Category Archives: Nathan’s Rants

Is California a bad neighbor?

Posted on 2023-05-10 by TPOL Nathan

A recent news story featured in Freedom’s Phoenix tells how people along the lower Colorado River in western Arizona are angry about Californians dumping hazardous waste in a couple of their landfills, instead of disposing of the waste in California … Continue reading →

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Too bad: you’re Dutch

Posted on 2023-05-09 by TPOL Nathan

A few years back, several of us here at TPOL had the opportunity to work with a number of Boer farmers. In Eastern Colorado, of all places. The Boers, of course, are descendants of Dutch settlers in what is now … Continue reading →

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Texan hypocrisy on display

Posted on 2023-05-08 by TPOL Nathan

I happened across the MSN news story this afternoon. Even MSN called it shocking news: a Texan House committee passed a bill on an 8-5 vote that will raise the age in which people are “allowed” to purchase “AR15-style” semi-automatic … Continue reading →

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When the church meetinghouse was the center of our communities

Posted on 2023-05-06 by TPOL Nathan

Today, especially since the Pandemic Panic, government both in the States and across the planet has expanded into more and more areas of human life. Not only that, but governments actively seek to take control of and provide more and … Continue reading →

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Too many jobs? Too few people?

Posted on 2023-05-05 by TPOL Nathan

This came across our screen desktop from a correspondent, and seems to match what was broadcast on various shows on 2 May 2023. We cleaned it up some, but otherwise verbatim: ‘You’re telling me we’ve got too many jobs in … Continue reading →

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Transgender, now transabled?

Posted on 2023-05-04 by TPOL Nathan

As lovers of liberty, we do very much support the God-given (if not God-approved) right for people to do whatever they want with their lives. And that includes their bodies. It is their choice, so long as they do not … Continue reading →

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Economic turmoil? Is there a “liberty” solution?

Posted on 2023-05-03 by TPOL Nathan

In the last five weeks we have four of the nation’s (and world’s) largest banks collapse. It doesn’t matter what terms the governments and the financial communities use – they collapsed. Every year – every month – there are bank … Continue reading →

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Foolishness and the one-party state

Posted on 2023-05-02 by TPOL Nathan

As a rule, politicians exhibit a large amount of foolishness. The only thing more foolish than the politicians (at least, the successful politicians)? The people who believe them, who believe in them, and vote them into power. Or to put … Continue reading →

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Facing facts on energy, the economy and the environment

Posted on 2023-05-01 by TPOL Nathan

Publisher’s Note: Several postings were delayed by travel and computer/internet fun and games. These are being posted belatedly and may not be as up-to-day as we want. Belated happy May Day (the non-Socialist/Communist/Tranzi kind)! Just a collapsing power plant or … Continue reading →

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Cost-benefit analysis, environmental assessment, and politics

Posted on 2023-04-28 by TPOL Nathan

Engineers, especially civil and mineral and environmental engineers like myself, have to keep this important principle in mind in doing our work of designing and building the stuff we need for life, liberty, and prosperity. NOT the government excuse for … Continue reading →

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