Category Archives: Commentary on the News

Keeping up appearances – DC style

Posted on 2022-06-18 by TPOL Nathan

The United States Army has, in the brass-hats’ infinite wisdom, converted US Army Alaska (USARAK) into the latest reincarnation of the 11th Airborne Division. This is, we are told, because the Arctic Strategy is very important. But it won’t add … Continue reading →

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COVID-19 and the pandemic panic still with us

Posted on 2022-06-16 by TPOL Nathan

A reader shared a shocking compilation with TPOL a couple of days ago, an incredible listing of young athletes who have suddenly been hit with cardiac problems. See it here at Brighteon. It appears to cite all original sources from … Continue reading →

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Distractions and their effect

Posted on 2022-06-14 by TPOL Nathan

Last week, we saw a common political phenomenon. The use of distractions to keep the electorate and the mob quiet. In some cases, just SPECIFIC parts of the two groups. How’s that? In the past six months, fuel prices have … Continue reading →

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Shredding that ragged old flag

Posted on 2022-06-05 by TPOL Nathan

Wow. As more and more people warn (or call for) open conflict in the Fifty States over political differences, this news comes out. The meme is being pushed by many groups and people. And it seems to be finding new … Continue reading →

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Federal purse strings garrote for States

Posted on 2022-06-04 by TPOL Nathan

Note: We don’t often get an opportunity to make comments regarding events right in South Dakota, though that State is our home base for The Price of Liberty, but today is an exception! Federal purse strings have been used for … Continue reading →

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The cowardice in school (and other) shootings

Posted on 2022-06-02 by TPOL Nathan

As we discussed last week, the Uvalde school killings are the latest in a long and growing string of school invasions in which school and police responses were – to put it tactfully – suboptimal. And as TPOL has already … Continue reading →

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Do you like to eat?

Posted on 2022-05-30 by TPOL Nathan

I am sure most people reading this commentary would agree, even if reluctantly. And even those people who don’t really like to eat do NOT seem to be able to drop this addiction. We humans are so weak and so … Continue reading →

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Why do we have cowards in uniform? (and others)

Posted on 2022-05-29 by TPOL Nathan

It appears, according to some reports, that not ALL the cops in Uvalde this week were total cowards: some of them (or so we are being told) were willing to risk their lives and entered the school building to rescue … Continue reading →

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Corrupt business, society, and political correctness

Posted on 2022-05-27 by TPOL Nathan

Ah, brand names, naming rights, forbidden words, and other such fun things! In a society where the powers that be (economic and political) conspire on this and that, the society becomes (in some eyes, at least) stranger and stranger. And … Continue reading →

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Cowards in uniforms

Posted on 2022-05-26 by TPOL Nathan

Publisher’s note: Workload, sickness, and other factors caused an unexpected and unwanted gap in publishing. Hopefully, TPOL will be back on schedule now for the rest of May. We will seek to have more, shorter commentaries and look forward to … Continue reading →

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