Category Archives: Nathan’s Rants

Hope: Food and Medicine

Posted on 2016-08-19 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Anyone remember Soylent Green? SF story and movie? Well, apparently a company in California (where else?) is now producing a “super milkshake” called Soylent. Pricey stuff, too! (At least for us frontier Westerners.) Their website doesn’t seem … Continue reading →

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Hope: Medical improvements on the way

Posted on 2016-08-18 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Whenever we hear of medical progress and improvements these days, we hear about new technology and new drugs or nutrients, at least 99.9% of the time: new tests, new sensors, new treatments, new antibiotics, new natural substances … Continue reading →

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Downward spiral into what?

Posted on 2016-08-18 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton These days, it is easy to be pessimistic. When you see how some of the more dire predictions of various observers seem to be coming to pass, it doesn’t take much to decide that we are rapidly … Continue reading →

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Racism in Geography – A Case Study and Speculations

Posted on 2016-08-17 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Warning: Massive rant ahead! Maybe even a tirade. Government destroys everything it touches: makes it worse and worse until at last, there is nothing (worthwhile) left. Last week, in the news in South Dakota, we found that … Continue reading →

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A rebuttal: Christians and Law Enforcement

Posted on 2016-08-13 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Author’s Note: As we see the uptick in cops getting killed, cops killing others, terrorism, and the associated screams and panic, it is important to look at some basic principles regarding justice, law enforcement, and related matters. … Continue reading →

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The net is being gathered – Do you know where YOUR liberty is?

Posted on 2016-08-12 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Watch them circle around the drain and go down. Despite many claims to the contrary, our liberties are vanishing like moths consumed by a torch. One of the latest regards the Gadsden Flag. The Volokh Conspiracy reports … Continue reading →

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“Libertarian” Party Joins the Old Parties?

Posted on 2016-08-11 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Thanks to the folks over at JPFO for this: Bullets First bluntly reports VP candidate William Weld’s interview on REVOLT TV: Libertarian VP Wants to Ban Guns; Rifles are “Weapons of Mass Destruction.” Except that Bullets First … Continue reading →

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Liberty Today

Posted on 2016-08-08 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Liberty, for Americans, and for most of the rest of the world, didn’t fare too well in the last few years.  A few places, here and there, lost everything.  Most places got liberty nibbled at, in large … Continue reading →

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What If? Part 2

Posted on 2016-08-07 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton In Part 1, a friend postulated just how things can really go wrong in the 2016 presidential election (the every-four-years vote for Massa), and its aftermath. But the real question is, “What do we do if something … Continue reading →

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Baker’s Dozen: ALL Black Lives DO Matter

Posted on 2016-08-07 by TPOL Nathan

by Nathan Barton, from an idea by D. Pettis, a reader. Author’s Note: I drafted this a couple of weeks ago. Since then, the news pages have been (as always) filled with a steady stream of photos of dead black … Continue reading →

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