Category Archives: Ideas for liberty

Homeschooling and virtual schooling 2025

Posted on 2025-08-05 by TPOL Nathan

All around we see the signs and ads telling us that the government-run, tax-funded schools are gearing up to start the 2025-2026 school year. Some very early in August, others (as in Rapid City, SD and its colonial possessions in … Continue reading →

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MAFIOSI? GOVERNMENT GOONS? 2025

Posted on 2025-07-31 by TPOL Nathan

A recently seen cartoon (no doubt reposted): This is “funny” of course, but at the same time it is an astute observation. First, government, like crime syndicates, uses force and the threat of force to get people to do their … Continue reading →

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The Price of Liberty: revisited

Posted on 2025-07-28 by TPOL Nathan

“Liberty is never unalienable; it must be redeemed regularly with the blood of patriots or it always vanishes. Of all the so-called natural human rights that have ever been invented, liberty is least likely to be cheap and is never … Continue reading →

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Guest editorial: the evils of educational central planning

Posted on 2025-07-25 by TPOL Nathan

Kerry McDonald recently published this commentary in her email newsletter. It is worth pondering: In an article earlier this week in the large education news site, The 74, 7th grade teacher Ronak Shah laments that today’s school-choice programs enable families to switch schools … Continue reading →

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Be eaten… or shoot… or be?

Posted on 2025-07-24 by TPOL Nathan

Government stupidity is always with us: An incredibly strong argument for why human, mandatory government is dangerous, immoral, and to be avoided. Or put down. Consider Yellowstone National Park. And visit this story in Cowboy State Daily. To put it … Continue reading →

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Things to ponder: the coming transition: Collapse and catastrophe? Or rebirth?

Posted on 2025-07-05 by TPOL Nathan

Cleaning up messages and files is never fun, but sometimes it triggers a fresh look at things worth sharing. Think about these things we at TPOL discussed back in early 2023. Is the cup half-empty? Or half-full? We face such … Continue reading →

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Happy “4th-of-July” Eve – enjoy sleeping in tomorrow!

Posted on 2025-07-03 by TPOL Nathan

As we write and publish this today, it is just 8 or so hours before the local clock (Mountain Time) ticks off midnight. Tomorrow morning, NPR (National Public Radio – one of the propaganda arms of the Woke left and … Continue reading →

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An appeal to lovers of liberty on this 2nd of July, AD 2025, AL 249

Posted on 2025-07-02 by TPOL Nathan

A country run by banks will always be in debt. Healthcare run by Big Pharma will never cure disease. A state run by war will never know peace. A nation run by media will never know the truth. Christians who … Continue reading →

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Are we free?

Posted on 2025-07-01 by TPOL Nathan

Not long ago, the Iowa Libertarian Party shared this great cartoon: This is, of course, a lot more taxes and regulations and government stupidity and meddling (the Fed!) that could be shown. But as we near the celebration of Independence … Continue reading →

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More distressing news about the wonderful “jab” (COVID-19 vaccines)

Posted on 2025-06-29 by TPOL Nathan

Without going into the highly-technical, mind-blowing details, this news came out this week, courtesy of Dr. William Makis and a correspondent of TPOL. Please share this information with others: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently made the explosive … Continue reading →

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