Category Archives: Nathan’s Rants

Prohibition – 100 years today

Posted on 2020-01-16 by TPOL Nathan

Today, 16 January 2020, is the one-hundredth anniversary of the implementation of National Prohibition, when the 18th Amendment to the US Constitution officially took effect. I’m posting a series of commentaries over the next several days about Prohibition, its relationship … Continue reading →

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An idea for “federalism” in the Fifty States

Posted on 2020-01-16 by TPOL Nathan

A thought experiment… In Virginia, the Assembly meets and pushes the anti-gun agenda of the tiny majority of the Democratic hoploclasts who won back in November. And 91 of the Commonwealth’s 95 counties (and 141 jurisdictions overall), have declared themselves … Continue reading →

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Making a point – part 2

Posted on 2020-01-14 by TPOL Nathan

Again, let me restate. Those who love their liberty, their families, and their communities and nations need to use every tool possible to fight against the stupid tyranny of governments – the powers that be. We used to do that … Continue reading →

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Making a point

Posted on 2020-01-13 by TPOL Nathan

Government at all levels seems hellbent on stealing away what freedoms we here in the Fifty States have left. Between them, big corporations, institutions (private and “public”) and the special interest groups, they want a society that would be more … Continue reading →

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Abusing the English language

Posted on 2020-01-11 by TPOL Nathan

A common crime (in the broad sense) of the Regressivists (Progressives, Liberals, etc.) is their frequent abuse of common English. (Conservative and right-wingers do the same, just in different ways than the Regressivists. But for now, let’s belabor the poor … Continue reading →

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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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