Monthly Archives: May 2022

Socialist America – History: Rural Electrics

Posted on May 16, 2022 by TPOL Nathan

How did the Rural Electrification Act impact America? The 1936 Act very much sped up the provision of grid electrical power to rural and frontier regions, including AmerInd reservations, across the United States, by providing power where commercial (investor-owned) power … Continue reading →

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Oh baby, baby

Posted on May 15, 2022 by TPOL Nathan

Supply chain troubles continue to bedevil us, as the demon-in-chief continues to wander mentally, verbally, and no doubt physically around 1600 PA. Not that HE is to blame – or that the occupant of 1600 PA should have ANY power … Continue reading →

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Let’s restore a civil society

Posted on May 14, 2022 by TPOL Nathan

Today, these States seem to be suffering yet another national pandemic: one of rage and paranoia. Consider that since June 2020, that cesspool on the Potomac has enjoyed a trifecta of anger, fear, and paranoia on the part of the … Continue reading →

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The war drums continue to beat

Posted on May 13, 2022 by TPOL Nathan

Somehow (amazing, that), the leaked evil preliminary decision of the nine black-robed Nazgul (the Supreme Court of the US) to jettison that crown jewel of liberty has virtually driven the war in Ukraine off the hourly news, the websites, the … Continue reading →

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Guns and statistics – liberties and lies

Posted on May 12, 2022 by TPOL Nathan

A guest column by Don Robinson Some time ago (back in 2017), Don answered a question, and his answer is worth reading. The question: What statistics would convince “pro-gun people” (who love guns) that less access to guns and certain … Continue reading →

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Free speech and the arrogance of the “elite”

Posted on May 11, 2022 by TPOL Nathan

While looking at the current challenges to our natural right of free speech, we ran across more nastiness. Consider this recent mainstream media, which said in part, “Tech titans often have a different understanding of speech than the rest of … Continue reading →

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War with Russia? Well, not yet…

Posted on May 10, 2022 by TPOL Nathan

Depending, of course, on how you define “war.” Despite fears (or boasts) that Russian President Putin would (a) declare victory in Ukraine (b) declare war against Ukraine, (c) declare war against NATO, or (d) all of the above, for 9 … Continue reading →

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2021: In defense of free speech

Posted on May 4, 2022 by TPOL Nathan

The recent creation of the Disinformation Governance Board should prompt us to again consider this basic and essential human right. Was this prompted by Musk’s terrorizing the world by buying Twitter? Was it caused by more and more people calling … Continue reading →

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Some thoughts on gun-owner databases

Posted on May 3, 2022 by TPOL Nathan

Greg Taggart’s commentary on central gun-owner databases (CGODB) addressed many excellent issues regarding gun registration. All of these arguments, including his examples, are valuable to use in persuading people who favor gun-control and registration the error of this twisted little … Continue reading →

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Why are gun owners opposed to gun registration?

Posted on May 2, 2022 by TPOL Nathan

Guest post by Gregory K. Taggart, courtesy of Slow Facts. Some editing by TPOL. Question: “Why are gun owners against a central gun-owner database, also referred to as “Gun Registration”? At its root, the concept of a central gun-owner database … Continue reading →

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