Tag Archives: History

How many good people does America have?

Posted on 2024-02-29 by TPOL Nathan

In Genesis 18 and 19 we find the history of the destruction of the ancient cities of Sodom and Gomorrah: an event that is still well-known at least in Western Civilization. Theories abound about exactly how the destruction occurred, especially … Continue reading →

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North Dakota seeks monetary damages from FedGov

Posted on 2024-02-15 by TPOL Nathan

Longtime readers of TPOL may recall the nasty fuss over the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) in which thousands of Lakota and their allies launched massive protests in rural and frontier North Dakota (and adjacent parts of other States) to keep … Continue reading →

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American colonialism then and now

Posted on 2024-01-19 by TPOL Nathan

Now and then we look back at history and consider some questions about liberty, aggression, and conflict in general. Commonly we are taught that the AmerInd (“Native Americans” or “Indigenous People”) were people who were above all at one with … Continue reading →

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The evil called democracy

Posted on 2023-12-28 by TPOL Nathan

The track record of democracy in human history – and American history – demonstrates it both fails to protect life, liberty, and property and leads to much worse conditions of tyranny. Democracy is evil, but we refuse to accept that lesson. Continue reading →

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End of American democracy?

Posted on 2023-08-30 by TPOL Nathan

Well, we are again finding something that so-called liberals and so-called conservatives seem to agree on. And both Democrats and Republicans. American democracy, like the American republic before it, has ended. According to voices on many different sides. As people … Continue reading →

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“Will no one rid me of this mettlesome priest?”

Posted on 2023-08-10 by TPOL Nathan

This is a quote attributed to Henry II of England that preceded the death of Thomas Becket, the Archbishop of Canterbury, in 1170. The king’s words were “misinterpreted” as an order, prompting four knights from Normandy to travel to Canterbury and … Continue reading →

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Remember when?

Posted on 2023-07-06 by TPOL Nathan

A friend sent this photo recently. See those little triangles in circles on the “dial” near the 6 and the 13? Do you know they are? Does anyone you know know what they are?

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A few more thoughts about the American army and restoring liberty

Posted on 2023-06-23 by TPOL Nathan

The United States Army on its 248th birthday is a far cry from the force which ultimately (admittedly with French Ancien Regime army and navy help and that of the fledgling American Navy and Marine Corps) made things so miserable … Continue reading →

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Can we learn any lessons from the past?

Posted on 2023-05-26 by TPOL Nathan

Publisher’s note: A rapid trip, 400 miles each way plus “ion-and’around” an area of the West new to us, both delayed postings and triggers these thoughts. The Wind River Basin of Central Wyoming is one of the great beautiful places … Continue reading →

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Too bad: you’re Dutch

Posted on 2023-05-09 by TPOL Nathan

A few years back, several of us here at TPOL had the opportunity to work with a number of Boer farmers. In Eastern Colorado, of all places. The Boers, of course, are descendants of Dutch settlers in what is now … Continue reading →

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