Category Archives: Commentary on the News

Good for the goose, not for the gander?

Posted on 2025-04-16 by TPOL Nathan

This headline is an old Southern saying about hypocrisy. The sort of hypocrisy that the woke powers that be of Harvard University demonstrate, as discussed in this posting by Peter Klein, a professor at Baylor University (as quoted by Tom … Continue reading →

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Is not this how it is supposed to work?

Posted on 2025-04-15 by TPOL Nathan

From Cowboy State Daily – Wyoming’s statewide online newspaper – comes this tidbit: Not Happy With New Law, Gordon Won’t Sign New Rules Without Legislature’s OK Gov. Mark Gordon isn’t pleased about a new law that gives the Legislature more … Continue reading →

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Solving the world’s problems

Posted on 2025-04-03 by TPOL Nathan

Buckminster Fuller once wrote: If you take all the machinery in the world and dump it in the ocean, within months more than half of all humanity will die and within another six months they’d almost all be gone; if … Continue reading →

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SCOTUS and lesser Nazgul – powers and corruption

Posted on 2025-03-31 by TPOL Nathan

American government and society have been irretreivably warped – twisted – by the so-called justice system. The federal judicial branch and system established by the US Constitution and then changed and frankly corrupted by Congress and the influence and desires … Continue reading →

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Multi-level marketing: government style

Posted on 2025-03-27 by TPOL Nathan

Although government agencies (and the legislative branches) are past masters at scams and double-dealing, we do have to remember that the governments are not the only con artists out there. While it is possible for multi-level marketing to be on … Continue reading →

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American schools – more and more are little but a joke

Posted on 2025-03-25 by TPOL Nathan

Schools are supposed to educate – to teach people (especially children). Public schools, that is, government-run, tax-funded, schools are constantly demonstrating that they are generally incapable of doing so. Oh, there are exceptions to this. Schools which have outstanding, loving, … Continue reading →

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The dying Department of Education

Posted on 2025-03-23 by TPOL Nathan

Although Trump and his agents have repeatedly stated they intended to get rid of the US Department of Education (DEd), his executive order (and bills filed in Congress) seem to have taken many people by surprise. And shocked them. We … Continue reading →

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“Real money” or just more fake money?

Posted on 2025-03-21 by TPOL Nathan

Robert Koasawli is famous for his statement, “Silver and gold are God’s money. Everything else is fake.” The folks over at Paradigm put this chart out a couple of days ago: Gold is more than $3000/ounce. Remember that until 1934 … Continue reading →

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Dysfunctional – or just corrupt?

Posted on 2025-03-18 by TPOL Nathan

An attempt by Senator Rand Paul and others to go ahead and gut the FedGov’s foreign aid program crashed and burned in the hallowed, manure-filled Senate chamber. As reported by Paradigm and others: Here are the Republicans who voted against … Continue reading →

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Immigration solutions?

Posted on 2025-03-17 by TPOL Nathan

The idea may be libertarian: sponsorship of immigrants by American citizens? Although the borders are (slowly) being closed against “undocumented” immigrants seeking better opportunities in the Fifty States, there is still a major problem and massive disagreement in the States … Continue reading →

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