Category Archives: Nathan’s Rants

Home Front: Evil Cops in America

A series of articles in the media this week points out what should be an obvious fact:  one of the greatest DIRECT threats to American lives and liberties is an “Institution” that we have created and harbor in our very … Continue reading →

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Natural Resources and the Government in America

Government in the United States in the past half-century has demonstrated a truly amazing ability to damage the economy.  This has been done in several ways: (1)  Denial of natural resources:  Government, in the guise of “conservation” and “protection of … Continue reading →

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D.C. Follies

Nathan:  Just read this from a friend, who has asked to remain nameless.  I find his comments refreshing: Decriminalize marijuana possession before legalizing it, says a man who wants to be the next mayor of Washington, D.C. (CNS News) Nameless: … Continue reading →

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Food Stamps – An American Evil – part 3

[Continued from an earlier article] By Nathan Barton Food stamps are a way to hide hunger: Remember, the reason we DO NOT have soup lines today like in the First Great Depression is because they get their food from the … Continue reading →

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Food Stamps – An American Evil – part 2

[Continued from an earlier article by Nathan Barton] The four lowest states are relatively conservative (if not necessarily in national politics) and all in the west – other than that, they have little in common.  North Dakota is incredibly wealthy … Continue reading →

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The Curtain Rises on the Final Act

Well, time to wrap it up.  Thanks to Margaret for this story – though of course I’d already heard.  And the handwriting was on the wall: House Passes Deal to Reopen Government (New York Times – Breaking News Wed 16OCT2013, … Continue reading →

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Food Stamps – An American Evil

The Food Stamp Program, originally created as part of the “New Deal” of the evil monster-in-chief F. D. Roosevelt and reinvented again and again by machine politics and a succession of monsters-in-chief like LBJ and William Jefferson Clinton, is in … Continue reading →

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Where the Governmental Shutdown is REAL – and People are Angry

The governmental “Shutdown” is for the most part bogus:  the consensus seems to be that only 17% of all government employees are on furlough:  not expected to get a paycheck on the 15th or 31st of October (remember, even Federal … Continue reading →

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Thoughts on the Passing Scene: Vanishing America

I (as always) have various discussions on a wide range of topics.  Here are several over the past few months to share with readers, and hopefully to generate some good discussion.  Many people are concerned about the way the America … Continue reading →

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The Government Shutdown – Just a bit more screaming, please

Stupid government – Theft by government : “Shutdown” Nathan: Okay, we’ve now been in the so-called “Shutdown” for a full week.  Every time I think I’ve said the last thing I want to about it, another news story comes along … Continue reading →

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