Category Archives: Nathan’s Rants

Wearing masks – is it destroying our society?

Posted on 2020-09-10 by TPOL Nathan

Let us, for a bit, talk about the social impact of wearing face masks, not just here in the Fifty States but around the world.  Our society is becoming more and more impersonal.  This long-term trend has entered a new … Continue reading →

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Inauguration Day Crisis?

Posted on 2020-09-09 by TPOL Nathan

Is it time to panic? Or will it be, soon? What happens if no clear winner in November? Not just in Trump vs. Biden vs. Jorgensen et al, but in the House races and the Senate races? 

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That dead letter

Posted on 2020-09-04 by TPOL Nathan

Lawrence Vance is, in my opinion, one of the better scholars and writers on civics, government, and political matters today. His understanding of the accurate history of these States and the sleight of hand fobbed off on the States and … Continue reading →

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Democracy – this is what we get…

Posted on 2020-09-03 by TPOL Nathan

Most readers know the parable of the wolves and the sheep. Democracy is a vote with two wolves and a sheep on what to have for supper. A republic is when the sheep is armed and ready to defend herself.

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Some thoughts on “A view of war…”

Posted on 2020-09-01 by TPOL Nathan

Here are some thoughts on Margaret Figert’s article, which we published yesterday. I believe that it is a timely article, and worth spreading. She obviously did not write that with the viewpoint that we are engaged in the great struggle … Continue reading →

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Ramping up?

Posted on 2020-08-29 by TPOL Nathan

More and more I find myself agreeing with many observers. These Fifty States are engaged in a civil war. Not (yet) a war of outright violent combat. (Although violence is increasing, initiated by both sides. Daily.)

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The new elite – our masters

Posted on 2020-08-25 by TPOL Nathan

Nearly every day we read of yet another way in which our political masters make us worse off, while glorifying and benefitting themselves, their mentors and clients. And how deep the corruption has become. How much more arrogant, grasping, and … Continue reading →

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Soma and other retro tyrannies

Posted on 2020-08-24 by TPOL Nathan

Many libertarian (and even a few conservative) writers have pointed out more than once that the novels 1984 and Brave New World seem to be treated more as “how-to” manuals than the dire warnings their authors intended them to be. … Continue reading →

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When is this going to end?

Posted on 2020-08-22 by TPOL Nathan

Listening to the latest news and reading it on-line, this is a question Debby poses. When will the Panic and the Lockdown finally come to an end? How long will the media, the governments, the big corporations, and far too … Continue reading →

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Seriously? A critical shortage of lawyers in Florida?

Posted on 2020-08-21 by TPOL Nathan

Insanity, we often hear, is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.Maybe that is Florida’s problem. A radio news story reports that 100 attorneys in the State have signed a petition asking the Supreme Court … Continue reading →

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