Category Archives: Nathan’s Rants

Gold and the Dollar

Posted on 2013-04-13 by TPOL Nathan

In the past day, the price of gold has dropped about 120 an ounce, to under $1500 (now just above $1500). But the real news is NOT that gold is now at its lowest price in dollars in two years, … Continue reading →

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Colorado, the Police State

Posted on 2013-04-09 by TPOL Nathan

As readers may recall, Colorado is a second home for me and my family.  We spend a lot of time there, and have close relatives that live in various parts of the state.  We frequently have to travel through all … Continue reading →

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Lego Racist Menace “Defeated”

Posted on 2013-04-07 by TPOL Nathan

The Independent (UK): Muslims declare victory in fight over anti-islamic Lego set Austria’s Turkish community claimed a victory in its fight against Danish toy giant Lego yesterday after the firm agreed to withdraw a Star Wars toy set featuring a … Continue reading →

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Why are people so stupid?

Posted on 2013-04-05 by TPOL Nathan

Today, I got another copy of an e-mail sent out a few days ago by the “Conservative Action Alerts” gang.  The subject line was: Repeal the Second Amendment First. THIS IS GARBAGE. It read in part: ALERT: Neither the federal … Continue reading →

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Higher Education – Government-ruined/Theft-funded

Posted on 2013-04-01 by TPOL Nathan

Government-ruined, theft-funded schools (non-education) (3 stories) The Case for a Three Year College Degree (The American)  Reducing the time it takes for a student to complete college could add trillions of dollars in wealth to the U.S. economy… Nathan: I … Continue reading →

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Conservatives, Republicans, Christians, and Two Tens

Posted on 2013-03-29 by TPOL Nathan

Lew Rockwell and his institute are often a beacon of liberty, but sometimes…  sometimes they show themselves (rightly or wrongly) as a bunch of bigoted humanists and anything BUT lovers of liberty. Case in point: Free-dumb: The conservative’s definition Source: … Continue reading →

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Should the government regulate steriods in sports?

Posted on 2013-03-12 by TPOL Nathan

A forum on which I usually lurk had a liberal-type person (at least as defined in South Dakota) ask why on earth the federal government was messing around with steroids in sports, including congressional hearing and “policy” decisions.  Here’s my … Continue reading →

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And you thought that I could rant!

Posted on 2013-03-10 by TPOL Nathan

I don’t think I’ve ever read anything by Bob Burnett (“Bob from Berkeley,” a retired Silicon Valley Executive) until I found this one in some Google search, and the Huffington Post is NOT on my daily reading list – not … Continue reading →

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A Review of Christopher Adamo’s Article on Wyoming Education Fight

Posted on 2013-03-10 by TPOL Nathan

Nathan: I had not (as I recall) heard of or read anything by Mr. Adamo until Mama Liberty forwarded this article to me, but a quick check of his writing shows an interesting character with an interesting view on  politics … Continue reading →

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A Review of “Obama Poised to Carry Out Hostile Military Takeover of US”

Posted on 2013-03-09 by TPOL Nathan

Obama Poised to Carry Out Hostile Military Takeover of US Nathan: I have come to respect the opinions of the writers and publisher/editors of Godfather Politics, who are generally liberty-loving and less and less statist as time goes by.  This … Continue reading →

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