Category Archives: Commentary on the News

Scandal or coup or what?

Posted on 2025-11-10 by TPOL Nathan

We constantly fail to learn from history: even recent history. But especially from ancient history. Especially when it comes to doing nasty things, like overthrowing republics, enslaving people, and pushing tyranny. From dynastic conflicts and conspiracies in ancient Egypt and … Continue reading →

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Daylight savings time!

Posted on 2025-11-09 by TPOL Nathan

Good morning/evening, readers, concerned persons, professionals of all disciplines and work. Today, let us talk about what is more confusing than braindead correspondents and government bureaucrats: daylight savings time.   We’ve made it through a week of Standard Time: but notice, … Continue reading →

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The insidious nature of debasing the currency (inflation)

Posted on 2025-11-07 by TPOL Nathan

James Hickman, over at Schiff Sovereign, recently published several good commentaries for Grey Swan (Paradigm et al) regarding inflation, stagflation, and the financial mess both old parties and both Trumpistas and NeverTrumpers have gotten the States into, for the last … Continue reading →

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Rights, theft, and democracy

Posted on 2025-11-06 by TPOL Nathan

“When a legislature decides to steal some of our rights and plans to use police force to accomplish it, what’s the real difference between them and the thief? Darn little! They hide behind the excuse that they’re legislating democratically. The … Continue reading →

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Civil war ahead in these States?

Posted on 2025-11-04 by TPOL Nathan

In October, MSN presented a “thought piece” on line, “Is the US headed for another Civil War?” As is often the case with such stories, the analysis is shallow, filled with the written equivalent of talking heads, and of course … Continue reading →

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Day 34: Are we dead yet?

Posted on 2025-11-03 by TPOL Nathan

We at TPOL are fond of reminding people that this “government shutdown” is not just bogus in many ways (only some of the FedGov is shut down) but not the worst example of Congress refusing to pass a budget and … Continue reading →

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The costs of war – and of peace

Posted on 2025-11-02 by TPOL Nathan

It seems that the latest plan for peace – or at least a cessation of overt combat – is being implemented in Canaan. All be it with many setbacks and detours. We know what the costs of war have been, … Continue reading →

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Pushing free speech – where?

Posted on 2025-11-01 by TPOL Nathan

An appeals court has reversed a lower court ruling that a Wisconsin mother defamed a teacher of her children, and the school district, in a social media post in 2022. Calling her “Woke” and sarcastically a “White savior” because of … Continue reading →

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Four weeks…

Posted on 2025-10-28 by TPOL Nathan

The 28th of October, 2025. The FedGov has been shut down for four weeks. Twenty-eight days. As we all know, the results are catastrophic. The Fifty States have fallen into anarchy and chaos. Jerusalem in AD 70 and Berlin in … Continue reading →

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The fist of tyranny – tighter and tighter?

Posted on 2025-10-20 by TPOL Nathan

Most readers are familiar with the saying (apparently attributed to Thomas Merton), The more you squeeze, the less you have. When it comes to the Imperial regime of the District of Criminals, this certainly appears to be the case. The … Continue reading →

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