Tag Archives: Fiction

Four weeks…

Posted on October 28, 2025 by TPOL Nathan

The 28th of October, 2025. The FedGov has been shut down for four weeks. Twenty-eight days. As we all know, the results are catastrophic. The Fifty States have fallen into anarchy and chaos. Jerusalem in AD 70 and Berlin in … Continue reading →

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Throwing down the gauntlet

Posted on August 19, 2025 by TPOL Nathan

Do you happen to remember Robert Reich? Here is a refresher from MSN: Robert Reich is a professor of public policy at Berkeley and former Secretary of Labor. His writings can be found at https://robertreich.substack.com/.” In one of his latest screeds, … Continue reading →

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Fiction or fact: the world of the 21st century

Posted on July 6, 2024 by TPOL Nathan

For many years, the Darien Gap, a dense jungle in the eastern end of the Republic of Panama, has featured, often prominently, in novels and movies. It was an impenetrable barrier to movement from Panama to the rest of South … Continue reading →

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Indeed, how gullible are we?

Posted on February 10, 2023 by TPOL Nathan

Now, the purveyors of Pandemic Panic and submission to government and the health thugs want us to believe the above cartoon is a piece of propaganda: a straw-man argument that pushes the idea that “science” is untrustworthy. Which is utter … Continue reading →

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Press conference June 2023

Posted on January 10, 2021 by TPOL Nathan

(Susan Li is President Harris’ Press Secretary)Today, President Harris signed a series of executive orders establishing restrictions on specific so-called political parties which have spewed racist hate speech and advocated violence, instigated uprisings, promoted vote suppression, and displayed extreme political … Continue reading →

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Fiction: Incident on Main Street

Posted on May 22, 2020 by TPOL Nathan

A short story set in the near future It had been a long day. I was tired and frustrated with computer problems, dealing with angry and abusive customers of my bank on the phone, and being cooped up.  I had … Continue reading →

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What If? Politics 2016-17

Posted on July 21, 2016 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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Future Death of Government? A look back from 2020

Posted on October 8, 2014 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Looking back from 2020, what mistakes did the US make in 2000-2015? Could we have done something to avoid the catastrophic collapse of the last five years?  Thirteen items come to mind.

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