Category Archives: Nathan’s Rants

Left-right? Thick-thin?

Posted on 2017-05-12 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Mama Liberty wrote: I am still trying to understand this left, right, thick/thin idea of libertarianism. If the non-aggression principle is the center, a great deal of all that other is bogus nonsense… but they can believe anything they want, … Continue reading →

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Why are you waiting? Get them out!

Posted on 2017-05-10 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton You have children (or grandchildren) of school age in your family, your home, your church, or your neighborhood.  They probably go to “public schools” (that is, government-run, tax-supported schools). Ninety percent of American children do. Let us … Continue reading →

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Firing people – examples of modern political hypocrisy

Posted on 2017-05-10 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Recent news about firing people points out some really cute examples of how those who support and believe in the state are demonstrating their hypocrisy in different ways. Consider the city of Forest Lake, Minnesota, where the … Continue reading →

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The Beginning of the end

Posted on 2017-05-07 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton According to an Economist story, the “democratically elected” governor of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico declared bankruptcy on Wednesday. This is a debt of $74 billion dollars, about 100% of the island’s GNP.  The amount is staggering. … Continue reading →

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Choose sides – or else! Whacking on statues and more.

Posted on 2017-05-06 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton The cesspool of North America, that “Chocolate City” New Orleans (at risk of being disgusting, there are a LOT more things than chocolate that are dark brown, and NOLA is full of them), is busy purging its … Continue reading →

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Loyalty Day – I missed it!

Posted on 2017-05-04 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton According to Claire Bernish over at The Free Thought Project, Monday the 1st of May was declared “Loyalty Day” by Hated Leader The Donald Trump – apparently (so Claire says in her headline) to “Remind Americans to … Continue reading →

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When is enough enough? Local government and its role

Posted on 2017-05-04 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton A correspondent shared an article from the Tampa Bay (Florida) Times about a bill in Florida that would raise the “homestead exemption” for property taxes to $75,000.  That is a scheme by which the first $75,000 appraised … Continue reading →

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Taxes Death and Dominion

Posted on 2017-05-03 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton This year, Americans will have stolen from them over $3.5 trillion in federal taxes and another $1.6 trillion in state and local taxes. That’s $5.1 trillion total — more than we spend on food, clothing and shelter … Continue reading →

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A Baker’s Dozen ™ Reasons to get your children out of there!

Posted on 2017-05-02 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton It’s no secret that this website and its writers are opposed to public schools – which we unkindly refer to as “government-run, tax-funded” schools – or even more bluntly, “government-ruined, theft-funded schools.” The alternative?  Home schooling.  It … Continue reading →

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Loving your chains of slavery

Posted on 2017-04-21 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton For two-thirds of a century and more), the “Johnson Amendment,” a provision in the FedGov tax code that applies to all 501(c)(3) organizations and even religious groups that have NOT accepted the mark of the beast (501(c)(3) … Continue reading →

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