Category Archives: Commentary on the News

The real reason to commemorate Hanukkah

Posted on December 20, 2025 by TPOL Nathan

TPOL readers may not all be familiar with the story of Hanukkah, the Jewish holy day and holiday that so often is close to Christmas on the calendar. There is much to learn from Hanukkah, whether you believe in God, … Continue reading →

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What is going on in YOUR backyard?

Posted on December 19, 2025 by TPOL Nathan

As we here in the Great Plains and especially the Black Hills recover from truly historic wind storms, information is coming out about what other storms have been flowing across and damaging our regions and States. (See our afterword.) We … Continue reading →

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More tyranny in our northern neighbors

Posted on December 17, 2025 by TPOL Nathan

NOTE: We are referring to our cousins in Canada as “neighbors” and not the singular here at TPOL. Canada has 10 provinces and 3 territories. Their provinces are more autonomous (in practice) than our own familiar States, and as in … Continue reading →

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Do I have to? Urrgh!

Posted on December 16, 2025 by TPOL Nathan

We here at TPOL generally like Whoopi Goldberg … as an actress when she played Guinan on Star Trek: The Next Generation. That was a long time ago. But the good will from her appearances has long since evaporated, except … Continue reading →

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Holiday wars at full blast, eh?

Posted on December 15, 2025 by TPOL Nathan

The news this last weekend show that the end of 2025 is no better than the rest of the year. We aren’t talking about the traditional holiday wars on what decorations can be put where, and what people can use … Continue reading →

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The Law of the Sea and stateless vessels

Posted on December 12, 2025 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 December 11, 2025 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 December 10, 2025 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 December 9, 2025 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 December 8, 2025 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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