Category Archives: Commentary on the News

Guest commentary: USAID

Posted on 2025-02-06 by TPOL Nathan

For thousands of years, human governments have been corrupt. Whatever their claimed form of government. (Or even if the organizations had a system which they actually followed.) From absolute monarchies of all flavors to so-called democracies and all kinds of … Continue reading →

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The threat of China – real or a boogey man?

Posted on 2025-02-05 by TPOL Nathan

China has been an enemy of the FedGov – and actually, almost all Americans – for a long time. For a while, the States were lumped together with Britain and the nasty nature of the Opium Wars and the UK’s … Continue reading →

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Gaza Territory? Really?

Posted on 2025-02-04 by TPOL Nathan

This just out – at 1800 hours Mountain Time. The Donald has proposed making the Gaza Strip an American Territory. And then attracting private investment to make Gaza into a modern Mediterranean resort complex – like the Spanish or French … Continue reading →

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Is The Donald moving too fast?

Posted on 2025-02-04 by TPOL Nathan

A correspondent expressed this concern on Monday – someone who has strongly supported The Donald even while recognizing that the man is not particularly likeable or very moral. She is concerned that Trump is both doing too many things and … Continue reading →

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Are these reasonable and attainable goals for the American economy?

Posted on 2025-02-03 by TPOL Nathan

The Fifty States’ GDP was over 25 trillion dollars in 2023 – last year for which we have found data online. According to the Congressional Budget Office, the US FedGov deficit was 1.6 trillion dollars or 6.3 percent of the … Continue reading →

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American war zone

Posted on 2025-01-31 by TPOL Nathan

Even while various American politicians seek to carry the fight against the evil actions of The Donald and the fascist Republican Party, the deep state warns us of a war zone just across the Rio Grande from Texas. Welcome to … Continue reading →

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New SecDef on post – good or ???

Posted on 2025-01-25 by TPOL Nathan

The new Secretary of Defense has been (narrowly) confirmed by the Senate and is in office. Despite his many defects (as we all have), there is at least some hope that DoD will not be business as usual, and that … Continue reading →

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Who can justify this?

Posted on 2025-01-22 by TPOL Nathan

The federal government owns a little more than one-fourth of the total land area of the United States. That’s right. According to multiple sources (non-governmental), the FedGov owns about 640 million acres of the 2 billion acres that makes us … Continue reading →

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Projection? Gaslighting? Narcissism?

Posted on 2025-01-20 by TPOL Nathan

Well, are you celebrating Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday today? Or still mourning for POTUS James Earl Carter? Or celebrating and rejoicing in the inauguration of Trump 2.0 – the new regime of The Donald? Or just celebrating the ending … Continue reading →

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Just remember

Posted on 2025-01-19 by TPOL Nathan

Tomorrow is Inauguration Day.

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