Category Archives: Nathan’s Rants

Belated Bill of Rights Day greetings

Posted on 2024-12-15 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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Goodbye, Mr. Bernie:

Posted on 2024-12-12 by TPOL Nathan

Bernie Sanders, Senator “from” Vermont, a self-proclaimed democratic Socialist (and officially an Independent though he seems as deeply involved in Democratic Party politics as ever), has said “I quit.” Not all at once, of course. As the Independent reports, he … Continue reading →

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Consequences

Posted on 2024-12-09 by TPOL Nathan

The collapse of the Assad regime in Syria, and growing evidence of collapse in Ukraine remind us of this: It is nothing new, of course: sooner or later, the impacts (the results) of our choices catch up with us. For … Continue reading →

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Some thoughts on loving liberty

Posted on 2024-12-08 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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How much government can we afford? ($$$ & ¢¢)

Posted on 2024-12-06 by TPOL Nathan

The Rapid City Journal tells us that the Governor of South Dakota is proposing a $7.3 billion dollar budget for South Dakota State government. $7.3 billion! South Dakota has about 750,000 residents, including enrolled tribal members, legal immigrants, border jumpers, … Continue reading →

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Nepotism alive and well in these States

Posted on 2024-12-05 by TPOL Nathan

So, Uncle Joe has given a pardon to his son Hunter. My oh my. And it seems to be a pretty broad pardon. And done without following the long-established traditional method of presidential pardons. Most commentators – and even some … Continue reading →

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Vicious government illustrated

Posted on 2024-12-04 by TPOL Nathan

Our readers may not know much about Sheetz. (Neither did we until they were targeted a few months back by the Feds.) It turns out to be a fairly big deal up in the Northeast, especially in Pennsylvania: 700 stores … Continue reading →

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Bearding the military-industrial complex

Posted on 2024-12-03 by TPOL Nathan

A lot of folks are up in arms about The Donald’s nomination of Pete Hegseth as SecDef (Secretary of Defense). MAJ Pete Hegseth, an Army National Guard officer with combat service in Afghanistan and Mesopotamia (Iraq). Many of those freaking … Continue reading →

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Press freedom going with a whimper, not a bang

Posted on 2024-12-01 by TPOL Nathan

Thomas Jefferson said in 1807 about newspapers: “The man who never looks into a newspaper is better informed than he who reads them; inasmuch as he who knows nothing is nearer to truth than he whose mind is filled with … Continue reading →

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Black Friday economics

Posted on 2024-11-29 by TPOL Nathan

This chart was published recently. Let’s discuss it a bit, on this traditional Black Friday, so named because post-Thanksgiving/pre-Christmas sales are often the difference for retailers between “being in the black” (making a profit) and drowning in red ink for … Continue reading →

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