Author Archives: TPOL Nathan

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.

Behind the curtain – modern mainstream media considered

Posted on January 11, 2023 by TPOL Nathan

Around the world and here in the States, mainstream media is frequently a major group of enemies of liberty. The wokeness, political correctness, social justice warrior agenda and many other characteristics are obvious. Various reasons are postulated for this bias. … Continue reading →

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Environist lies being revived

Posted on January 10, 2023 by TPOL Nathan

All of us who remember the 1970s and the birth of the “environmental movement” back then may recall the infamous Paul Erlich, a biologist who published the doomsayer book “The Population Bomb” in 1968. warned of the perils of overpopulation: … Continue reading →

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Paying the piper: the failure of local government in the Fifty States.

Posted on January 9, 2023 by TPOL Nathan

Local government in these States is, at best, a failure.  2022 demonstrated that once more. Indeed, it is far, far worse than the vicious horror that was State and Federal government in 2021 (and again in 2022). And those levels … Continue reading →

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Gun lies

Posted on January 7, 2023 by TPOL Nathan

“There are lies, d*** lies, and statistics.” Mark Twain attributed it to Benjamin Disraeli. It is a fundamental principle of government. Consider the BATFE or ATF. And consider one of the BATFE’s allies in their effort to disarm Americans, a … Continue reading →

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Suspicions confirmed: the true value of Congress

Posted on January 6, 2023 by TPOL Nathan

If you had any real hope of Congress doing something that is good for you, your family, or society, this week shows what foolishness that was. It isn’t even providing good entertainment! Just doing the same thing over and over, … Continue reading →

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Origins of the state

Posted on January 4, 2023 by TPOL Nathan

In a recent commentary, Dan Sanchez (originally published in his Substack publication “Letters on Liberty) briefly examined two competing libertarian ideas on how the state (government) began. (He provided a postscript here.) Let us delve a bit deeper into the … Continue reading →

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Why do we have liberty? freedom?

Posted on January 3, 2023 by TPOL Nathan

Liberty, according to the Merriam-Webster dictionary online, is “the quality or state of being free: a : the power to do as one pleases, b : freedom from physical restraint, c : freedom from arbitrary or despotic control, d : the positive enjoyment of … Continue reading →

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The price of eggs – whom do we thank for this?

Posted on January 2, 2023 by TPOL Nathan

How many readers have been enjoying the great prices on eggs the last few months? According to many, things are going to get worse before they get better. From the Gateway Pundit last week, we have this little story by … Continue reading →

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Counting our blessings here in the States

Posted on January 1, 2023 by TPOL Nathan

With the beginning of a new year, Anno Domini 2023, although still in Anno Liberatis 246, we should pause and think about all our blessings. All the many ways 330 million of us, for the most part, enjoy things in … Continue reading →

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Some fun – wishing all a happy new year!

Posted on December 31, 2022 by TPOL Nathan

As we come to an end of 2022, truly a horrible year in so many ways, we need to stop, take a deep breath, and smile. Totally unlike what Mama Liberty and we other members of TPOL have almost always … Continue reading →

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