Tag Archives: character traits

Projection? Gaslighting? Narcissism?

Posted on January 20, 2025 by TPOL Nathan

Well, are you celebrating Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday today? Or still mourning for POTUS James Earl Carter? Or celebrating and rejoicing in the inauguration of Trump 2.0 – the new regime of The Donald? Or just celebrating the ending … Continue reading →

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Should libertarians support the BSA? Trail Life USA?

Posted on January 3, 2024 by TPOL Nathan

A two-part commentary: For more than a century, the Boy Scouts of America was an organization that sought to instill ideals of morality, self-improvement, civic duty, survival and wilderness skills, and both a religious attitude and patriotism in youth age … Continue reading →

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Giving a grade to political leaders: integrity

Posted on September 30, 2023 by TPOL Nathan

What do you, dear reader, think of the quality, the character, of various American political figures. Men and women who are or want to be political leaders. Are we crass enough to say they want to be “rulers” of the … Continue reading →

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The values we need to overcome COVID-19 (and most other problems)

Posted on April 12, 2020 by TPOL Nathan

It isn’t hard to see that our government, our society, and our culture are being judged by the pandemic and the panic it has created. (And it seems likely that the verdict will be condemning.) Actually, all of these things … Continue reading →

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Looking into a mirror – demands of liberty

Posted on December 21, 2018 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Most of us here in the Fifty States (and around the world) pretty much take for granted that “liberty” is a desirable thing.  The problem comes in defining liberty and how much of it we (well, at … Continue reading →

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