Author Archives: TPOL Nathan

Unknown's avatar

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.

Anarchy, tyranny, and liberty

Posted on 2022-12-13 by TPOL Nathan

Too many of us get confused on the basics of life, the universe, and everything. Especially these three concepts. Let’s dive in. Many of us find ourselves defining key concepts in a lot of different ways. All three of these … Continue reading →

Posted in Ideas for liberty, Nathan's Rants | Tagged , , , , , | 3 Comments

Free trade? Free speech? Of course, but…

Posted on 2022-12-12 by TPOL Nathan

Remember when Americans were sold on all the “free trade” agreements like NAFTA and the TPP and how the European Union would be a vast free-trade zone to increase prosperity and increase freedom? Oh, provided that we all followed hundreds … Continue reading →

Posted in Commentary on the News, Nathan's Rants | Tagged , , , , , , | 3 Comments

Resisting tyranny in our northern neighbor!

Posted on 2022-12-09 by TPOL Nathan

Breitbart reports that at least four of the provinces to our north have made it clear to the guy who hides in basements in Ottawa that they will NOT cooperate in his gun grab. The provinces so far include Alberta, … Continue reading →

Posted in Commentary on the News, Nathan's Rants | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Smoking guns – and preserving the status quo

Posted on 2022-12-08 by TPOL Nathan

The partial release of Twitter internal correspondence burying the story of Hunter Biden’s laptop in the days before the 2020 presidential election is viewed by many as a smoking gun. Although Musk and Taibbi have only released some of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Commentary on the News, Ideas for liberty, Nathan's Rants | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Guest commentary: Why have an AR-15?

Posted on 2022-12-07 by TPOL Nathan

By Scott Dismukes, with thanks! Editor’s note: Scott answered the title question very well a few months ago and his answer deserves wider distribution. Why do gun owners need AR-15s? If they want to defend themselves, a handgun will be … Continue reading →

Posted in Friends of Liberty, Guest commentary, History of Liberty | Tagged , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

More thoughts on election reform…

Posted on 2022-12-06 by TPOL Nathan

The entire business of “election reform” continues to bounce back and forth in the States, as issues in Arizona (the Senate race) remain in the news and many local elections remain undecided nearly a month after the official election day. … Continue reading →

Posted in Nathan's Rants | Leave a comment

A Baker’s Dozen ™ Reasons that Regressives claim people are racists

Posted on 2022-12-05 by TPOL Nathan

To modern Regressives (who call themselves Progressives or Liberals), the epithet of “racist” is even more condemning than calling someone a “Nazi” or a “fascist.” We hear it a dozen times a week on news shows, at protests, and even … Continue reading →

Posted in Nathan's Rants | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Self defense or not?

Posted on 2022-12-04 by TPOL Nathan

What are your feelings about eating meat? An interesting decision by a California DA has riled quite a few people. In a robbery of a convenience store, one of the two robbers shot and killed the clerk. The DA, though … Continue reading →

Posted in Nathan's Rants | 1 Comment

Is election reform possible?

Posted on 2022-12-03 by TPOL Nathan

There have been more and more claims, particularly over the last election cycles (2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020, and now 2022), of massive fraud and corruption. Both old parties claimed that happened several times before 2016, but that year it … Continue reading →

Posted in Commentary on the News, Ideas for liberty, Nathan's Rants | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 8 Comments

Routine?

Posted on 2022-12-01 by TPOL Nathan

Every day, on the news, it seems we hear of another “mass shooting” (3 or more people shot and killed), perpetrated by another insane person or persons. And every day recently, we hear on the news of two or three … Continue reading →

Posted in Nathan's Rants | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment