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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.

Are you in a “food desert”?

Governments are known for the use of acronyms. To the point of craziness! But governments are also known for creating new phrases that have special meanings – often meaning that make little sense. Including many that don’t make a whole … Continue reading

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Problems: readers, please help us figure out the problem

For the last 10 days, apparently, subscribers and casual readers have not been getting notified of postings. We are trying to figure out what is going on. If you get this message, please comment and let us know. Thanks, Nathan … Continue reading

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It ain’t news – but it is another piece of the puzzle

Here we are, three and a half years after the pandemic (beer flu) and the Pandemic Panic. But we still are trying to get the puzzle put together. Not just what happened, but why? Several folks – libertarian or leaning … Continue reading

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Human rats and political roaches, like the real animals…

… run and hide when light is shined on them. But light is NOT the same as transparency, is it? We will argue that it is not. Transparency is supposed to be a “character trait” of organizations: they are willing … Continue reading

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Guest: The Democrat end game unravels in Albuquerque

TPOL is well-known for trashing New Mexico, Santa Fe, and Albuquerque. Rob Morse wrote this commentary, and TPOL has some additional comments at the end. What do you do when bad political decisions get set into dogma? If you’re a … Continue reading

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The old parties and their meat puppets

NOTE: This commentary was written on Monday, 11 September 2023, before the Libertarian Party filed for the conservatorship of Uncle Joe and Cousin Mitch. It is still worth reading and pondering. And acting on. Years ago, Americans and Europeans used … Continue reading

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Pearl Harbor, Bloody Tuesday, JFK and Uncle Joe

It seems that the current regime – staffers in the White House who do not have Uncle Joe’s excuse of senility – lies simply for lies’ sake. We have a disgusting example of that this week. As most readers probably … Continue reading

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Libertarian party files for guardianship over Uncle Joe

A TPOL reader/correspondent called us early this morning about this. Thanks, Steve! According to that sterling source of news, “Newsweek” the National Libertarian Party “has filed for conservatorships for President Joe Biden and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, referring to them as ‘geriatric … Continue reading

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“States of emergency” in “free” nations

Yes, another commentary on the New Mexico crisis. The Western Journal reported and in part and commented: ”  When pressed on why the civil order was required, instead of something like, say, better law enforcement, Grisham stressed all of the “value” … Continue reading

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Amazing – Senator doing his duty!

We here at TPOL don’t know much about Tommy Tuberville. But he’s ticked off the DoD and the regime of Uncle Joe by blocking “over 301 military promotions” because DoD is wasting taxpayer money to pay for military members stationed … Continue reading

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