Category Archives: Guest commentary

Morals and society

Posted on 2026-08-05 by TPOL Nathan

“In terms of morals there is no such thing as ‘state.’ Just men.” Robert A. Heinlein stated this in his 1966 novel Moon Is a Harsh Mistress. He claims that moral responsibility belongs solely to individuals rather than governments, corporations, associations, etc: abstract entities. … Continue reading →

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Aggression? Or self-defense?

Posted on 2026-08-01 by TPOL Nathan

A guest commentary and more! Tom Jefferson described liberty and how laws did not sustain and support liberty, because tyrants used law just as much (or more) than lovers of liberty did. “How keep under control the men entrusted with … Continue reading →

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This and that – commenting on commentaries

Posted on 2026-07-17 by TPOL Nathan

Professors and other staff and faculty at government-run, tax-funded educational institutions have little leg to stand on to complain about a lack of academic freedom. And the States’ current homegrown Communists (aka Democratic Socialists of America) are also both somewhat honest about their politics _and_ still a fringe group. Continue reading →

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Are we really ‘welded at the hip’ as some claim?

Posted on 2026-07-08 by TPOL Nathan

Are the US and Israeli military establishments actually merging? Or is it more or less? Continue reading →

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Anno Libertatus 250 – lost liberties

Posted on 2026-07-03 by TPOL Nathan

What was intended and done back in 1776? Independence of thirteen nations? Or a new empire? In a guest commentary, Tom Evans discusses the truth, and we at TPOL point out we need to think and act on these things. Continue reading →

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The West rejecting liberty

Posted on 2026-06-28 by TPOL Nathan

More and more Western nations (including American States) are cracking down on unpopular political (and other) language. A guest commentary points out that liberty is seldom suddenly and completely taken away, and that we fail to observe the signs of gradual decay at our risk. Continue reading →

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Disarmament 101

Posted on 2026-06-18 by TPOL Nathan

Why doesn’t majority rule when it comes to guns in America? Continue reading →

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Limits of power, limits on corruption?

Posted on 2026-06-12 by TPOL Nathan

We see Acton’s dictum in practice daily in the world. And we fail to edify one another about how to regain and keep liberty. Continue reading →

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One more word about elections

Posted on 2026-06-11 by TPOL Nathan

The theft will continue, regardless of who wins all these elections! Continue reading →

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Casualties of war

Posted on 2026-05-26 by TPOL Nathan

The American military dead honored yesterday in Memorial Day are far from the only casualties of war. Let us remember all those who died in wars with or within these States. Continue reading →

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