Category Archives: Ideas for liberty

Government funding of private schools?

Posted on 2024-09-14 by TPOL Nathan

Jonah Goldberg once wrote, Government money only pays for the “liberties” the government thinks you should have, and therefore it can determine how you exercise them. That turns liberties into privileges dispensed at the whim of the state. To put … Continue reading →

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Ramping up – attacks nationwide on homeschooling

Posted on 2024-09-13 by TPOL Nathan

Editor’s note: The following is a condensation of an article by the Home School Legal Defense Fund recently published. We’ve taken the high points and removed promotional copy. But we consider this a legitimate call to action: ___________________ The Trend … Continue reading →

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Who is to blame?

Posted on 2024-09-12 by TPOL Nathan

This meme was posted recently: Nonsense. No, it is because government is spending us all into poverty: borrowing money ad infinitum, and pumping more and more Federal Reserve Notes (paper and electrons) into the economy while the supply of goods … Continue reading →

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Judicial independence? Really?

Posted on 2024-09-11 by TPOL Nathan

In an interesting development, a “mob” of more than 200 protesters stormed the Senate a few days ago. No, not the US Senate, but the Senate of the United Mexican States, Estados Unitos Mexicanos, in Ciudad Mexico. Why? They were … Continue reading →

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“I don’t want to hear it…”

Posted on 2024-09-02 by TPOL Nathan

No doubt we have all laughed over the situation where someone being told something puts their hands over their ears and tells the speaker, “Nah, nah, nah, TMI.” Too much information! Well, we are seeing that among politicians around the … Continue reading →

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Western civilization is nearing collapse. What replaces it?

Posted on 2024-08-20 by TPOL Nathan

On 30 January 2023 – 18 months ago – TPOL published a column entitled “Western civilization is falling. What next?” Since then, we have endured more and more impacts to the civilization and various members (nations) in it. Including the … Continue reading →

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Anarchist Guest Column by David Lipscomb

Posted on 2024-08-16 by TPOL Nathan

Man Refused To Be Governed By God The following is an excerpt from the book, Civil Government: Its Origin, Mission, and Destiny, and the Christian’s Relation to It, by David Lipscomb. Lipscomb was a gospel preacher in the last half of … Continue reading →

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Liberty, the Bible and society

Posted on 2024-08-15 by TPOL Nathan

Readers of these commentaries know that the entire staff of TPOL are both libertarians (anarchists) and followers of Christ Jesus (Christians). We know that many people of faith, and many lovers of liberty do not believe the two concepts are … Continue reading →

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Got free speech? Got liberty?

Posted on 2024-08-04 by TPOL Nathan

News headlines herald new and ongoing attacks on fundamental liberties. Sometimes by a celebrity, sometimes by a politician… (Yes, we know it is often hard to tell the difference.) But often by a lot of people. And of course the … Continue reading →

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A Baker’s Dozen (TM) Ways to get rid of the States (or some of them)

Posted on 2024-08-02 by TPOL Nathan

You may have seen some of the current clickbait, telling you “These ten states will be empty by 2025” or “Everyone leaving these states” only to find out (again) that the click-bait headlines are never truthful, accurate, or really reflect … Continue reading →

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