Category Archives: Nathan’s Rants

2nd Amendment redux – another state!

Posted on 2017-12-02 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Just hours after posting my commentary on the Nazgul denying hearing cases in Florida (on open carry) and Maryland (prohibiting ownership of “assault weapons”), the State of Hawai’i demonstrated yet another massive threat to the freedom of … Continue reading →

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Mistakes in American history?

Posted on 2017-12-01 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton In a recent article in the FFF website, Mr. Jacob Hornberger identifies the creation of the “national-security-state” as being the worst mistake in US history.  He then goes on a rather wide-ranging diatribe against the last dozen … Continue reading →

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Is it right?

Posted on 2017-12-01 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Can we not learn how to defend ourselves AND be kind and inclusive?  Can we not show respect and tolerance for others by understanding how not to offend?  Can we not exercise free speech without being condemned … Continue reading →

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Second amendment – prohibited by law?

Posted on 2017-11-30 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Bloomberg tells us that the Supreme Court has decided that the Second Amendment doesn’t apply in Maryland or Florida, based on two very recent decisions. “The U.S. Supreme Court steered clear of the intensifying [sic-NAB] gun debate … Continue reading →

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Count your blessings

Posted on 2017-11-26 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton It is appropriate that this happened on Thanksgiving Day here in the Fifty States.  As reported by the Daily Telegraph, the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Sweden has called on its clergy to stop calling “God” (we presume, … Continue reading →

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Happy Thanksgiving!

Posted on 2017-11-23 by MamaLiberty

From MamaLiberty and Nathan Barton Now, don’t eat TOO much, and hug someone at least once an hour all day.

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Military obligation

Posted on 2017-11-23 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Warning: this is a commentary on a commentary on a commentary! A guy (gal?) Finian Cunningham published a commentary on OpEdNews, asking, “Is a military coup against Trump in the cards?”  In part this reads: “In an … Continue reading →

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In with the new, same as the old

Posted on 2017-11-22 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Dictator of Zimbabwe (formerly Southern Rhodesia and then Rhodesia) Robert Mugabe, after more than a week of crisis, has resigned after ruling the southern African nation with an iron fist for 37 years, according to the Guardian. … Continue reading →

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Thanksgiving 2017

Posted on 2017-11-21 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Day after tomorrow (as I write this) is Thanksgiving Day in the Fifty States.  Other nations have such a festival or ceremony or holiday.  (For example, Canada has, since the 1930s, observed Thanksgiving on a Monday in … Continue reading →

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The color of politics

Posted on 2017-11-17 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Reality is a difficult concept for many people to grasp. And those who are “reality challenged” seem to be on the increase, these days. One of the areas where this seems to be a particular problem is … Continue reading →

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