of government in controlling weeds.  Weeds along streets and roads, on public property, and on private property. I believe that there are many ways to deal with weeds that … Continue reading →

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Is it government’s duty to control weeds? (Part I)

Posted on 2018-05-21 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton A correspondent recently asked me an interesting question.  Is it government’s duty to protect us from weeds?  Is it government’s job to control weeds? Although he was asking the question regarding a particular subject, in reality, there … Continue reading →

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SCOTUS legalizes sports wagering nationally

Posted on 2018-05-16 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton The WaPo reports that SCOTUS has overturned a federal law which has been on the books for a quarter-century,  The law, supposedly to protect the ‘integrity of collegiate and professional sports, enacted in 1992, prohibited 49 states … Continue reading →

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Is there safety in numbers?

Posted on 2018-05-15 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Ron Paul recently discussed the latest report by the NSA on their domestic surveillance program: they monitored half-a-billion domestic phone calls and text messages in 2017. Now, that sounds like a lot, doesn’t it?  But after all, … Continue reading →

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