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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.

Baker's Dozen (TM) reasons to be armed during the Coronavirus panic

Posted on 2020-03-25 by TPOL Nathan

Things are not going well, if not as bad as too many people are saying. However, too many people are still panicking about owning or having their neighbors owning guns for self-defense. Here are thirteen reasons to be armed (that … Continue reading →

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Accurate information on Coronavirus

Posted on 2020-03-24 by TPOL Nathan

As with any crisis, facts quickly become difficult to find. Any time politics is involved, there will be people – often prominent people – who put out wildly varying information and claims. People exaggerate and underplay the situation. When other … Continue reading →

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Backlash against government lockdowns – justified?

Posted on 2020-03-24 by TPOL Nathan

It appears that we are part of a growing resistance to the ever more harsh restrictions that panicked government officials are imposing to “protect” us against the Beer Flu. The government officials are being egged on by extremely-panicked and fearful … Continue reading →

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Guest column – Staying happy while self-distancing

Posted on 2020-03-23 by TPOL Nathan

Margaret Figert of Valentine, Nebraska, is a long-time correspondent and friend, from a more conservative than libertarian point of view. Still, I’d like to share her “Smoke Signals” column for this week, entitled “Staying happy while self-distancing.” She has a … Continue reading →

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The Navajo Nation and other places of panic

Posted on 2020-03-22 by TPOL Nathan

The Navajo Nation Council urges tribal members “not to panic.” Apparently, the Council is panicking for the people, according to the Cortez Journal, as 14 people have tested positive (no deaths).  Although not as draconian as California or Telluride and … Continue reading →

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Worshipping false gods – more than ever

Posted on 2020-03-22 by TPOL Nathan

Last month, we “celebrated” President’s Day here in the Fifty States. In January, we “celebrated” Martin Luther King Jr. Day in the Fifty States. And we should not forget the non-federal, but still celebrated St. Valentine’s Day. This last week, … Continue reading →

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Small communities can deal with catastrophe now and in the future

Posted on 2020-03-20 by TPOL Nathan

As many of us have pointed out, the danger with novel coronavirus (Beer Flu) is NOT the 0.1 and 1.0 percent death rate (or the even lower rates now stated by some epidemiology experts) , or the 5-10 percent severe … Continue reading →

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War… and plague… is the health of the state

Posted on 2020-03-19 by TPOL Nathan

Readers may recall this quote: “War is the health of the state,” made by radical writer Randolph Bourne, as the Great War ground its bloody way across Europe. We saw then, as the European empires went to war in 1914, … Continue reading →

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Coronavirus – looking for opportunities

Posted on 2020-03-19 by TPOL Nathan

While we’ve been pointing out how government and others are using the Beer Flu Panic to feather their own nests, and the dangerous and unwelcome impacts, there IS another side of the story. A recent incident with a hated state … Continue reading →

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Who benefits from closing all the schools?

Posted on 2020-03-18 by TPOL Nathan

Rob Morse, in his “Slow Facts” webzine, on Monday, asks a good question: “Are bureacrats shutting down schools for their benefit or for yours? When the same cities that close all their schools to supposedly prevent the close contact that … Continue reading →

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