Tag Archives: press

The ministry of truth – heart and soul of government

Posted on March 3, 2023 by TPOL Nathan

The recent news of how the US Department of Energy has figured out that the SARS virus was developed from and escaped from a Chinese government “health” lab in Wuhan is bouncing back and forth. The FBI claims that they … Continue reading →

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A Baker’s Dozen (TM) examples of media lies and politician worship

Posted on May 23, 2020 by TPOL Nathan

Look, we all know the media lies. This has become an increasing problem, a deep embarrassment to many publishers, editors, and others (usually retired) as the powermongers and the pitifully uneducated modern “professionals” move into the business. Here are some … 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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Whom do we believe? And when?

Posted on March 2, 2017 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Every day, we see or read or hear news stories, from locally, our region, the Fifty States, and around the world. Sometimes, especially for local stories, we see something that is just not right: sometimes not quite … Continue reading →

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Government and… (Examples of Why “Government is Bad”)

Posted on June 4, 2016 by TPOL Nathan

Nathan’s Rants: Living Free Government (and by that I mean mandated, nonvoluntary, “monopoly (or near-monopoly) of force” government), is bad for people. History demonstrates that government and its actions have violently killed and caused directly or indirectly more premature deaths … Continue reading →

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