Monthly Archives: July 2026

Local governments, even in Wyoming, are evil

Even frontier, “liberty-loving” counties in Western States must be recognized as enemies of liberty. They are indeed evil. Here is a recent example. Continue reading

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6 July 2026, the 251st anniversary of…

Americans did not break their ties with Britain without first trying to mend the situation, nearly a few year before the gauntlet (the Declaration of Independence) was thrown down. Continue reading

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Gerrymandering battles: the Colorado front

Colorado’s own Nazgul (supreme court) has for now stopped Democrat activists from pushing all but one GOP out of their congressional delegation, as they tried to copy California, Virginia, and elsewhere. But this is just the next act, and does not end the threat.
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Gaining independence, gaining liberty: a process not an event in human society

Today, Americans celebrate a key point in a long process of gaining independence and gasping at liberty. Those who are demanding that until everything wrong is “fixed,” we are not supposed to celebrate. TPOL rejects that thinking. Continue reading

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Anno Libertatus 250 – lost liberties

What was intended and done back in 1776? Independence of thirteen nations? Or a new empire? In a guest commentary, Tom Evans discusses the truth, and we at TPOL point out we need to think and act on these things. Continue reading

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My oh my, it’s the 2nd of July!

It is the 2nd of July! When the Continental Congress voted for independence in 1775, 250 years ago. Continue reading

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Oh, Canada – how sad

Today is Canada Day. Continue reading

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Liberty? What is that?

Do we even have enough freedom to celebrate the freedoms and liberties supposedly claimed from English tyranny 250 years ago? Or are we just deluding ourselves? Continue reading

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