Tag Archives: government mandates

Do I have to? Urrgh!

Posted on December 16, 2025 by TPOL Nathan

We here at TPOL generally like Whoopi Goldberg … as an actress when she played Guinan on Star Trek: The Next Generation. That was a long time ago. But the good will from her appearances has long since evaporated, except … Continue reading →

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Daylight savings time!

Posted on November 9, 2025 by TPOL Nathan

Good morning/evening, readers, concerned persons, professionals of all disciplines and work. Today, let us talk about what is more confusing than braindead correspondents and government bureaucrats: daylight savings time.   We’ve made it through a week of Standard Time: but notice, … Continue reading →

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It isn’t just the media that stinks today

Posted on August 14, 2025 by TPOL Nathan

A friend shared this from an unknown author. Checking out at the store, the young cashier suggested to the much older lady that she should bring her own grocery bags, because plastic bags are not good for the environment,. The … Continue reading →

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Electrical power, greenies, and liberty

Posted on April 8, 2024 by TPOL Nathan

The question was recently asked, Can a city the size of Los Angeles rely solely on renewable energy sources like wind, hydroelectricity, and solar power without the use of fossil fuels or nuclear power plants? In today’s American and Californian … Continue reading →

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Booze and liberty

Posted on July 31, 2022 by TPOL Nathan

The connections (for many people) between beverage alcohol (booze! – beer, wine, hard liquor, and all the other stuff) and liberty is close. Not so much for ALL lovers of liberty – including those of us here at The Price … Continue reading →

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Vaccines – hot potato for teaching children

Posted on March 30, 2022 by TPOL Nathan

Vaccines are back in the news, with the federal Food and Drug Administration announcing a “second booster” for people over 50 – and continuing fights in school districts across the Fifty States. Vaccines have always been a hot potato. These … Continue reading →

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Update – South Dakota civics test fails

Posted on March 11, 2019 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton A quick follow-up on the South Dakota bill that would have required home-schoolers to pass a state-mandated (and -written) test on civics in order to get a valid high school diploma. It has (for now, at least) … Continue reading →

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