Category Archives: Nathan’s Rants

A PS to “How stupid do they think South Dakotans are?”

Posted on 2016-11-07 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton This is just a post-script to the recent commentary, to give someone credit where credit is due. The proposal discussed in the last part of the commentary is actually a variation (and watering down) of something that … Continue reading →

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How stupid do they think South Dakotans are? (An election tale)

Posted on 2016-11-07 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton In South Dakota, this election, there are several constitutional amendments being proposed. Amendment T purports to “remove politics” from the legislative redistricting process by creating a special commission. The advocates’ slogan is “The voters select their legislators, … Continue reading →

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How many more? Death in the Fifty States

Posted on 2016-11-06 by TPOL Nathan

by Nathan Barton “Two more” law enforcement officers were killed, in Des Moines, Iowa, this week, according to SRN News, no doubt increasing cries of a “war on cops” here in the Fifty States. But the REAL question is “how … Continue reading →

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Baker’s Dozen X4: Reasons to NOT Vote for…

Posted on 2016-11-05 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton A Baker’s Dozen ™ Reasons to Vote Against Hillary (To NOT vote for Hillary) 1. She is corrupt. 2. She is the queen of a criminal gang. 3. She is old. 4. She is debilitated: in very … Continue reading →

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Misconcepts of Government

Posted on 2016-11-03 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Too much of the time, too many people operate under the misunderstanding that government can do anything. They assume that with enough money and “incentives” (carrots AND sticks – big ones!), that government(s) can do anything which … Continue reading →

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Six more days… Plus

Posted on 2016-11-03 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton As I write this, it is late Wednesday evening in the Four Corners, and just six more days of having to put up with the advertisements and the hype and the appeals to vote, and the tales … Continue reading →

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How the elite thrive with terrorism

Posted on 2016-11-02 by TPOL Nathan

by Nathan Barton Paul Rosenberg, in his web-zine Free-Man’s Perspective, recently published an article asking, “Could the Elite Survive without Terrorism?” and answered it “No” from the point of view that terrorists are a telegenic “enemy of the state” which … Continue reading →

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Culture wars are really wars against liberty

Posted on 2016-11-01 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton This year, more than ever, Halloween has been a warm-up exercise for the annual “War against Christmas” and the usual scrubbing of truth in history for Thanksgiving.  We usually identify these as part of the culture wars … Continue reading →

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Election end-game nears? (Not hardly)

Posted on 2016-11-01 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton As Wikileaks and others release more and more information about one of the four pieces of work running nationwide for Massa in 2016, and as more and more people chime in on issues and potential outcomes, it … Continue reading →

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Naive or just making a point?

Posted on 2016-10-25 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton For the past several weeks, many of us have been watching events on Standing Rock Reservation, homeland of one of the modern Lakota nations in the Dakotas, as a “grassroots” coalition fights against the Dakota Access Pipeline … Continue reading →

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