Category Archives: Ideas for liberty

Political power grows out of the barrel of a gun

Posted on 2024-07-19 by TPOL Nathan

The attempted killing of The Donald last week brings to mind an old political aphorism. Political power grows out of the barrel of a gun (枪杆子里面出政权). The phrase was coined by Chinese communist leader Mao Zedong. He first used the … Continue reading →

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A Baker’s Dozen ™: Why do people fear independence and liberty?

Posted on 2024-07-17 by TPOL Nathan

Just a few thoughts. These thirteen reasons are somewhat vague. No doubt readers will think of many other reasons. Or have been told by people they know why those people are afraid of being free. Some of them might seem … Continue reading →

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CITIES: Doomed, and the sooner the better

Posted on 2024-07-10 by TPOL Nathan

Readers of this commentary know we here at TPOL are NOT lovers of urban areas. We imagine that the recent commentary on Chicago’s homicide record supports that understanding. Indeed, as time goes on, our distaste for the places (including their … Continue reading →

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Government stupidity on display in near-earth orbit

Posted on 2024-07-08 by TPOL Nathan

It’s been up there for 24 years now. Hanging over our heads. We present the International Space Station. It looks huge, right? As manmade things in space, maybe it is. But it is actually tiny: about the size of a … Continue reading →

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Revolutionary strategy and tactics – then and now

Posted on 2024-07-03 by TPOL Nathan

The term revolution and all its sister words and phrases are very often misunderstood. We get confused. The same word, revolution, is used to describe or name totally different events. Events, people and ideas are “revolutionary” – but in what … Continue reading →

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“Uniform educational standards” government-controlled homeschooling

Posted on 2024-06-30 by TPOL Nathan

Have you heard about a recent article over at Scientific American? Children Deserve Uniform Standards in Homeschooling is the title. The push in the article is a list of claims about how bad homeschooling is. We are told (with little … Continue reading →

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Really? The Constitution?

Posted on 2024-06-27 by TPOL Nathan

A while back, I got a missive from Hillsdale College. It triggers some thoughts about the US Constitution, about liberty and human government, and about what we need to defend liberty and our rights. Read it for yourself: _______________ In … Continue reading →

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Posted on 2024-06-21 by TPOL Nathan

Courtesy of Conner Boyack: Connor shared this a couple of months back, and one unthinking response had this: “Nobody wants a society like this, Connor, that’s why Libertarians don’t get votes.” Connor had not attached this directly to libertarianism, or … Continue reading →

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Do we really need a POTUS?

Posted on 2024-06-11 by TPOL Nathan

A recent article by Paradigm writer James Altucher suggested that the US Presidency is a useless job and asks, then urges these States to abolish the position. It is an interesting question. And James makes some excellent points. This is … Continue reading →

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Are governments losing their wartime advantages?

Posted on 2024-06-03 by TPOL Nathan

Uncle Joe is reportedly fond of telling people that they don’t need their AR-16s and AK-47 for various reasons. Including the idea that if the FedGov turns tyrannical, those weapons are worthless against F-16 fighter jets and M-1 main battle … Continue reading →

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