Tag Archives: media

Whom do we believe?

Posted on June 27, 2019 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton The headline is a question I’ve asked often in writing this commentary over the past decade. It is a question that all of us should be asking almost continuously.  As we read and hear the news – … Continue reading →

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Let’s get rid of all the guns…

Posted on April 21, 2019 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Over at Firearms News is one of Vin Suprynowicz’s latest columns, “They took the doughboy’s rifle away.” It an excellent, long, and fun read, taking us back over a century and showing Vin’s exceptional reporting skills. (So … Continue reading →

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False accusations

Posted on April 11, 2019 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Today, the buzzword is “fake-news” but it isn’t something new. Almost anyone can be branded as evil (or just bad) by fake news. For example, last year, a college football player has been vindicated after being accused … Continue reading →

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Is more government the solution to attacks on free speech?

Posted on August 8, 2018 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Alex Jones, the gravel-voiced publisher, owner, editor, and voice of InfoWars and other websites and podcasts, is in the news and the commentaries this week. And he is actually in trouble.  As I understand it, Apple, Facebook, … Continue reading →

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Who is to blame? Misunderstanding news

Posted on July 13, 2018 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton According to an article in Raw Story, a Pew Research Center survey has found that many Americans grapple with recognizing facts in news stories. My heart bleeds for them.  And for the Fifty States. Here is FND’s … Continue reading →

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A new civil war?

Posted on June 28, 2018 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Warnings or threats or attempts at self-fulfilling prophesy? All kinds of articles and comments are appearing in June about an upcoming civil war.  A war between the “liberals” and the “conservatives.” A war that might actually merit … Continue reading →

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Do we care?

Posted on April 10, 2018 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton The news these days is a constant drumbeat of just a few things: the evil actions of the FedGov and especially POTUS (“evil” as defined by the mainstream media), shootings (mostly in/around schools), movies (what is doing … Continue reading →

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Redefining the media (Part 2)

Posted on March 14, 2018 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton I have generally distinguished between media differently. (Part 1) First, there is the mainstream media (MSM), with such things as the WaPo, USA Today, New York Times and other major dailies, the “networks” of radio and TV … Continue reading →

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Redefining the media

Posted on March 13, 2018 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Whether we call it the “press” or the “media” or lump it together in the general category of “free speech,” most people (both in the Fifty States and much of the rest of the world) consider their … Continue reading →

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Political clowns

Posted on January 31, 2018 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton For years, one of the major “values” of the Fifty States’ – and especially the FedGov’s – politicians has been their entertainment of the masses. The rise of Trump has, of course, made this even more obvious.  … Continue reading →

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