Monthly Archives: October 2021

Stop foreign aid? Are you nuts?

The headline is the typical response from virtually every politician, including the vast majority in Congress, to anyone that dares to challenge the idea that because the States are “rich” we have a moral obligation to transfer billions of dollars … Continue reading

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What if DC stopped giving foreign aid?

We are told that last year, thanks to COVID, the most foreign aid ever in world history flowed from “rich nations” to “poor nations.” Something like $150 billion US according to some sources: others say it was as high as … Continue reading

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Foreign aid – such benevolence!

As the cheerleaders race out to tout the grand and glorious COP26 to be held in Glasgow, as billions of grams of “greenhouse gases” are generated by all the elites swarming the Scot city, one of the frequent memes seems … Continue reading

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The war on COVID-19? Or the war on the economy and liberty?

It is a worldwide war, we’re told – we must fight the dreaded Beer Flu in the streets! In the stores! In the bars! In our very bedrooms! It is a worldwide war. If you are not with us – … Continue reading

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“We’re all criminals” redux

By Nathan Barton It is a theme TPOL has addressed many times, and even the scummy mainstream media constantly point this out. Not just the FedGov but all levels of government here in the States can make life miserable for … Continue reading

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The “stupid war” on some drugs continues

Reason has a pointed headline about our wonderful friendly neighborhood People’s Socialist Democratic Woke “Republic” of California. (Ain’t a “republic,” folks. Seriously!) CalDrug’s illustrious defenders of public morals, pure bodies, and tax revenues have so far this year seized 1.2 … Continue reading

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Military adventurism and the Monroe Doctrine

Doug Bandow is a fairly prolific writer and a strong libertarian – more minarchist than anarchist, but a thoughtful and insightful analyst. His recent article “Military spending is not defense spending” published by the American Institute for Economic Research (AIER) … Continue reading

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Hypocrisy on steroids – poster child Alec Baldwin

News out of New Mexico this week tells a “tragic” story of how a liberal, antigun activist/actor shot and killed one innocent woman and seriously wounded a man with a “prop gun” on a film set in Santa Fe. Alec … Continue reading

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A new Greater East Asian war?

In the last commentary, we looked at what has been screamed and done in the past few weeks around Taiwan, China, Australia and that region. So why is everyone in the Western Pacific/East Asia area pushing so hard that war … Continue reading

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China-Taiwan war at hand?

Well, according to a Taiwanese government official, speaking to Australian media, it is imminent. With nearly daily flyovers into Taiwanese airspace – no NOT just the Taiwanese air defense identification zone – the People’s Liberation Army’s air force seems determined … Continue reading

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