Tag Archives: elections

Alberta – shall be free?

Posted on 2026-04-03 by TPOL Nathan

Can Alberta vote to “stay free” and leave Canada? Continue reading →

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Democracies and their engines of corruption

Posted on 2026-03-31 by TPOL Nathan

The source of corruption in democracies is not found just in the politicians, the bureaucrats, or the people. Continue reading →

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Propaganda machines churn the stuff out more and more

Posted on 2026-02-06 by TPOL Nathan

What happens when you combine so-called “artificial intelligence” with lying politicians? Perhaps you get something like this, shared by a correspondent a day or so ago: Senate Democrats Block Voter ID Law That 2/3rds of Their Own Voters Support The … Continue reading →

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Trust, political leaders, and learned pessimism

Posted on 2025-04-30 by TPOL Nathan

The Holman Christian Standard Bible translates Pslam 146:3 as “Do not trust in nobles, in man, who cannot save.” Most who are familiar with the Scriptures (both Hebrew: the Tanakh, and the New Testament) know this verse as warning against … Continue reading →

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UK rejects monarchy, nobility – oh, and “democracy” to boot

Posted on 2025-02-08 by TPOL Nathan

My oh my! The establishment media bemoans the fact that just seven months into the new Labour government in Whitehall, Nigel Farage’s “right-wing” Reform UK party overtook Labour to become the country’s most popular political party. According to a new … Continue reading →

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Hi! Are you still out there? Alive? Good!

Posted on 2024-11-06 by TPOL Nathan

As you read this, it is now at least 24 hours since the polls closed on “the most important election in our lifetimes” according to pundits and celebrities of all political flavors. Whether we believe that or not, whether all … Continue reading →

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The evil of the secret ballot

Posted on 2024-11-05 by TPOL Nathan

Welcome to these States in 2024. As election day is now underway from Maine to Hawaii, we are seeing the consequences of thousands of actions across the entire length of American history. At this point, despite bold claims from people … Continue reading →

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Irrational fears dominate American politics

Posted on 2024-10-02 by TPOL Nathan

Just as “war is the health of the state” so fear facilitates politicians and governments, and drives politics. That has been the case for millennia, but this year we can really see and feel the impact. This is not a … Continue reading →

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Judicial independence? Really?

Posted on 2024-09-11 by TPOL Nathan

In an interesting development, a “mob” of more than 200 protesters stormed the Senate a few days ago. No, not the US Senate, but the Senate of the United Mexican States, Estados Unitos Mexicanos, in Ciudad Mexico. Why? They were … Continue reading →

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2024 presidential election – why bother?

Posted on 2024-08-18 by TPOL Nathan

Editor’s Note: We ran an earlier version of this commentary back on 11 April 2023. and with the election now just 2+ months away, thought it worth revisiting! As elections go, the past 17 months have been one of the … Continue reading →

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