Category Archives: Short Takes

We usually don’t wait until early in the morning…

Posted on 2024-10-20 by TPOL Nathan

… to get the trash out to the curb, do we? If you can and want to vote, do it before the last day (Tuesday 5 November 2024). Thanks to the Day-by-Day folks from a way back when, but still … Continue reading →

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Warning – be on the lookout (humor!)

Posted on 2024-10-05 by TPOL Nathan

Just don’t say we did not warn you. 31 more days to … who knows what?

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We’re back!

Posted on 2024-09-26 by TPOL Nathan

An unplanned hiatus in our usual publishing schedule, coupled with a hacking problem and business travel , has put us out of commission for two weeks. But we are back! If you missed the last commentaries we published: be sure … Continue reading →

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And next…

Posted on 2024-08-31 by TPOL Nathan

Many years ago, a cartoonist shared this bit of wisdom: Today, despite all the wars going on, few people seem to be growing up. Instead, the wars are excuses for coddling people who should be adults. No, not by age … Continue reading →

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If voting made a difference…

Posted on 2024-08-23 by TPOL Nathan

… they would not let us have the vote. Of course, we have to remember words attributed to Uncle Joe (Stalin’s): Я считаю, что совершенно неважно, кто и как будет в партии голосовать; но вот что чрезвычайно важно, это кто … Continue reading →

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Election time is nearing!

Posted on 2024-08-11 by TPOL Nathan

Whomever you (if you are a political Libertarian or libertarian) vote for, remember that “if voting really mattered, they wouldn’t let us do it.” And of course, remember that the fix is always in.

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A Baker’s Dozen (TM) Quotes on bearing arms

Posted on 2024-07-30 by TPOL Nathan

This Baker’s Dozen is boiled down from several dozen quotes: note that not all of the quotes are from Founding Fathers and not all from so-called conservatives. Or libertarians. The Second Amendment to the US Constitution does not give us … Continue reading →

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Four months and counting – election day 2024

Posted on 2024-07-12 by TPOL Nathan

As I wrote this, it was 5 July 2024, the day after Independence Day and therefore in the public mind, the 1st Day of Anno Libertatus (AL) 249. Wow. And four painfully long months before the official election day. {And … Continue reading →

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Greetings on traditional Independence Day

Posted on 2024-07-04 by TPOL Nathan

Between hot dogs and beach time and fireworks, remember that freedom and liberty are dear and a gift from God that can be accepted or rejected; ignored or bartered away. Posted on TPOL in 2012 and reposted this Anno Libertatus … Continue reading →

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Revolutionary strategy and tactics – then and now

Posted on 2024-07-03 by TPOL Nathan

The term revolution and all its sister words and phrases are very often misunderstood. We get confused. The same word, revolution, is used to describe or name totally different events. Events, people and ideas are “revolutionary” – but in what … Continue reading →

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