Category Archives: Short Takes

Economy bringing changes for the good?

Posted on 2024-04-19 by TPOL Nathan

Funny but real image from a certain Western State;\: As the economy worsens under the current system and regime, we find inventive entrepreneurs expanding the offerings of their businesses. Having a Subway inside a NAPA Auto Parts store is a … Continue reading →

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Liberty: which can you have if only one? Economic? Political?

Posted on 2024-04-16 by TPOL Nathan

Consider the following quotes, please: Now: But: Of course, we need to know what it is to “force” political freedom. Perhaps it is fairly simple: refuse to let people become dependent on government, not let them submit. That is certainly … Continue reading →

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A Baker’s Dozen reasons not to vote in the 2024 election for massa

Posted on 2024-04-04 by TPOL Nathan

Editor’s note: Hopefully, all readers will see this as the satire it is intended to be.But these do make us think about this activity. Provide your own reasons to, or not to, vote this year. A Baker’s Dozen reasons NOT … Continue reading →

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Are modern American liberals heirs to Karl Marx?

Posted on 2024-03-28 by TPOL Nathan

Or perhaps Groucho? A correspondent recently found and shared this quote from the father of Communism and Socialism: “Under no pretext should arms and ammunition be surrendered; any attempt to disarm the workers must be frustrated, by force if necessary” … Continue reading →

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Smile a while – political style

Posted on 2024-03-23 by TPOL Nathan

Sharing some images and memes to cheer us all up. Here in the Black Hills, winter has returned for a few days, and we are trying to stay both free and warm! How many Americans fall into this category? I … Continue reading →

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War on freedom of speech gets hotter

Posted on 2024-03-22 by TPOL Nathan

Are we seeing an even more massive, widespread, and even organized attack of freedom of speech that we suspected for the past decade? Certainly in the last few weeks, we see many whom we would never think of attacking this … Continue reading →

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Enemies of the State versus Enemies of Liberty

Posted on 2024-03-20 by TPOL Nathan

Many of us in what is sometimes called the “liberty movement” have been labeled more than once as “enemies of the state.” The implication is that we are therefore opposed to decency and good order. That we are opposed to … Continue reading →

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A reminder as the darkness grows: there is light ahead

Posted on 2024-03-19 by TPOL Nathan

Remember this? Of course, that was just an old dead white guy – evil for all political factions: a religious fanatic, an extremist, a secessionist and rebel, and (for some libertarians, the telling blow) governor of Virginia twice! And worse, … Continue reading →

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Will California meet its goal of powering 60 percent of its electricity with renewable energy resources by 2030?

Posted on 2024-03-17 by TPOL Nathan

This question came up on a web site recently, and we here at TPOL thought it worth sharing one of our staff’s responses. Yes, we know that once again we are bashing the People’s Republic of California and the idiots … Continue reading →

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Succession of power

Posted on 2024-03-14 by TPOL Nathan

That is “succession” and not secession. TPOL wants to make it clear that we strongly support the right of secession, of declaring independence from a “sovereign power” – a state or government – when that entity no longer meets the … Continue reading →

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