Category Archives: Nathan’s Rants

Tyranny in the world today

Posted on 2024-06-22 by TPOL Nathan

C.S. Lewis said it well: “Of all tyrannies, a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It would be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber baron’s … Continue reading →

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Posted on 2024-06-21 by TPOL Nathan

Courtesy of Conner Boyack: Connor shared this a couple of months back, and one unthinking response had this: “Nobody wants a society like this, Connor, that’s why Libertarians don’t get votes.” Connor had not attached this directly to libertarianism, or … Continue reading →

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They just don’t see it. Free markets promote freedom.

Posted on 2024-06-20 by TPOL Nathan

Celebrating his (sometimes labeled dubious) victory over a Republican who seems chosen to fail miserably 15 years ago, Barack (Barry) Obama continued to preach his anti-liberty, anti-free-market gospel in Chicago a while back. He is obviously still very active politically. … Continue reading →

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Zelenskyy and liberty and freedom

Posted on 2024-06-19 by TPOL Nathan

Supposedly we are spending billions and billions arming training and supplying the poor, desperate people of Ukraine to help their democracy. To preserve or restore their liberty as individuals and people. And their freedom as a nation. Protecting them from … Continue reading →

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People’s Republic rip-off scheme(s)

Posted on 2024-06-18 by TPOL Nathan

As mentioned recently, we here at TPOL are bashing California a lot these days. Here is another: a “parks and recreation” district in Southern California is apparently illegally issuing “tickets” for those idiots who do a “rolling stop” or “California … Continue reading →

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Do we have a “good cop” in DC?

Posted on 2024-06-17 by TPOL Nathan

A “good cop” in DC? Really? Or are we just being insanely optimistic? I got a smile about the headline of one news story – “Biden… greasing its [Ukraine’s] path to NATO membership.” This was Uncle Joe touting his “security … Continue reading →

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Courts, guns, and trouble

Posted on 2024-06-15 by TPOL Nathan

 The Blaze reports on the SCOTUS 6-3 decision to overturn the Trump-Biden regulatory interpretation for the BATFE to classify bump-stocks as a method of turning semi-automatic weapons into “machine guns.” The Blaze (and many others) labels this as overturning a … Continue reading →

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Political animals

Posted on 2024-06-14 by TPOL Nathan

Politics today involves every aspect, perhaps every moment of life. Generally for the negative. This is particularly true of the lovers and advocates of democracy: the “one-person, one-vote” and “majority rules” crowd. Or as some put it, “the voice of … Continue reading →

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Do we really need a POTUS?

Posted on 2024-06-11 by TPOL Nathan

A recent article by Paradigm writer James Altucher suggested that the US Presidency is a useless job and asks, then urges these States to abolish the position. It is an interesting question. And James makes some excellent points. This is … Continue reading →

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Dry and down?

Posted on 2024-06-08 by TPOL Nathan

The Four Corners of the American Southwest is one of the driest places in the States, and its climate is highly variable. This has been the situation for millennia. There is significant evidence of periods of high precipitation, but most … Continue reading →

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