Monthly Archives: March 2024

Does Uncle Joe envy Vlad Putin?

Election results might result in that. It really is a transparently obvious contrast that highlights how far the west has fallen. Russia holds transparent elections and Vladimir Putin wins 87% of the vote, resoundingly being reelected; yet Uncle Joe (Biden) … Continue reading

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Will California meet its goal of powering 60 percent of its electricity with renewable energy resources by 2030?

This question came up on a web site recently, and we here at TPOL thought it worth sharing one of our staff’s responses. Yes, we know that once again we are bashing the People’s Republic of California and the idiots … Continue reading

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A worldwide gang of cowards

There are dozens of countries that have very loudly and publicly announced that they support Hamas in the Gaza Strip and are opposed to Israeli military attacks and occupation of the territory. And the Hamas claim that nearly 35,000 people … Continue reading

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Let us call a spade a spade

Let us look at some common names and terms in modern American politics, with a sneer and maybe a laugh. In politics, as in so-called health care and military affairs and education, words are twisted and their definitions perverted. Let … Continue reading

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Succession of power

That is “succession” and not secession. TPOL wants to make it clear that we strongly support the right of secession, of declaring independence from a “sovereign power” – a state or government – when that entity no longer meets the … Continue reading

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Architecture, government, and its lessons

The FedGov in DC spends literally billions of dollars each year building, maintaining, rebuilding, replacing, naming (and renaming), renting, and more to FedGov office buildings to house the millions of bureaucrats and jackbooted thugs (2.87 million at last count) that … Continue reading

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State of the Union 2024? 2025?

In the recent political campaign speech (improperly labeled as a “state of the Union” address, a strangely invigorated and generally-well-spoken Uncle Joe didn’t actually specifically tell us what the state, the condition, was. But his speech clearly implied that (1) … Continue reading

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“In the public interest” – yet another lie from your friendly government goons

According to a short discussion in FEE, a bill has been introduced in Minnesota which would restrict sale and purchase of paints (apparently both interior and exterior house paints) and create a licensing scheme for house painters. (At least we … Continue reading

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Severe mental disconnects, abortion and terrorism

Situational ethics does not work. Continue reading

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TPOL’s response to the “State of the Union” address last night

Several have asked if we had a response to the first major campaign speech of the 2024 election from the Democratic presumptive candidate (or at least his teleprompter): We should know what to expect from Uncle Joe by now. Ditto … Continue reading

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