Tag Archives: dictatorship

Authoritarianism and the trained Marxist

Posted on August 7, 2025 by TPOL Nathan

This is a guest commentary written by a beloved friend and brother of the TPOL community. It is just as applicable today as it was four years ago. [TPOL editor comments in brackets.] The Trained Marxist… Authoritarianism is the belief … Continue reading →

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Winston Churchill, Franklin Roosevelt, Josef Stalin, and Adolf Hitler: democracy in action

Posted on July 18, 2025 by TPOL Nathan

In a recent commentary, we noted the famous quote about democracy usually attributed to Sir Winston. In November 1947 Winston Churchill delivered a speech to the U.K. House of Commons. He made a memorable remark about democracy, but he employed … Continue reading →

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Zelenskyy and liberty and freedom

Posted on June 19, 2024 by TPOL Nathan

Supposedly we are spending billions and billions arming training and supplying the poor, desperate people of Ukraine to help their democracy. To preserve or restore their liberty as individuals and people. And their freedom as a nation. Protecting them from … Continue reading →

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New Mexico: tyranny grows more extreme, people endangered

Posted on September 8, 2023 by TPOL Nathan

This news just came through, as an Imperial Proclamation from the Empress was announced (State/Imperial Website) that there is a 30-day suspension of open and concealed carry of weapons in Bernalillo County, which includes the largest city in New Mexico, … Continue reading →

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Canadian dictatorship grows stronger

Posted on May 18, 2022 by TPOL Nathan

Simon Black shared this little tidbit last week: It’s Official! Justin Trudeau Is Above the Law Sadly, the Dominion of Canada, once considered to be a gentler and kinder (and even more free) version of the Fifty States, continues to … Continue reading →

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Liars and criminals in charge – when will it end?

Posted on December 19, 2020 by TPOL Nathan

Bluntly? It will end when we decide it must – and do something about it. Let me explain. Some of the latest news in the Pandemic Panic and Lockdown:

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How bad it is getting… tyranny in the States

Posted on December 18, 2020 by TPOL Nathan

American rulers (there is no other word for them), regardless of which old party letter they put after their name, have gotten so dictatorial, so authoritarian, so elitist, that their leftist, populist comrades in other nations have taken to criticizing … Continue reading →

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Uncle Joe polishes his dictator credentials

Posted on November 20, 2020 by TPOL Nathan

A friend sent me this tweet from some doctor: Dr. Jill Biden@DrBiden·Nov 19 Joe will be a president for all Americans. Assuming this is true and Uncle Joe’s own belief, it seems to be to be a clear sign that … Continue reading →

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New Mexico: Tyranny grows in the Land of Enchantment

Posted on October 22, 2020 by TPOL Nathan

My last business trip to the Four Corners region did NOT involve traveling into New Mexico. Not from fear of COVID which grips the State and especially the Navajo Nation, which holds much of the northwest corner of the 47th … Continue reading →

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What is a dictator? (Part B)

Posted on August 18, 2020 by TPOL Nathan

More about dictators – and not just about dictators in (and after) the Pandemic Panic. As I pointed out in Part A (months ago), dictators are NOT the same as tyrants. At least in the view of libertarians and others … Continue reading →

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