Monthly Archives: June 2023

A Baker’s Dozen ™: Reasons you know you work for the government.

Posted on June 17, 2023 by TPOL Nathan

A Baker’s Dozen ™: Reasons you know you work for the government. (Courtesy of several folks associated with The Price of Liberty who suffered through years of having to work in government or work with government.) When:

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The need for nukes

Posted on June 16, 2023 by TPOL Nathan

Got power? The Blaze featured an article over the weekend reporting that US solar power production (of electricity) plunged by 50% over the long period smoke has been drifting from the massive Prairie Province wildfires plaguing both Canada and the … Continue reading →

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Fraud alert – nongovernmental?

Posted on June 15, 2023 by TPOL Nathan

This story appeared a few days ago: Don’t send checks through the mail, the post office is warning … Don’t put checks in the mail, the US Postal Service is warning. Scammers are stealing more of them than ever — draining bank accounts and causing big … Continue reading →

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And yes, these people vote… and are supposedly teaching our kids

Posted on June 13, 2023 by TPOL Nathan

A true story. A school teacher called a financial institution. She is paying on her credit card and had established a direct payment from her checking account, based on her being paid “at the end of the month.” And her … Continue reading →

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Gavin Newsom – Defender of the 2nd Amendment?

Posted on June 12, 2023 by TPOL Nathan

Gavin Newsom, His Highness the High Kommisar of California, has proposed a new “28th” Constitutional Amendment, to be prepared by a Constitutional Convention. According to this video, the Amendment would feature 4 keys: (1) prohibiting purchase of any gun by … Continue reading →

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Congress – even a rock would be better?

Posted on June 9, 2023 by TPOL Nathan

You may have seen something like this: These days, that sentiment can apply to Americans in general – except that Congress is a worse boss than this cute little rock. Indeed, all things considered, the current Congress competes with the … Continue reading →

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Ungovernable? Oregon?

Posted on June 8, 2023 by TPOL Nathan

For the fourth or fifth time, GOP members of the Legislature in the State of Oregon are boycotting the session to prevent a quorum and thereby prevent a host of bills from being passed. According to the AP, Democrats are … Continue reading →

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Are we wrong to blame Congress?

Posted on June 7, 2023 by TPOL Nathan

A longtime correspondent of TPOL recently (in her own column) suggested that a big part of government’s failure here in the States is due to the poor financial knowledge and actions of government employees. She pointed out that she has … Continue reading →

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Is civilization going to collapse? Part 2

Posted on June 6, 2023 by TPOL Nathan

See our posting of Part 1 a few days ago. TPOL is responding to so-called survivalists and preppers that claim that civilization is collapsing and doing so quickly. Again, we restate: This is worth considering for lovers of liberty. Here … Continue reading →

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Is civilization going to collapse? Part 1

Posted on June 5, 2023 by TPOL Nathan

Well, probably and most likely sooner than later. But a popular survival website recently published these ten reasons it is going to, and soon. Very soon. This is worth considering for lovers of liberty, so here is the ten reasons … Continue reading →

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