Category Archives: Nathan’s Rants

Honor and glory… and regret

Posted on 2022-06-06 by TPOL Nathan

Today is the 78th Anniversary of the best-known D-Day, the Normandy Invasion of France in 1944 by British, Canadian, and American troops. An invasion which killed thousands and thousands of young men and a fair number of old people. Why? … Continue reading →

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Shredding that ragged old flag

Posted on 2022-06-05 by TPOL Nathan

Wow. As more and more people warn (or call for) open conflict in the Fifty States over political differences, this news comes out. The meme is being pushed by many groups and people. And it seems to be finding new … Continue reading →

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Federal purse strings garrote for States

Posted on 2022-06-04 by TPOL Nathan

Note: We don’t often get an opportunity to make comments regarding events right in South Dakota, though that State is our home base for The Price of Liberty, but today is an exception! Federal purse strings have been used for … Continue reading →

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The cowardice in school (and other) shootings

Posted on 2022-06-02 by TPOL Nathan

As we discussed last week, the Uvalde school killings are the latest in a long and growing string of school invasions in which school and police responses were – to put it tactfully – suboptimal. And as TPOL has already … Continue reading →

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What do our holidays mean to us?

Posted on 2022-06-01 by TPOL Nathan

On Monday the 30th, Americans observed Memorial Day. Later this new month of June, Americans will “observe” the newest federal holiday, “Juneteenth.” Next month, July, most Americans will “celebrate” the Fourth of July – and some will observe Independence Day … Continue reading →

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Worship the State – NOT

Posted on 2022-05-31 by TPOL Nathan

A man who generally has good points in his commentary, and whom I will NOT embarrass by identifying him publicly, recently published a generally good opinion piece. Sadly, he ended it with this: “Bad economic decisions cost lives around the … Continue reading →

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Do you like to eat?

Posted on 2022-05-30 by TPOL Nathan

I am sure most people reading this commentary would agree, even if reluctantly. And even those people who don’t really like to eat do NOT seem to be able to drop this addiction. We humans are so weak and so … Continue reading →

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Why do we have cowards in uniform? (and others)

Posted on 2022-05-29 by TPOL Nathan

It appears, according to some reports, that not ALL the cops in Uvalde this week were total cowards: some of them (or so we are being told) were willing to risk their lives and entered the school building to rescue … Continue reading →

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Corrupt business, society, and political correctness

Posted on 2022-05-27 by TPOL Nathan

Ah, brand names, naming rights, forbidden words, and other such fun things! In a society where the powers that be (economic and political) conspire on this and that, the society becomes (in some eyes, at least) stranger and stranger. And … Continue reading →

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Cowards in uniforms

Posted on 2022-05-26 by TPOL Nathan

Publisher’s note: Workload, sickness, and other factors caused an unexpected and unwanted gap in publishing. Hopefully, TPOL will be back on schedule now for the rest of May. We will seek to have more, shorter commentaries and look forward to … Continue reading →

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