Category Archives: Nathan’s Rants

Winter is coming – to the entire planet

Posted on 2022-10-11 by TPOL Nathan

A lot of attention has been paid to Europe’s energy situation since Russia’s ‘special military operation’ began in February, eight months ago. Driven by both geopolitical needs (control of their perimeter) and the treatment of the linguistic/ethnic Russians by the … Continue reading →

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Corruption unlimited – DOJ and FBI

Posted on 2022-10-10 by TPOL Nathan

Back in the 1980s, it took decades for the evils of J. Edgar Hoover to be revealed. And oddly enough (from the point of view of so-called conservatives and right-leaning libertarians (minarchists, at least), one of the least corrupt of … Continue reading →

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Who is winning the American propaganda wars?

Posted on 2022-10-07 by TPOL Nathan

Americans and our States and societies are (so we are told) facing a large number of “crises” right now. Among them: What do YOU believe about these issues? What do government officials and politicians running for office tell you? What … Continue reading →

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Perverting the truth

Posted on 2022-10-06 by TPOL Nathan

As the divisions in these Fifty States continue to be deepened and spread wider, every form of propaganda, intimidation, actual acts of violence, retribution, and more is seen. And seen more and more frequently. We’ve discussed propaganda especially as it … Continue reading →

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Russia, Ukraine and liberty at home

Posted on 2022-10-04 by TPOL Nathan

With the Russian “special military operation” (war) in the Ukraine now seven months old, everyone seems to be upping the ante. Especially in the propaganda war. Propaganda is virtually always a tool of enemies of liberty. We see it clearly … Continue reading →

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Band-Aids and public schools

Posted on 2022-10-03 by TPOL Nathan

In the past several months, especially after the horrific events in Uvalde, the concept of “school safety plans” has been raised and discussed a lot. As far as we can tell, virtually every school, public and private, from Preschool to … Continue reading →

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A façade of “democracy”

Posted on 2022-10-02 by TPOL Nathan

The next time you drive past what looks like a brick building or house under construction, stop and look carefully. Is it really a brick house, in which the brick is an integral part of the structure, supporting the roof … Continue reading →

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“Not worth a dollar”

Posted on 2022-10-01 by TPOL Nathan

Supposedly, annual inflation, August 2021 to August 2022, was a “mere” 8.3% here in the States. Don’t believe it. Ignoring sales prices, food prices in most places have sometimes doubled in the last year: for example, at a Safeway in … Continue reading →

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“Too much government”

Posted on 2022-09-29 by TPOL Nathan

Listening to part of the Glenn Beck show on Thursday the 29th, we were amazed to hear a guest refer multiple times to what he saw as the reason for the current crash and burn of the stock market, the … Continue reading →

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Feral Bullies In action

Posted on 2022-09-26 by TPOL Nathan

The Washington Times reports that on Friday, the FBI arrested a pro-life activist in Pennsylvania for allegedly twice for “attack of a patient escort” because he shoved a pro-abortion activist to the ground twice during anti-abortion protests in Philadelphia in … Continue reading →

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