Category Archives: Nathan’s Rants

The New Economy? Unlimited Energy

Posted on 2014-10-09 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton On Friday the 3rd, Greg Guenthner over at Daily Reckoning published a good article, “You’ll Never Believe How Low the Price of Oil Can Go…” which I actually didn’t get to read until late Monday, when his … Continue reading →

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Future Death of Government? A look back from 2020

Posted on 2014-10-08 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Looking back from 2020, what mistakes did the US make in 2000-2015? Could we have done something to avoid the catastrophic collapse of the last five years?  Thirteen items come to mind.

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Media: When truth counts, error and inconsistency abound

Posted on 2014-10-03 by TPOL Nathan

by Nathan Barton Good morning.  Readers know that I have very little respect for the mainstream media, whether radio or television or “print” (newspapers and the leading magazines).  While I do have much respect for the alternative news media, including … Continue reading →

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Death Penalty in America and Elsewhere

Posted on 2014-09-16 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Death Penalty? Tranzis, liberals, and even a few libertarians constantly harp on how barbaric the Fifty States are as we still have the death penalty, and still allow people to defend themselves with lethal force – that … Continue reading →

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United No More?

Posted on 2014-09-15 by TPOL Nathan

by Susan Callaway and Nathan Barton This week, on Thursday the 18th, up to 4.3 of 5.3 million Scots subjects of Her Majesty will vote on whether or not to secede from the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern … Continue reading →

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Politics and Engineering, Part 2

Posted on 2014-09-15 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton In the first installment, I compared politicians and engineers, explaining why I believe that few engineers are involved in politics – at least in elective politics. To help non-engineers understand engineers better, and how we view politics, … Continue reading →

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The War of 1812 and the Ravages of War – Lessons NOT Learned

Posted on 2014-09-14 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton This year we note the 200th Anniversary of the Battles of Baltimore and Fort McHenry, and of Washington, all part of the British invasion of the States in the War of 1812. Although there were legitimate reasons … Continue reading →

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The Caliphate and the Fuehrer

Posted on 2014-09-12 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton On Wednesday night, interfering (supposedly) with the Wednesday night Bible class or prayer meeting of millions of Americans, the Fuehrer gave a grand speech about fighting the Caliphate (which he insists on calling ISIL – which is … Continue reading →

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Politics and Engineering

Posted on 2014-09-07 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton ​I am an engineer, and I am involved, oddly enough, in politics.  This is, in both American and world history, a fairly rare situation.  Look at the rosters of Congress and of State legislatures, and you will … Continue reading →

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Problem solving: Responding to tyranny in 2014

Posted on 2014-08-22 by TPOL Nathan

by Nathan Barton Daily I read of more obvious, more common tyranny and oppression around the world, and of how people agonize over how to end it: how to respond.  Many offer answers.  Will they work? They have not, so … Continue reading →

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