Category Archives: Commentary on the News

Think about this – Blood on my hands

Posted on 2021-10-06 by TPOL Nathan

Listen to this plaintive folksong on YouTube: Blood on my hands. Here is what the writer and singer, John Ondrasik, says; I post it without commentary, for now. Share your thoughts with me, the writer, your family and friends: John … Continue reading →

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Military threats to the Fifty States: A subverted military

Posted on 2021-09-27 by TPOL Nathan

The seemingly treasonous actions of which General Milley is accused, in the waning days of the Trump administration, make me ponder the current state of threat to the Fifty States: The US Constitution The federal government The Fifty State governments … Continue reading →

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Do crime stats show the value of increased gun ownership?

Posted on 2021-09-24 by TPOL Nathan

As Uncle Joe and all his supporters and managers scream more and more about violent crime, lets step back and look for a moment. Back in September of 2020, a year ago, the FBI’s annual report confirmed what the Washington … Continue reading →

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The Twenty Years War – lessons NOT learned

Posted on 2021-09-19 by TPOL Nathan

Look at the map. Now, Texas is a lot flatter than Afghanistan, but historically, the inhabitants of Texas – whether Tonkawa or Numu (Comanche) or Spanish or Mexican or Texian/Texican or Anglo – are just as ornery and prone to … Continue reading →

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Looking back – 20 years and a lifetime

Posted on 2021-09-11 by TPOL Nathan

Ben Franklin’s quote from either 1755 or 1774 once again is proven a valid prophesy: ‘They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety.’ Tuesday, Bloody Tuesday. 2001. Today, we look … Continue reading →

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A nation of lies – on ‘roids

Posted on 2021-08-28 by TPOL Nathan

Look, we’ve known for a very long time that many of the institutions in our Fifty States and their leaders, staff, contractors, and advocates lie. These people are and have been liars. Consider the Congress. Every so often, one of … Continue reading →

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Suicide of a nation – and a civilization?

Posted on 2021-08-26 by TPOL Nathan

The incredible, insane, and hypersonic collapse of Afghanistan and the chaos and stupidity of so many people is on view and has been for a week. Hang on, folks! Things are going to get worse before they get better. As … Continue reading →

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Accelerating collapse? Afghan aftermath

Posted on 2021-08-24 by TPOL Nathan

Editor’s Note: This commentary was supposed to be published four days ago, but events intervened, so some of the data is now outdated. But the major points are still valid. As events continue to crash around us (personally for the … Continue reading →

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Colorado’s rapid collapse – in real time – a follow-up (Part 2)

Posted on 2021-08-18 by TPOL Nathan

In addition to the commentary series on homeschooling (starting here) last week a lot of readers accessed the commentary about Colorado’s collapse here. Let us see if we can ramp the fear up! This week, Colorado was joined by Afghanistan, … Continue reading →

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The lonely and ultimately failed role of honest teachers

Posted on 2021-08-17 by TPOL Nathan

In writing the two recent commentaries on homeschooling, I was reminded of an incident recently in New Mexico, which dredged up some old and fond memories. There is a lesson AND a moral to this tale, so bear with me. … Continue reading →

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