Tag Archives: Congress

Politics as a blood sport

Posted on 2017-06-15 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Yesterday’s incredible display of poor marksmanship fortunately seems to have resulted in just one death – that of the perp.  Maybe. I and many people are grateful for that, and have prayed for those hit and their … Continue reading →

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Firing people – examples of modern political hypocrisy

Posted on 2017-05-10 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Recent news about firing people points out some really cute examples of how those who support and believe in the state are demonstrating their hypocrisy in different ways. Consider the city of Forest Lake, Minnesota, where the … Continue reading →

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Loyalty Day – I missed it!

Posted on 2017-05-04 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton According to Claire Bernish over at The Free Thought Project, Monday the 1st of May was declared “Loyalty Day” by Hated Leader The Donald Trump – apparently (so Claire says in her headline) to “Remind Americans to … Continue reading →

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King Congress the Cowardly

Posted on 2016-12-29 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton I call it “Barton’s Theory of Organizational Personality,” and first developed it as a young (but experienced) 1st Lieutenant with six years of college, two years of industrial work, and three years of military active duty behind … Continue reading →

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The election for Massa: Mixed results

Posted on 2016-11-09 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Is it over? Maybe. As with Brexit, the 2016 election for Massa came in very much different than the vast majority of the mainstream media and the pundits and “elite” said it would. And according to the … Continue reading →

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What If? Politics 2016-17

Posted on 2016-07-21 by TPOL Nathan

What if? (Fiction by Edward Johnson, provided to Nathan Barton for The Price of Liberty!) Warning: not our usual fare! Mama’s Note: We could get very lost in such speculation. While I appreciate Edward’s story, I would rather have The … Continue reading →

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Corruption in the house – and other places (part 2)

Posted on 2016-07-17 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton In the first part, we discussed the latest corruption queen in the US House of Representatives (who now claims that she is being “persecuted” because she is black). (I think she is wrong: it isn’t because because … Continue reading →

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Corruption in the House – and other places (part 1)

Posted on 2016-07-16 by TPOL Nathan

by Nathan Barton Although this is a Democrat, we are again reminded of the corruption of the powers-that-be, no matter which political party they claim as home. A Florida Democrat congresswoman, Corrine Brown, and her chief of staff have been … Continue reading →

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The price of losing liberty – putting up with stupidity

Posted on 2016-06-30 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton The decline into stupidity accelerated in the last few weeks, and continues to do so. There are two BIG examples: the reaction to the Orlando Massacre, and Brexit. Let’s talk about the massacre. The Orlando Massacre seems … Continue reading →

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Echelons Above Reality: the IRS and Congress

Posted on 2016-04-17 by TPOL Nathan

Libertarian Commentary #16-16B, by Nathan Barton The Army sometimes uses a term “Echelons Above Reality” or EAR, when speaking of higher command and especially the civilians that tell the military what to do: the secretaries of Defense, Navy, Army, and … Continue reading →

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