Category Archives: Nathan’s Rants

Does it matter? Does it make any difference?

Posted on 2016-09-30 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton We’ve now had a few days to digest the first 2016 debate of “two of the four” candidates to be Massa of the FedGov and all its denizens and dependents. It is indigestible. No question at all. … Continue reading →

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Government: the Disaster

Posted on 2016-09-30 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton My recent commentary on disasters and government response triggered a response from a friend: the REAL disaster in this country is GOVERNMENT. How true. It seems that every year, there are more and more disasters, but when … Continue reading →

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What is wrong?

Posted on 2016-09-28 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton In the same web page as the commentary about “dumbing down” and cannabis, “legendary singer” Charlie Daniels also has a commentary on CNS News profanely asking what has happened to our country. Of the same generation as … Continue reading →

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Dumbing down? Or smartening up?

Posted on 2016-09-27 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton A commentary by Thomas Ascik, on CNS News, bemoans that five states are voting on outright legalizing cannabis for any use (including recreational) during this year’s election. He apparently attributes it, together with five more states voting … Continue reading →

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Stupidity – in and out of government

Posted on 2016-09-22 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Maybe it is not appropriate to discuss this after a week in which an idiot apparently was able to outwit (or dodge around) other idiots (several of them elected officials and many more political appointees) and set … Continue reading →

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A Dummy’s Guide to Depending on Government?

Posted on 2016-09-20 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Several recent events again illustrate how really, really stupid it is to depend on government to deal with emergencies or listen to government agencies when they try to dictate what private citizens and businesses should do in … Continue reading →

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What do we call this?

Posted on 2016-09-13 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Just a few hours ago, I wrote about how a certain web-site/company (a social media site) was engaged in “cooperation” with the FedGov and playing censorship games. Behaving, in fact, like a government. This cooperation or collusion … Continue reading →

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Rewriting history, warping current events

Posted on 2016-09-13 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Fac3bo0k (Leet script intentional to show my contempt and concern about being censored, too) has once again demonstrated its commitment to the evils of transnational progressivism (Tranzi) and its support of the State. This time, it comes … Continue reading →

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People sometimes DO get it

Posted on 2016-09-11 by TPOL Nathan

A review of an article on God, the Founders, and Purpose of Human Government a/k/a Baker’s Dozen ™ Reasons Human Government is Ungodly By Nathan Barton [Be advised: this commentary may seem to be overly religious. No apologies offered, since … Continue reading →

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Guns and Homicides in the Fifty States

Posted on 2016-09-10 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Ryan McMaken at Mises.org recently discussed an FBI report about declining rates of homicides in the Fifty States. Despite the wave of mass killings in the last 7.5 years (while a certain squatter has been officially in … Continue reading →

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