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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.

More green energy fiascos are looming

Posted on 2026-02-25 by TPOL Nathan

Over the past several years, we see more and more evidence that the much-vaunted methods of mitigating “man-made global warming” (aka global climate change) are failing to meet the needs of modern civilization. Pushed heavily by government, Gaea-worshipers, special interest … Continue reading →

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Real world problems: floods and droughts, hurricanes and blizzards, tornadoes and hail #2 Water (continued)

Posted on 2026-02-24 by TPOL Nathan

See Part 1 here. Again, let us be clear and repeat ourselves in this example: by Southwestern I mean: Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, California, and portions of Nevada, Utah, Colorado and a slice of Wyoming. I include Wyoming because it … Continue reading →

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Real world problems: floods and droughts, hurricanes and blizzards, tornadoes and hail #1 Water

Posted on 2026-02-23 by TPOL Nathan

This was originally published in October of 2024: TPOL part 1 of “real world problems”. Now, with concerns over drought, warmer than normal weather conditions in some of the States and exceptionally cold weather in others, and with recent examples … Continue reading →

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More injustice in our world

Posted on 2026-02-20 by TPOL Nathan

Yesterday, we looked at the incredible record of American politicians and government officials engaged in, and sometimes found, tried, convicted, and maybe punished, for abusing children (and others) sexually. As we pointed out, such evil is not the only way … Continue reading →

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Where are the acts of justice government is supposed to take?

Posted on 2026-02-19 by TPOL Nathan

We are told that “good government” praises those who do good and punish those who do evil. Of course, that is a key metric to determine whether or not man-made, human, mandatory governments can be tolerated as a necessary evil, … Continue reading →

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Relativism in today’s world

Posted on 2026-02-18 by TPOL Nathan

 Mike Slater discussed the danger of relativism in culture. As reported by Breitbart, Slater said, “There are three cultural expressions that people use all the time (without even thinking about it) that are just wrong: Who are you to say? … Continue reading →

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Secession often is desirable

Posted on 2026-02-17 by TPOL Nathan

A New Mexico state representative has again filed a constitutional amendment that would allow three or more contiguous counties in the State to vote to secede if at least 15% of the counties’ electorate sign a petition to put the … Continue reading →

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Looking back on “Presidents’ Day”

Posted on 2026-02-16 by TPOL Nathan

The history of “President’s Day” is a convoluted one. (Isn’t everything with government?) Legally, for the FedGov, it is officially still “Washington’s Birthday” and just the calendar date was changed back in 1971, from 22 February to the third Monday … Continue reading →

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Valentine’s Day greetings!

Posted on 2026-02-14 by TPOL Nathan

Yes, the 14th of February is a major benefit-generator to all kinds of commercial, money-grubbing enterprises: candy, flowers, dining venues, greeting cards, candy, beverages, even nightwear, and did we mention candy? Valentine’s Day has a romantic and affectionate tone, is … Continue reading →

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The growing divide among the States

Posted on 2026-02-13 by TPOL Nathan

Headlines this week continue to illustrate the growing de facto secession taking place in the “United States” in 2025. As Tom Knapp pointed out, many States that are labelled red or blue are not reliably so. But the big urban … Continue reading →

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