Category Archives: Nathan’s Rants

America’s war on wildfires – a cretinous critique

Posted on 2012-10-21 by TPOL Nathan

This week, while doing work on Rosebud Indian Reservation, several projects got disrupted when 60-mile-an-hour winds took a grass fire and turned it into a raging inferno that threatened several small towns and destroyed the livelihood of ranchers.  Hundreds of … Continue reading →

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Libertarian Commentary on the News #12-44A: Hoploclasts and Environists

Posted on 2012-10-21 by TPOL Nathan

Due to travels and work (about 2,300 miles on the road) this week, I’ve had little chance to do the usual in-depth review of the news and provide comments in detail.  However, here are some things that just cry out … Continue reading →

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The Republic of Lakotah – Who? (Part 3)

Posted on 2012-10-18 by TPOL Nathan

In Parts 1 and 2, I looked at a recent article by Stephen Lendman concerning a recent “re-proclamation” by Russell Means of the “Republic of Lakotah” and the various things wrong with both Lendman’s report and Means’ claims. The article … Continue reading →

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The Republic of Lakotah – Wrong? (Part 2)

Posted on 2012-10-15 by TPOL Nathan

In part 1, I addressed the first part of Lendman’s article about Russell Means’ fresh proclamation of the independence of the “Republic of Lakotah” on 29 SEP 2012.  This continues my discussion of Stephen Lendman’s article. I have omitted Lendman’s … Continue reading →

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The Republic of Lakotah – Right? (Part 1)

Posted on 2012-10-14 by TPOL Nathan

This is my analysis of a particularly strange piece of “non-news” that cropped up a few weeks ago.  I noted it first in Freedom’s Phoenix.  Because of my professional work, and because of my historical research and ancestry, and interest … Continue reading →

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Libertarian Commentary on the News, #12-43F: Police state and winter in America

Posted on 2012-10-13 by TPOL Nathan

A cold, damp morning in the Four Corners, after a day of thunderstorms with rain and a little hail: not so nice in the Black Hills and West River: no moisture at all, though warm enough for mid-October. But the … Continue reading →

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Turning Washing Machines into Washington Machines

Posted on 2012-10-09 by TPOL Nathan

Jeffrey Tucker over at Laissez Faire Books (Agora Financial) has posted a wonderful tirade today about a new set of government regulations which, as he put it, is “Regulators Destroying Your Home Appliances.”  I liked his thought about turning washing … Continue reading →

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Left versus right

Posted on 2012-10-07 by TPOL Nathan

For years now, I have subscribed to a daily dose of Liberty Quotes No doubt, many of our readers do as well. If not, consider it: each day there are one to three quotes from all sorts of people – … Continue reading →

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