Category Archives: Nathan’s Rants

A Baker’s Dozen ™ Signs of American (Imperial and “Republican”) Collapse

Posted on 2020-01-10 by TPOL Nathan

Is the Federal Government (FedGov) still the preeminent world power?  If so, how long will this last? How long before the FedGov, and the former Republic that was the American Union, collapses?  If it is collapsing, what are some warning … Continue reading →

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Panic, panic everywhere – Middle East flareup

Posted on 2020-01-09 by TPOL Nathan

There is panic in the air … airwaves, that is. And in the ether and the worldwide web. Panic in the boardroom. Panic in the media prep rooms. Panic in the lobbies of Congress (and their office palaces). Panic in … Continue reading →

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Funny mainstream media – not

Posted on 2020-01-08 by TPOL Nathan

I read this recent posting by Miguel at GunFreeZone with interest, and am reprinting it in full. Miguel’s comments are neat. My comments follow. The sorrowful headline from Vox:

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Revolution spreading?

Posted on 2020-01-08 by TPOL Nathan

Back in the 1770s, the tax revolt against Parliament and King George did not instantly flare up in even half-a-dozen colonies, but rather started in a few places and spread from there. That was not entirely due to poor communications … Continue reading →

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Survival of the fittest? Intelligence in the legal profession

Posted on 2020-01-07 by TPOL Nathan

A few weeks back, there were reports that a lawyer was killed in the court room when a shotgun submitted as evidence “went off.” The thing was fully loaded. Addelaid Ferreira-Watt, a prominent South African attorney, was killed after a … Continue reading →

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The extreme nanny state event horizon?

Posted on 2020-01-06 by TPOL Nathan

One of the many marvelous scenes in The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy is the discussion of the “Shoe Event Horizon.” Emotional depression turns into economic madness. Read about it here. I wonder if we here in 21st Century America, … Continue reading →

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Rewriting history usually has a purpose

Posted on 2020-01-04 by TPOL Nathan

As the son of a historian and a student of history myself, I know that too much of history has been rewritten. It is more than just the old saw, “history is written by the victors.” Often, the rewriting is … Continue reading →

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Collapsing civilization? Electrical power in North America

Posted on 2020-01-03 by TPOL Nathan

Anyone who has perused a survivalist or prepper website or gotten emails from all those people that sell goods and services for that market has probably seen multiple stories and concerns about the vulnerability of the electrical power supply in … Continue reading →

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Welcome to 2020

Posted on 2020-01-01 by TPOL Nathan

May we all have a prosperous, peaceful, and especially free new year and new decade. Feel free to revisit a New Year’s message from three years ago, here.

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Attack in Texas – follow-up

Posted on 2020-01-01 by TPOL Nathan

Robert “Beto” O’Rourke’s comments about the West Freeway Church shooting, as reported by the Daily Caller and others, sticks in my craw: “So saddened to hear about another church shooting in Texas, this one in White Settlement near Fort Worth,” … Continue reading →

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