Category Archives: Nathan’s Rants

Blast from the past: taxes (theft)

Posted on 2024-03-03 by TPOL Nathan

As we see more and more inflation, taxes, economic failures, and – of course – government intervention, this chart and cartoons from the past is worth studying once again. Although it addresses the State of Utah specifically, it is not … Continue reading →

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A misunderstanding regarding education and parents

Posted on 2024-03-02 by TPOL Nathan

Parents are rightly concerned about what school teachers are telling their children. But often the concerned and active parents misunderstand the real problem, and all the problems. We often do not recognize the extent of the evil found in public … Continue reading →

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Steve Baker of The Blaze arrested, humiliated

Posted on 2024-03-01 by TPOL Nathan

Steve Baker, an investigative reporter, has been arrested in a humiliating manner in Dallas related to 6 January 2021. Continue reading →

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How many good people does America have?

Posted on 2024-02-29 by TPOL Nathan

In Genesis 18 and 19 we find the history of the destruction of the ancient cities of Sodom and Gomorrah: an event that is still well-known at least in Western Civilization. Theories abound about exactly how the destruction occurred, especially … Continue reading →

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A CRY AGAINST INJUSTICE

Posted on 2024-02-28 by TPOL Nathan

Astute readers may recognize this guest editorial, so applicable to 2024 and the political court system, judicial and social insanity, economic and medical and judicial warfare, and the evils of the omnipotent (so-claimed) state and its various systems which claim … Continue reading →

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Pentagon follies again?

Posted on 2024-02-27 by TPOL Nathan

It is reported that the Department of the Army (DA) is planning to eliminate about 24,000 troop slots, or 5% of the Active Duty force, to “reorient” towards the next expected war. Many of these are Special Operations and counterinsurgency … Continue reading →

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Highway robbery? Or just desserts?

Posted on 2024-02-26 by TPOL Nathan

Well, it appears that yet another politician has jumped on the reparations for slavery bandwagon. Big time. While that comes as no surprise (standard modus operandi for politicians), it again raises some big questions about liberty, responsibility, and use of … Continue reading →

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In the old Roman tradition – privately-funded public works

Posted on 2024-02-24 by TPOL Nathan

From MSM comes this odd little story: a candidate for the 49th Congressional District in California has paid for buying and installing 400 feet of concertina (general purpose barbed tape obstacle GPBTO, commonly called “razor tape” by the idiots in … Continue reading →

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Theft and corruption in American local governments

Posted on 2024-02-23 by TPOL Nathan

As we look at corruption – at government corruption, we must always remember that corruption is not limited to the White House, the Capitol in DC, and the Supreme Court. Nor to the fifty State Capitols. No, local government is … Continue reading →

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When has a State seceded? Who calls the shots?

Posted on 2024-02-21 by TPOL Nathan

Back in the 1860s, it was all very simple and clear-cut – at least looking back a century and a half. A State called a convention with delegates selected by voters, and if the convention voted to leave the Union, … Continue reading →

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