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Empires crumble – so do republics and democracies

Posted on 2026-10-30 by TPOL Nathan

This week came interesting (and worrisome) news from Brazil, the colossus of South America. Its Election Court determined that Lula, the socialist woke regressive, defeated Bolsonaro, a “moderate” (conservative by Brazillian standards). Bolsonaro refused to concede. He wants the election … Continue reading →

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Direct democracy or street senate?

Posted on 2026-10-03 by TPOL Nathan

Somehow, a TPOL staffer was directed to a very strange “personal” commercial website that had this gem on the landing page: Shouldn’t Democracy have a backup system, where a majority of the people assembles in the streets and replaces their … Continue reading →

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Managed democracy versus a republic

Posted on 2026-08-02 by TPOL Nathan

Stating with the understanding that all mandatory, human government is illegitimate, it is interesting (and perhaps important) to understand all the various forms of human government which abound or have existed on this poor planet of ours. We do point … Continue reading →

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