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About TPOL Nathan

Follower of Christ Jesus (a christian), Pahasapan (resident of the Black Hills), Westerner, Lover of Liberty, Free-Market Anarchist, Engineer, Army Officer, Husband, Father, Historian, Writer, Evangelist. Successor to Lady Susan (Mama Liberty) at TPOL.

How to wreck a national tradition and holiday

Any idea what the “bah humbug” equivalent for Thanksgiving is? Growing up, Thanksgiving was my favorite holiday and THE family holiday.  My family, being christians only following the New Testament, did not celebrate Christmas and Easter except as family holidays … Continue reading

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A happy Thanksgiving from The Price of Liberty

May you enjoy all the blessings of liberty on this beautiful fall day, whatever the weather, the trials and tribulations, and problems with those who love neither liberty nor one another. Please take time today to enjoy and thank God … Continue reading

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A functional society? What is that?

The dysfunctional nature of modern popular culture (and therefore, society) has been an open secret for decades, even while the process accelerates. (It is perhaps more correct to say the process is accelerated.) It is less and less hidden, and … Continue reading

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Kenosha disease a rapidly spreading pandemic

The verdict is in. After a very strange and highly-publicized trial, a jury of twelve has found the now-adult Kyle Rittenhouse NOT GUILTY of all charges. The jury deliberated for several days, and now it has spoken. Yes, Rittenhouse killed … Continue reading

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What is the “Democrat” philosophy?

Gee, that is a tough question, isn’t it? And one that a lot of people (but probably NOT enough) have asked over the years. And it has answers that have changed a whole lot over the years – even the … Continue reading

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The robotic censor – a reality at last?

The Daily Mail reports on a new device called Themis, which apparently lets rip a loud obnoxious two-minute alarm sound when “Through the use of speech recognition and sound sensors we were able to program Themis to detect offensive terms … Continue reading

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Beat the drums slowly: Armistice Day 103 years later

Editor‘s note: This column was supposed to be published last Thursday, the 11th, but got pushed aside by travel and work outside TPOL. Our apologies for the delay, but we think you will still find this worth reading and thinking … Continue reading

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Vaccine “fascism” or what?

Max Borders at AIER makes some very important points about what can be termed “Vaccine Fascism” – an unholy alliance between big business and big government revolving around the increasingly contentious vaccine for the dreaded COVID-19. (Much more that just … Continue reading

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“You can’t tell the players without a scorecard”

And maybe not even then. On Friday, a coalition of three Antifa factions reportedly launched a counter-protest against an “anti-vaxxer” and “anti-mask” protest on Boston Commons in Massachusetts. As I understand it, the “Rise Against Tyranny” protest was organized by … Continue reading

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What is wrong in Wyoming? And why?

The cracks in American society grow wider and deeper daily, it seems. [A clarification (thanks, Tom!) is added in the main body of this article. Please read below.] Some States have it worse than others: consider Virginia or New Jersey, … Continue reading

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