Monthly Archives: June 2020

Rumors of war? South Dakota?

Posted on June 20, 2020 by TPOL Nathan

A new rumor is spreading, as South Dakota prepares for a massively-condemned visit by Donald Trump to South Dakota’s Black Hills to see an even more-denigrated fireworks display for the Fourth of July.

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The Year of the Rat

Posted on June 18, 2020 by TPOL Nathan

I was reminded recently that this, in the Chinese calendar, is the Year of the Rat. (I know little of the Chinese calendar except what I’ve read on the placemats of some of our favorite Chinese buffets.) Knowing nothing of … Continue reading →

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A Baker’s Dozen ™ reasons to keep your children out of “public” schools

Posted on June 17, 2020 by TPOL Nathan

The Lockdown has had one very strong positive benefit – even with some negatives.  Tens of millions of parents have seen their children’s schools lock their children out.  Especially the government-run, tax-funded (GRTF) institutions.  So tens of millions of children … Continue reading →

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Abolish the blue gangs?

Posted on June 16, 2020 by TPOL Nathan

In the month of June, 2020, the cry has grown louder and louder, spreading especially across the Fifty States, but into other nations as well. It is especially strong in Minnesota, Washington, and California, but can be found virtually everywhere. … Continue reading →

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Space – the dream still exists

Posted on June 8, 2020 by TPOL Nathan

21 July 2011 – STS-135. The last American Space Shuttle mission. 30 May 2020 – The first manned flight of a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft. About a month and a half short of nine years. NINE years. It is time to … Continue reading →

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Looking back the last few weeks: war on some religions

Posted on June 5, 2020 by TPOL Nathan

As I take a break from the constant hammer of the news on my eyes and brain, I’m looking back at a few things. One is the war on some religions – a front in the Lockdown Rebellion. Just in … Continue reading →

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How we view police

Posted on June 4, 2020 by TPOL Nathan

One of the recurring problems many lovers of liberty – especially we “more radical” free-market anarchists have is how we view police officers. Cops. In the light of the murder of George Floyd in Minnesota, let us look more generally … Continue reading →

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Coins of liberty – history of freedom

Posted on June 3, 2020 by TPOL Nathan

Publisher’s note: With conditions as they are in the Fifty States right now, I am taking a “semi-break” from all the bad news, and publishing a few more general or even lighthearted commentaries that I hope readers will still find … Continue reading →

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Chaos pushed by multiple groups

Posted on June 2, 2020 by TPOL Nathan

Memorial Day is the start of Summer for Americans. It is already a hot summer, as cities burn and violence explodes. On top of the pandemic Lockdown, and the mostly-peaceful Lockdown Rebellion, we now have a seeming effort to recreate … Continue reading →

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Really? Media twisting

Posted on June 1, 2020 by TPOL Nathan

A friend shared this with me, from a Pew Research Center posting.

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