Category Archives: Ideas for liberty

A century of governmental abuse – bald-faced tyranny

Posted on December 23, 2024 by TPOL Nathan

As we near the end of this tumultuous year of 2024, there is one centennial commemoration we should keep in mind. In a horrible SCOTUS decision in the case Hester v. United States an important, God-given right protected by the … Continue reading →

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NATO? War drums beating louder…

Posted on December 20, 2024 by TPOL Nathan

Do we need NATO? Do we want NATO? Is NATO a good thing? Today, in 2024? As Uncle Joe and various European and Brit leaders double down on supporting the corrupt tyranny of Ukraine against the corrupt tyranny of Russia, … Continue reading →

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Belated Bill of Rights Day greetings

Posted on December 15, 2024 by TPOL Nathan

On 15 December 1791, 233 years ago, the eleven-article US Bill of Rights was adopted as a unit. It is a collection of mutually-supporting limitations on the powers of the Federal Government to act as an agent for the united … Continue reading →

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Some thoughts on loving liberty

Posted on December 8, 2024 by TPOL Nathan

As a poltical philosophy, libertarianism (also called classical liberalism) is opposed to other political ideas, including but not limited to tyranny, authoritarianism, and intrusive government. There are two major “flavors” of libertarianism: minarchism and anarchism. Most libertarians are minarchists. They … Continue reading →

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Are urban areas incubators for madness?

Posted on November 26, 2024 by TPOL Nathan

Two news stories this week caught our attention, and a staffer pointed out the similarities. On WTXF-TV, the seemingly random series of attacks by a teenage gang (led by a 14-year-old girl in pink boots!) was reported in Philadelphia. And … Continue reading →

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Canada’s lessons for these Fifty States – AmerInd

Posted on November 25, 2024 by TPOL Nathan

We mentioned (negatively) Canada several times recently. There are many lessons we can learn (as in “things to avoid”) from our neighbors to the north. This is one. In the Dominion of Canada, the people we here at TPOL refer … Continue reading →

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Purging the military, American style

Posted on November 23, 2024 by TPOL Nathan

We are generally conditioned to think that purging of military – especially the Army – is a common feature of dictatorships. After all, that is what Stalin did (which almost cost him and Soviet Russia victory in the Great Patriotic … Continue reading →

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Can things get better in the next two months?

Posted on November 22, 2024 by TPOL Nathan

It is now less than two months before The Donald again assumes duties as Massa. That is, as President of the United States: the most powerful office in world history: an elected tyrant or monarch that ultimately has more power … Continue reading →

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An American Spring?

Posted on November 8, 2024 by TPOL Nathan

Bad as The Donald is, we cannot help but be grateful that Kammie the Commie is going to have to pack up and move further than the few blocks from Blair House to the White House come January. Yes, we … Continue reading →

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Is DC facing a new “Sagebrush Rebellion” in 2024-2025?

Posted on November 1, 2024 by TPOL Nathan

The Cowboy State Daily, a Wyoming alternative media outlet that produces much of its own content, reports an effort by Wyoming officials to support a Utah lawsuit that could result in 200 million acres of FedGov land in the West … Continue reading →

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