Category Archives: Commentary on the News

Nepotism alive and well in these States

Posted on 2024-12-05 by TPOL Nathan

So, Uncle Joe has given a pardon to his son Hunter. My oh my. And it seems to be a pretty broad pardon. And done without following the long-established traditional method of presidential pardons. Most commentators – and even some … Continue reading →

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Vicious government illustrated

Posted on 2024-12-04 by TPOL Nathan

Our readers may not know much about Sheetz. (Neither did we until they were targeted a few months back by the Feds.) It turns out to be a fairly big deal up in the Northeast, especially in Pennsylvania: 700 stores … Continue reading →

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Bearding the military-industrial complex

Posted on 2024-12-03 by TPOL Nathan

A lot of folks are up in arms about The Donald’s nomination of Pete Hegseth as SecDef (Secretary of Defense). MAJ Pete Hegseth, an Army National Guard officer with combat service in Afghanistan and Mesopotamia (Iraq). Many of those freaking … Continue reading →

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Black Friday economics

Posted on 2024-11-29 by TPOL Nathan

This chart was published recently. Let’s discuss it a bit, on this traditional Black Friday, so named because post-Thanksgiving/pre-Christmas sales are often the difference for retailers between “being in the black” (making a profit) and drowning in red ink for … Continue reading →

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Thanksgiving: Giving thanks for fossil fuels

Posted on 2024-11-28 by TPOL Nathan

A guest commentary by Paul Mueller Editor’s Note: On Tuesday, the Biden regime’s BLM (Bureau of Land Management) announced that it would stop any leasing of land for coal mining in the State of Wyoming, thereby ending all coal mining … Continue reading →

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SMOKE SIGNALS [A Thanksgiving Commentary] Pray –Just Pray by Margaret Figert

Posted on 2024-11-27 by TPOL Nathan

Thanksgiving week brings nostalgia when, once upon a time, food, feasting and fun were on nearly every family’s agenda. The 1943 Norman Rockwell painting entitled “Freedom From Want” portrays this picture perfectly – grandpa standing at the head of the … Continue reading →

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Are urban areas incubators for madness?

Posted on 2024-11-26 by TPOL Nathan

Two news stories this week caught our attention, and a staffer pointed out the similarities. On WTXF-TV, the seemingly random series of attacks by a teenage gang (led by a 14-year-old girl in pink boots!) was reported in Philadelphia. And … Continue reading →

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Canada’s lessons for these Fifty States – AmerInd

Posted on 2024-11-25 by TPOL Nathan

We mentioned (negatively) Canada several times recently. There are many lessons we can learn (as in “things to avoid”) from our neighbors to the north. This is one. In the Dominion of Canada, the people we here at TPOL refer … Continue reading →

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War drums

Posted on 2024-11-24 by TPOL Nathan

In what many characterize as an attempt by Uncle Joe’s puppet-masters to force The Donald’s new administration into open war with Russia in and over Ukraine, DC has told Ukraine it is okay to use US long-range missiles to attack … Continue reading →

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Purging the military, American style

Posted on 2024-11-23 by TPOL Nathan

We are generally conditioned to think that purging of military – especially the Army – is a common feature of dictatorships. After all, that is what Stalin did (which almost cost him and Soviet Russia victory in the Great Patriotic … Continue reading →

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