Tag Archives: Stupid government tricks

It’s stupid – but is it government’s business?

Posted on March 28, 2017 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Should it be illegal? The Atlanta Journal-Constition tells us that in Georgia, bureaucrats are telling a couple what name they can NOT give their child. “An Atlanta family is at odds with the state over their right … Continue reading →

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Reason-able?

Posted on March 24, 2017 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton A recent article in Reason Magazine Online is headlined, “Christians Started the Wedding Wars.”  The article, overall, is actually pretty good in addressing the way that Tranzis, especially associated with the Democrat Party and proud to be … Continue reading →

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Allies or enemies – France and America

Posted on March 8, 2017 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton The nation is “America’s First and Oldest Ally.”  Massive support with armies and ships, provided to the rebels for half-a-decade from the Ancien Regime in Paris, allowed the struggling thirteen United States to win their war of … Continue reading →

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Bureaucrats Gone Wild department

Posted on March 4, 2017 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton This has been going on for some time. Just a couple of days ago it was in the news again, specifically US News (and World Report) tells us that Pepsi distributors are laying off 80 to 100 … Continue reading →

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My oh my – what’s that cloud in the sky?

Posted on January 13, 2017 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton A pro-cannabis-legalization web site, Smell the Truth reports that the DC mayor says that arrests are unlikely for “smoking weed” at Trump inauguration. “The few attendants of Donald Trump’s presidential inauguration should have little to worry about … Continue reading →

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Societal collapse – again?

Posted on January 12, 2017 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Things are getting bad again, south of the border (of Texas, NM, AZ, and CA). Very bad. It wasn’t in the radio or TV news, but the Guardian (British) reported it, and Zero Hedge picked it up. … Continue reading →

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Americans spend a lot, and the government tracks…

Posted on January 10, 2017 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton At HowMuch.com there is a neat chart which shows what Americans have spent on various things for the last 70 years. It is, no surprise, very enlightening – for several reasons. First off, the data comes from … Continue reading →

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Space Junk?

Posted on November 30, 2016 by TPOL Nathan

by Nathan Barton Look out! Duck! One of my favorite short stories back in the late 1960s involved confrontation between Soviet and American occupation forces on Luna, who discovered that firing large numbers of projectiles in very thin atmosphere and … Continue reading →

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Misconcepts of Government

Posted on November 3, 2016 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Too much of the time, too many people operate under the misunderstanding that government can do anything. They assume that with enough money and “incentives” (carrots AND sticks – big ones!), that government(s) can do anything which … Continue reading →

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Why government MIGHT seize your gold and silver

Posted on October 20, 2016 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Bob Livingston, a “health and wealth” expert who has been publishing a newsletter on those topics since 1969, is a respected but often denigrated writer. Recently he has been warning about the ever-increasing risk of the FedGov … Continue reading →

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