Category Archives: Nathan’s Rants

Barfing in the morning…

Posted on 2017-03-09 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Reading the blurbs on stories in Freedom News Daily this morning, I came across this “present” reminding me of what a cat will sometimes leave in the doorway when she has an upset stomach, or even what … Continue reading →

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Allies or enemies – France and America

Posted on 2017-03-08 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton The nation is “America’s First and Oldest Ally.”  Massive support with armies and ships, provided to the rebels for half-a-decade from the Ancien Regime in Paris, allowed the struggling thirteen United States to win their war of … Continue reading →

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Modern colonies and media lies

Posted on 2017-03-06 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton I spend a fair amount of time in the Four Corners, one of the areas in the Fifty States most heavily impacted by the FedGov.  Here in Colorado, Utah, Arizona, and New Mexico are multiple national parks, … Continue reading →

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Bureaucrats Gone Wild department

Posted on 2017-03-04 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton This has been going on for some time. Just a couple of days ago it was in the news again, specifically US News (and World Report) tells us that Pepsi distributors are laying off 80 to 100 … Continue reading →

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Whom do we believe? And when?

Posted on 2017-03-02 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Every day, we see or read or hear news stories, from locally, our region, the Fifty States, and around the world. Sometimes, especially for local stories, we see something that is just not right: sometimes not quite … Continue reading →

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Oh, you evil, EVIL polluters!

Posted on 2017-03-02 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton We’ve all been there or heard about it.  The family member who grew up on snail-mail and has to print out every e-mail (and would probably print out every text message from their phone, and every Twitter, … Continue reading →

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Movies, society, and liberty

Posted on 2017-02-21 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Movies are an important part of American culture and society, and have been for a century. It is hard to imagine that at once time (and as late as the 1940s), many religious Americans believed that the … Continue reading →

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Do people “deserve” liberty?

Posted on 2017-02-15 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Do people “deserve” liberty? I have just been embroiled in a heartbreaking situation, one of a series. Without going into detail and thereby creating problems of privacy and decency, bear with me a minute. An older married … Continue reading →

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Oh dear! Theocracy is just around the corner

Posted on 2017-02-14 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Restating a campaign promise, the new Massa recently announced – at a PRAYER BREAKFAST, of all things – that he intends to “destroy” the Johnson Amendment. USA Today “reports” on this in a commentary-laced “news story” which … Continue reading →

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Is El Neil burning his bridges?

Posted on 2017-02-11 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton L. Neil Smith’s recent column ending his commentary cycle on the recent election and elevation of a new Massa for the FedGov on The Libertarian Enterprise may come as a bit of shock to some people.  In … Continue reading →

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