Category Archives: Guest commentary

Broken judicial and government system near collapse?

Posted on February 13, 2024 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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Guest column: Future news by Simon Black

Posted on February 12, 2024 by TPOL Nathan

We here at TPOL just enjoyed reading this: lots of weird ideas, no? Enjoy! December 8, 2025: US Supreme Court rules 21-6 to uphold Life Sentence for Donald Trump After a mysterious pneumonia began spreading in China beginning in late … Continue reading →

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What changed? Graphic on government overreach

Posted on February 3, 2024 by TPOL Nathan

Asking permission? Since when? Continue reading →

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Get us out? My oh my!

Posted on January 28, 2024 by TPOL Nathan

Is a movement in Congress to get the FedGov out of the United Nations real, or just a dog-and-pony and false hasbara show? Commentators have been touting or condemning this movement, apparently led by Senator Lee (R, Utah) and Representative … Continue reading →

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Guest commentary: Ideas for promoting liberty in 2024

Posted on January 20, 2024 by TPOL Nathan

This year, TPOL hopes to have more guest commentary from friends of liberty. Yes, even minarchists now and then. Conner Boyock is the publisher and often writer of the increasingly popular Tuttle Twins series and other books for homeschoolers and … Continue reading →

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The trouble with taxes and government spending

Posted on December 5, 2023 by TPOL Nathan

Eric Peters, a prolific libertarian writer and auto fanatic (or is it “freak?), had some words regarding governments and true libertarians that are worth thinking about a bit. “And that is why libertarians oppose what the government – and those … Continue reading →

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Why do we have rights? Part 2

Posted on December 2, 2023 by TPOL Nathan

Continuing Don Meyer’s commentary, with some added comments from TPOL’s publisher and staff: our rights as humans do not come from government. Tolerable government protects those rights, but does not make them. Continue reading →

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Why do we have rights?

Posted on December 1, 2023 by TPOL Nathan

Why do people have rights? Is it only some people? Does government grant rights? These and other questions are discussed. Continue reading →

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Welcome to Greta Thunberg World (TM)

Posted on November 23, 2023 by TPOL Nathan

As many of us give thanks to God for the blessings of another year – and some give thanks to something, we should spend a few seconds thinking about how we are blessed. Whether by God or nature or the … Continue reading →

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The Whitehead solution?

Posted on November 21, 2023 by TPOL Nathan

What are we going to do? Government at all levels is increasingly dysfunctional and unstable. Even as it grows more powerful, more greedy, more tyrannical and more totalitarian. Even and especially in the States. John Whitehead, a long-time libertarian/conservative activist … Continue reading →

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