Author Archives: TPOL Nathan

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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.

The Law of the Sea and stateless vessels

Posted on 2025-12-12 by TPOL Nathan

A guest commentary by Mark Hayward. Your reaction and serious thoughts are solicited. The recent nonsense about war crimes and accusations of naval forces engaging in piracy themselves is seriously flawed. The claims are made even by people who should … Continue reading →

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Minnesota failing – what next?

Posted on 2025-12-11 by TPOL Nathan

For many people, the State of Minnesota is a whole stewpot full of “lessons that need to be learned.” In recent days, a whole lot of scandalous information is leaking out. Since often this is being put out by various … Continue reading →

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Orange man bad. Really, really bad.

Posted on 2025-12-10 by TPOL Nathan

The Donald is not (in our opinion) a particularly likeable person. He has significant personal faults, can be very irritating, and does not appear (to us) to be a strong advocate for liberty and freedom. He has compromised on many … Continue reading →

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Trashing presidents (well, their statues)

Posted on 2025-12-09 by TPOL Nathan

The City of Rapid City, the eastern gateway to the beautiful Black Hills, likes to style itself the “City of Presidents.” For years, private donations have been paying for statues of US Presidents (you know, POTUS) to be put on … Continue reading →

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When push comes to shove…

Posted on 2025-12-08 by TPOL Nathan

Peace is preferable. In Europe, new drums are beating, joining those drums of war already present in Eastern Europe. The Russo-Ukrainian War drags on, despite efforts by The Donald and a few others to negotiate at least a longer-lasting ceasefire. … Continue reading →

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Religious conflict spreads in North America

Posted on 2025-12-07 by TPOL Nathan

An interesting piece of news passed our desktop recently. According to various mainstream media newspapers and a video blogger, the Premier of Quebec’s “Minister for secularism” (how’s that?) has introduced Bill 9 in the Quebecois National Assembly (Parliament). The bill, … Continue reading →

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Guest commentary: The Ukraine situation by Ron Paul

Posted on 2025-12-06 by TPOL Nathan

Editor’s note: Ron Paul published this during Thanksgiving week (25 NOV 2025), and succinctly explains both Ukraine’s problems and the only logical solution from the point of view of Americans. We urge all our readers to think about what Dr. … Continue reading →

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Home schooling – enemy of government?

Posted on 2025-12-05 by TPOL Nathan

Fifty-sixty years ago, no one had ever heard of home schooling here in the States. It wasn’t necessarily nonexistent, but incredibly rare. You might find the occasional rancher or forest ranger or other remote family teaching their own children, but … Continue reading →

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First, do no harm…

Posted on 2025-12-04 by TPOL Nathan

People get hurt. People get sick. The medical profession is supposed to help those people. But then, anyone able to do so should help others, like the woman in the picture. But doctors are expected to do more. Supposedly, doctors … Continue reading →

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The South Africa mess

Posted on 2025-12-03 by TPOL Nathan

Once again, the Republic of South Africa is in the news headlines. This time courtesy of that exclusive club, the G20, and The Donald in one of his infamous on-line postings: Of course, for libertarians, the first question we ask … Continue reading →

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