Category Archives: Nathan’s Rants

Misconcepts of Government

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

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

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

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)

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?

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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American Elections Even MORE A Worldwide Phenomenon

by Nathan Barton. American Elections Even MORE A Worldwide Phenomenon than ever before. But that doesn’t mean that the results of the election will have any major bearing on future events. For decades, indeed, since World War Two, American general … Continue reading →

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The EpiPen Crisis revisited

By Nathan Barton Like virtually every crisis de jour, at least in the last several decades, the “EpiPen Crisis” or scandal has faded from the headlines, from congressional desks, and from the minds of the public – indeed, probably everyone … Continue reading →

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Why government MIGHT seize your gold and silver

By Nathan Barton Bob Livingston, a “health and wealth” expert who has been publishing a newsletter on those topics since 1969, is a respected but often denigrated writer. Recently he has been warning about the ever-increasing risk of the FedGov … Continue reading →

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Colorado – Is cannabis REALLY legal?

By Nathan Barton My oh my. What’s a cop to do? CBS Chanel 4 in Denver reports that despite marijuana being legal now in Colorado (even for – gasp! Recreational use), the Denver Police are seizing greater and greater quantities … Continue reading →

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