Category Archives: Nathan’s Rants

Is China really so much more advanced than the States?

Posted on 2026-07-18 by TPOL Nathan

A new “hybrid solar plant” in the Gobi Desert has people claiming that the Chinese are more advanced than the evil Americans and Western Powers. But is that really the case? Continue reading →

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This and that – commenting on commentaries

Posted on 2026-07-17 by TPOL Nathan

Professors and other staff and faculty at government-run, tax-funded educational institutions have little leg to stand on to complain about a lack of academic freedom. And the States’ current homegrown Communists (aka Democratic Socialists of America) are also both somewhat honest about their politics _and_ still a fringe group. Continue reading →

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Sound money?

Posted on 2026-07-16 by TPOL Nathan

Sound money – is this another dream or wish? Or can we hope for better than what we have? Continue reading →

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Limited government: myth or future fact?

Posted on 2026-07-15 by TPOL Nathan

Can we ever have a truly limited government that survives more than a few years? Or is minarchism just a myth that diverts us from seeking liberty? Continue reading →

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Wrong and right: the two great “revolutions” of the 1700s

Posted on 2026-07-14 by TPOL Nathan

The contrast between the States’ Independence Day and France’s Bastille Day is often not clear to either Americans or the French. It is, however, as important to the future as we can imagine. Continue reading →

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“Get out. Now!”

Posted on 2026-07-10 by TPOL Nathan

Do descendants of displaced and abused peoples of the past have legitimate power to force other people (some of whom may be descended from the abusers) of different “origins” by claiming “stolen labor” or other justification? Continue reading →

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Propaganda is almost impossible to dodge today

Posted on 2026-07-09 by TPOL Nathan

The Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History has many lessons for lovers of liberty. Just not the ones they may being thinking of! Continue reading →

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Local governments, even in Wyoming, are evil

Posted on 2026-07-07 by TPOL Nathan

Even frontier, “liberty-loving” counties in Western States must be recognized as enemies of liberty. They are indeed evil. Here is a recent example. Continue reading →

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6 July 2026, the 251st anniversary of…

Posted on 2026-07-06 by TPOL Nathan

Americans did not break their ties with Britain without first trying to mend the situation, nearly a few year before the gauntlet (the Declaration of Independence) was thrown down. Continue reading →

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Gerrymandering battles: the Colorado front

Posted on 2026-07-05 by TPOL Nathan

Colorado’s own Nazgul (supreme court) has for now stopped Democrat activists from pushing all but one GOP out of their congressional delegation, as they tried to copy California, Virginia, and elsewhere. But this is just the next act, and does not end the threat.
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