Tag Archives: Commentary

Truth? The hit dog barks!

Posted on May 29, 2025 by TPOL Nathan

On Memorial Day, the current guy living in 1600 PA posted this online. Now, these are pretty harsh words, right? Immediately, a lot of people. Apparently, MSN and The Daily Beast called this “an unhinged rant.”

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We’re back!

Posted on September 26, 2024 by TPOL Nathan

An unplanned hiatus in our usual publishing schedule, coupled with a hacking problem and business travel , has put us out of commission for two weeks. But we are back! If you missed the last commentaries we published: be sure … Continue reading →

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Trump and Tiberius, Uncle Joe and Little Boots, supply chains and debt

Posted on January 21, 2022 by TPOL Nathan

Oh, and Benito Mussolini and pirates, too! Extra Credit! All courtesy of Simon Black! Thanks! Those who forget the past are doomed to repeat it. This seems to especially be the case when we look at these Fifty States and … Continue reading →

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Stealing to reform or transform – what’s the big diff?

Posted on May 28, 2017 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Jeff Bryant, in Our Future, has an article, “What Betsy DeVos calls “education transformation” is actually public theft.”  Again Steve notes correctly, “Amazing how “public theft” (the basis of ALL government schooling) becomes wrong only when your … Continue reading →

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Returned!

Posted on August 6, 2016 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton I’m back, I think! Last week, in the middle of yet another 1500-mile week of travel and work, I got violently sick and for the last nine days have been sick as a dog, lost a few … Continue reading →

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Anthony Gregory’s “Fictionalized Surveillance State”

Posted on November 14, 2013 by TPOL Nathan

The fictionalized surveillance state (Independent Institute, by Anthony Gregory) “Public attitudes toward government spying have correlated to popular cultural trends ever since the 1821 publication of The Spy: A Tale of Neutral Ground, the first American spy novel written by … Continue reading →

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