Tag Archives: private enterprise

Uncle Joe lies again: the ghost gun episode

Posted on April 28, 2022 by TPOL Nathan

As we here in the States (and around the world) enjoy yet another episode of the second-season of that great “reality show” featuring dear old handsy Uncle Joe, think about this! A few days back, the DC establishment, with “suitable” … Continue reading →

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Crumbling government

Posted on February 27, 2019 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Space.com recently reported that NASA has approved SpaceX sending a Dragon passenger-carrying spacecraft (capsule, really) with a dummy on a test flight to the International Space Station, scheduled for 2 March – just a few days from … Continue reading →

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Who owns space?

Posted on November 14, 2017 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton “The Next Big Future” has an article which both castigates government (NASA) in particular, and then demonstrates an unhealthy and irrational faith in government as well as a weird claim of dependence on government, all in a … Continue reading →

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Welfare – the alternative

Posted on November 13, 2017 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Today, it seems that more and more of government resources here in the Fifty States – federal, state, tribal, and local – go to providing welfare.  Although the statistics seem to say otherwise, the cost of helping … Continue reading →

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Government’s results on display again

Posted on August 26, 2016 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton The recent swarms of tornadoes across the eastern Great Plains and the record-setting flooding in Louisiana have once again showcased the benefits of depending on government for assistance in times of disaster and emergency. And at the … Continue reading →

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