Monthly Archives: August 2020

A view of war from the Great Plains

Posted on August 31, 2020 by TPOL Nathan

Editor’s Note: I am posting part of a commentary from Margaret Figert, a retired frontier newspaper publisher, writing from Valentine Nebraska, on the edge of the Sand Hills and the Great Sioux Nation. I’ll provide some comments on her commentary … Continue reading →

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Ramping up?

Posted on August 29, 2020 by TPOL Nathan

More and more I find myself agreeing with many observers. These Fifty States are engaged in a civil war. Not (yet) a war of outright violent combat. (Although violence is increasing, initiated by both sides. Daily.)

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The new elite – our masters

Posted on August 25, 2020 by TPOL Nathan

Nearly every day we read of yet another way in which our political masters make us worse off, while glorifying and benefitting themselves, their mentors and clients. And how deep the corruption has become. How much more arrogant, grasping, and … Continue reading →

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Soma and other retro tyrannies

Posted on August 24, 2020 by TPOL Nathan

Many libertarian (and even a few conservative) writers have pointed out more than once that the novels 1984 and Brave New World seem to be treated more as “how-to” manuals than the dire warnings their authors intended them to be. … Continue reading →

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When is this going to end?

Posted on August 22, 2020 by TPOL Nathan

Listening to the latest news and reading it on-line, this is a question Debby poses. When will the Panic and the Lockdown finally come to an end? How long will the media, the governments, the big corporations, and far too … Continue reading →

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Seriously? A critical shortage of lawyers in Florida?

Posted on August 21, 2020 by TPOL Nathan

Insanity, we often hear, is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.Maybe that is Florida’s problem. A radio news story reports that 100 attorneys in the State have signed a petition asking the Supreme Court … Continue reading →

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Colorado – collapse nearing?

Posted on August 19, 2020 by TPOL Nathan

Part of Colorado is burning. That’s not shocking or unusual. Colorado is a semi-arid region: the original grasslands and most of the montane forest and savanna are fire-climax ecosystems. Fire is an essential part of these environments. But the fires … Continue reading →

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What is a dictator? (Part B)

Posted on August 18, 2020 by TPOL Nathan

More about dictators – and not just about dictators in (and after) the Pandemic Panic. As I pointed out in Part A (months ago), dictators are NOT the same as tyrants. At least in the view of libertarians and others … Continue reading →

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Compromising with rebellious governments is not godly

Posted on August 17, 2020 by TPOL Nathan

In California, incredibly, a superior court judge ruled that a religious congregation can continue to worship indoors… with conditions, of course. Why is this incredible? In part because the US Supreme Court, by vote of 5 Nazguli, denied an application … Continue reading →

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Final collapse? Or cataclysmic revival? (Post #2200)

Posted on August 16, 2020 by TPOL Nathan

According to many people, the Fifty States, and the American Empire, are washed up. Breathing our last, slipping down ever faster on the downward spiral to cataclysm and destruction. Dozens of reasons are given for this fear – based on … Continue reading →

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