Tag Archives: Democrats

Myths and misconceptions

Posted on September 16, 2025 by TPOL Nathan

A generally libertarian social media poster recently featured this cartoon on an email. Okay, at first (and later) glances, it is funny. But is it true?

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Political correctness – groupthink at risk?

Posted on August 27, 2025 by TPOL Nathan

We continue to look at the 45 “no speaker” words proposed by the left-wing ThirdWay. They want the Woke and social justice warriors to self-censor. Now, we come to a third group. We looked at eleven on Friday, eight on … Continue reading →

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Kleptocracy? Democracy?

Posted on June 27, 2025 by TPOL Nathan

We at TPOL are far from the only people to disparage the standard reference to both the FedGov and the Fifty State governments as being “democracies.” But there is absolutely no argument that as time proceeds, more and more the … Continue reading →

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Goodbye and good riddence to Demo Senate control

Posted on December 16, 2024 by TPOL Nathan

Lovers of liberty – by contrast – have little (or no) love for either of the old parties. Both Republicans and Democrats have sold out liberty, freedom, and these States – the whole nation – time and time again. However, … Continue reading →

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More on Harris and Walz – and Trump and Vance

Posted on August 10, 2024 by TPOL Nathan

Ah, what a quartet of statists we find on the two old party presidential tickets this year! (Assuming, of course, that we don’t get yet another surprise at Chicago in a couple of weeks.) With less than three months to … Continue reading →

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Let us call a spade a spade

Posted on March 15, 2024 by TPOL Nathan

Let us look at some common names and terms in modern American politics, with a sneer and maybe a laugh. In politics, as in so-called health care and military affairs and education, words are twisted and their definitions perverted. Let … Continue reading →

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Republican garbage piled deeper and higher

Posted on November 12, 2022 by TPOL Nathan

Meanwhile, the garbage trucks keep rolling in, the illegal dumpers are not slowing down, and GOP landfill operators continue to pretend that they know what they are doing. Enough of a metaphor? Read on. The 2022 election was the GOP’s … Continue reading →

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Biden and the Democratic Party

Posted on February 28, 2020 by TPOL Nathan

With Biden’s campaign spiraling down, the upcoming South Carolina caucus, preceding the Super Tuesday votes, is critical. Can he, just once, overcome Sanders? Can he keep enough of the old “moderate” Democratic coalition of union, blacks, and the like? Or … Continue reading →

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Playing games

Posted on February 3, 2020 by TPOL Nathan

Now, I didn’t watch that football game yesterday – or even keep up with it by smartphone or radio. Later in the evening I heard that the teams were tied at halftime, but one team (the Kansas City Injun Leaders?) … Continue reading →

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Modern-day Idolatry – Bread and Circuses – and More

Posted on February 2, 2020 by TPOL Nathan

Today is Super Bowl Sunday. It is also Groundhog Day. And it is the day before the official start of 2020 Political Circus – supposedly to elect the next Massa. And three days before Senate Impeachment Vote Wednesday. They are … Continue reading →

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