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California – more than just another “banana republic”

Posted on March 20, 2021 by TPOL Nathan

Typically a lot of us poke fun, if in a very serious vein, at California. Not just today’s California, but going back to the 1980s. The People’s Republic, we call it. Or the Democratic (Communist) Republic. In Iowa, we have … Continue reading →

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The nasty nature of the minimum wage and other do-gooder ideas

Posted on December 28, 2020 by TPOL Nathan

I was recently reminded of a point made by esteemed economist (the late) Walter E. Williams, concerning the impact of the minimum wage laws on young black Americans’ employment. At the time he wrote, black youth employment was four times … Continue reading →

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What can we do?

Posted on October 21, 2020 by TPOL Nathan

It is less than two weeks now. As the elections continue to spin more and more out of control, what’s a lover of liberty to do? It isn’t just the election to see who is Massa on January the 20th. … Continue reading →

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The coming Golden Age of homeschooling?

Posted on August 10, 2020 by TPOL Nathan

We are seeing more evidence that the future of homeschooling in these Fifty States is one of massive expansion. It is no surprise to those who are familiar with the concept and may nave even done homeschooling.  It is, I … Continue reading →

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It is NOT about a virus or a pandemic…

Posted on July 17, 2020 by TPOL Nathan

… it is political, and it is about tearing down society and implementing an agenda that will finish off our liberty, our freedom, for generations. From the California Globe: LA Teachers Union: Schools Can’t Reopen Unless Charter Schools Shut Down, … Continue reading →

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Why education must be liberated – and delivered – from government

Posted on July 15, 2020 by TPOL Nathan

It was just a quick note on a recent Agora Financial (Laissez Faire) newsletter, talking about how Anti-Lockdown Protests (TM) are evil but Defund-Police and Black-Lives-Matter Protests are good and create no “public health” problem. Here’s a bit:

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A Baker’s Dozen ™ reasons to keep your children out of “public” schools

Posted on June 17, 2020 by TPOL Nathan

The Lockdown has had one very strong positive benefit – even with some negatives.  Tens of millions of parents have seen their children’s schools lock their children out.  Especially the government-run, tax-funded (GRTF) institutions.  So tens of millions of children … Continue reading →

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In some ways, the Lockdown is backfiring

Posted on May 24, 2020 by TPOL Nathan

Let’s talk about schools and guns – favorite topics of both Mama Liberty and myself.

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Who benefits from closing all the schools?

Posted on March 18, 2020 by TPOL Nathan

Rob Morse, in his “Slow Facts” webzine, on Monday, asks a good question: “Are bureacrats shutting down schools for their benefit or for yours? When the same cities that close all their schools to supposedly prevent the close contact that … Continue reading →

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Schooling

Posted on March 7, 2020 by TPOL Nathan

My parents were teachers and caught in the “public system” for many years back in the 1960s and 1970s, before my father found another career and my mother returned to private teaching (which she could do, teaching music and art). … Continue reading →

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