Tag Archives: History

Texas – goodbye?

Posted on June 29, 2022 by TPOL Nathan

It looks like ALL sides are ticked with Texas. Time for a reminder, courtesy of TxDOT (Department of Transportation): Drive Friendly, and Don’t Mess With Texas. Especially if you are living in Texas. What’s it all about? While it is … Continue reading →

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Some more thoughts about lies and history

Posted on June 15, 2022 by TPOL Nathan

Darkwing’s comments earlier this week trigger additional thoughts on the general subject of lies and history and liberty. Darkwing commented on Lies about our history support enemies of liberty. “When I was in school, in the 50’s, I use to … Continue reading →

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Honor and glory… and regret

Posted on June 6, 2022 by TPOL Nathan

Today is the 78th Anniversary of the best-known D-Day, the Normandy Invasion of France in 1944 by British, Canadian, and American troops. An invasion which killed thousands and thousands of young men and a fair number of old people. Why? … Continue reading →

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Free speech and the arrogance of the “elite”

Posted on May 11, 2022 by TPOL Nathan

While looking at the current challenges to our natural right of free speech, we ran across more nastiness. Consider this recent mainstream media, which said in part, “Tech titans often have a different understanding of speech than the rest of … Continue reading →

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What is the opposite of secession?

Posted on April 10, 2022 by TPOL Nathan

Have you ever given that much thought? Some will say that “annexation” is an opposite, others will be more negative and limit it to conquest. After all, that is what happened to the Southron States that seceded back in the … Continue reading →

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Generations of love – generations of hate

Posted on March 22, 2022 by TPOL Nathan

We all face the fact that we carry ancestral and historical baggage around with us. And that society is significantly (and often badly) impacted by that. Lovers of liberty need to remember we are all individuals. Yes, we fit in … Continue reading →

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Who is to blame for the mess the world is in?

Posted on March 13, 2022 by TPOL Nathan

Many people believe that the Democrats in these Fifty States are to blame – that they built the world of March, 2022. They give many reasons for that belief. Reasons that may be part of the problem, but (in my … Continue reading →

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A functional society? What is that?

Posted on November 23, 2021 by TPOL Nathan

The dysfunctional nature of modern popular culture (and therefore, society) has been an open secret for decades, even while the process accelerates. (It is perhaps more correct to say the process is accelerated.) It is less and less hidden, and … Continue reading →

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What if DC stopped giving foreign aid?

Posted on October 29, 2021 by TPOL Nathan

We are told that last year, thanks to COVID, the most foreign aid ever in world history flowed from “rich nations” to “poor nations.” Something like $150 billion US according to some sources: others say it was as high as … Continue reading →

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Military adventurism and the Monroe Doctrine

Posted on October 23, 2021 by TPOL Nathan

Doug Bandow is a fairly prolific writer and a strong libertarian – more minarchist than anarchist, but a thoughtful and insightful analyst. His recent article “Military spending is not defense spending” published by the American Institute for Economic Research (AIER) … Continue reading →

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