Category Archives: Commentary on the News

In the old Roman tradition – privately-funded public works

Posted on 2024-02-24 by TPOL Nathan

From MSM comes this odd little story: a candidate for the 49th Congressional District in California has paid for buying and installing 400 feet of concertina (general purpose barbed tape obstacle GPBTO, commonly called “razor tape” by the idiots in … Continue reading →

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When has a State seceded? Who calls the shots?

Posted on 2024-02-21 by TPOL Nathan

Back in the 1860s, it was all very simple and clear-cut – at least looking back a century and a half. A State called a convention with delegates selected by voters, and if the convention voted to leave the Union, … Continue reading →

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Government immorality explodes?

Posted on 2024-02-16 by TPOL Nathan

Or is it just more obvious today? The little soap opera in Georgia regarding attorneys seeking to imprison The Donald for life is just one of hundreds of examples. Especially here in the Fifty States. John Adams stated, “Our Constitution … Continue reading →

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North Dakota seeks monetary damages from FedGov

Posted on 2024-02-15 by TPOL Nathan

Longtime readers of TPOL may recall the nasty fuss over the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) in which thousands of Lakota and their allies launched massive protests in rural and frontier North Dakota (and adjacent parts of other States) to keep … Continue reading →

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Broken judicial and government system near collapse?

Posted on 2024-02-13 by TPOL Nathan

In State after State, and in DC, we hear more and more about really incredible, stupid actions and demands. By special interest groups, politicians, bureaucrats, and big businesses. Many of these actions and much of the rhetoric are incomprehensible from … Continue reading →

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Speaking of education … ban the nasty stuff!

Posted on 2024-02-10 by TPOL Nathan

Courtesy of a correspondent from the ever-deeper blue Colorado: Preschool Regs: Wow, how surprising that government funding for “private” preschools has brought new government regulations of them. Here is an indicative line from the CPR report: “There was also a last-minute save for … Continue reading →

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What is going on? Politics 2024

Posted on 2024-02-09 by TPOL Nathan

Thursday, 8 February 2024, was a momentous day in American politics. In front of the Nine Nazgul (SCOTUS), lawyers argued over Colorado and Maine trying to ban THe Donald from their ballots in November: denying the functioning of the “democracy” … Continue reading →

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Education and liberty

Posted on 2024-02-08 by TPOL Nathan

Publisher’s note: We at TOPL will be on the road to NM, CO, UT, and elsewhere on business later this month, and may put publishing on hold for a few days, or run some oldies but goodies! Thanks for your … Continue reading →

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Yet another historic achievement now declared evil

Posted on 2024-02-07 by TPOL Nathan

The building of the United States into a superpower, as well as a confederation stretching from Atlantic to Pacific, was the result of many actions and factors. Perhaps one of the greatest was the construction of several transcontinental railroads, starting … Continue reading →

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War drums beating louder

Posted on 2024-02-06 by TPOL Nathan

Even while people are talking about a potential shooting war in Texas, we have to realize that wars across the world are killing thousands and destroying billions of dollars of property. And the fear and panic over this combat (and … Continue reading →

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