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Liberty and tolerance at 85th Sturgis Motorcycle Rally

Posted on August 2, 2025 by TPOL Nathan

Today, the Black Hills of South Dakota and Wyoming are filled with the roar of big bikes of all types. Actually, the last week has seen a rapid increase in the number of bikers flowing into and through the Pahasapa … Continue reading →

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Shutdown demonstrates the future

Posted on January 15, 2019 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton As the current partial government shutdown continues and sets a modern record for the Fedgov’s closure, it may be that we are seeing the future. No, it is NOT a future that looks like the National Mall … Continue reading →

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Local government – such a drag

Posted on August 10, 2017 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton The ineptness, arrogance, and corruption of local government stares at us from our computer screens and (for those that still get and read them) the pages of local newspapers. Consider some examples.  In Moab, Utah, we read … Continue reading →

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Disappearing from the American landscape: why?

Posted on February 3, 2017 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton When researching the column on “Disappearances: American Style?” (some time ago) I did find a few interesting articles about disappearances that are of interest but distracted from the point of that commentary. Still worth looking at and … Continue reading →

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