Tag Archives: History

30 December 1890, Wounded Knee, SD

Posted on December 30, 2025 by TPOL Nathan

135 years ago today. A long-time friend and correspondent wrote this monologue which we are pleased to share with our readers today. He remains anonymous for many reasons. We at TPOL have edited somewhat, and his writings do not always … Continue reading →

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The real reason to commemorate Hanukkah

Posted on December 20, 2025 by TPOL Nathan

TPOL readers may not all be familiar with the story of Hanukkah, the Jewish holy day and holiday that so often is close to Christmas on the calendar. There is much to learn from Hanukkah, whether you believe in God, … Continue reading →

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Day 34: Are we dead yet?

Posted on November 3, 2025 by TPOL Nathan

We at TPOL are fond of reminding people that this “government shutdown” is not just bogus in many ways (only some of the FedGov is shut down) but not the worst example of Congress refusing to pass a budget and … Continue reading →

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Internal war ramping up?

Posted on October 10, 2025 by TPOL Nathan

Joining Washington, Oregon, and Minnesota in the coalition suing the Trump administration over defunding sex education in public schools that includes “gender identity” are Colorado, Connecticut, the District of Columbia, Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, New Jersey, New … Continue reading →

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Looking back: Democrats and Republicans show up rather badly

Posted on September 15, 2025 by TPOL Nathan

Yeah, “rather badly” is a strong understatement. But read on. Certainly not excusing any libertarians, natural law, constitutionalists, or even democratic socialist politicians and activists, the GOP and Democrats have a highly undesirable record of their actions going back as … Continue reading →

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Murder most foul

Posted on August 11, 2025 by TPOL Nathan

One of the many recent (21 July 2025) revelations from the FedGov’s Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) reveals yet another evil way in which the FedGov (and State and local governments and Big Pharma and other Big Business) … Continue reading →

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The Obummer Legacy, Part 2

Posted on July 30, 2025 by TPOL Nathan

Continuing to share Mikki Willis’ thoughts on the era of 2009 to 2017 (and past that), when you know who was in power. We’ve done some editing and added a few thoughts (in brackets) to his commentary. Now, let’s talk … Continue reading →

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The Price of Liberty: revisited

Posted on July 28, 2025 by TPOL Nathan

“Liberty is never unalienable; it must be redeemed regularly with the blood of patriots or it always vanishes. Of all the so-called natural human rights that have ever been invented, liberty is least likely to be cheap and is never … 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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Are we free?

Posted on July 1, 2025 by TPOL Nathan

Not long ago, the Iowa Libertarian Party shared this great cartoon: This is, of course, a lot more taxes and regulations and government stupidity and meddling (the Fed!) that could be shown. But as we near the celebration of Independence … Continue reading →

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