Tag Archives: holidays

It’s pi day!

Posted on March 14, 2023 by TPOL Nathan

In the last few decades, Americans have found a wide variety of odd holidays to celebrate. Usually though getting businesses to offer special sale promotions and nearly spontaneous events. Today is one of those: in standard American dating, 3-14 is … Continue reading →

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Will there be another Independence Day celebration?

Posted on July 6, 2022 by TPOL Nathan

We know, here at TPOL, that is a weird question to ask. But based on what happened this Monday, it occurred to several people. The spectacle of yet another insane piece of garbage going out and killing six and wounding … Continue reading →

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What do our holidays mean to us?

Posted on June 1, 2022 by TPOL Nathan

On Monday the 30th, Americans observed Memorial Day. Later this new month of June, Americans will “observe” the newest federal holiday, “Juneteenth.” Next month, July, most Americans will “celebrate” the Fourth of July – and some will observe Independence Day … Continue reading →

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A holiday weekend!

Posted on March 12, 2020 by TPOL Nathan

Just as a matter of fun, while March is usually the only month without some kind of federally-recognized day, there are a lot of fun days, especially near the middle of the month. We just missed MAR10 Day – the … Continue reading →

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Happy Christmas – Happy Chanukah

Posted on December 25, 2019 by TPOL Nathan

The world – especially the state (government) and its parasites – see families as part of the old world, the problems that must be overcome. Family holidays are therefore something to get shut of. Religious holidays are even worse. Especially … Continue reading →

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What are your priorities?

Posted on November 10, 2017 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton I just got a Hardware Store ad –  as we race through the “holiday shopping season” once again in the Fifty States. Prominently featured in their “Light Up The Season” flyer is a giant (12 feet tall!) … Continue reading →

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Holiday Greetings

Posted on December 25, 2016 by MamaLiberty

By MamaLiberty I seriously hesitate to add “happy” to any greeting these days. With all of the hate, anger, attacks, deadly envy and hypocrisy in every “news” item these days, except for the silly, sentimental and denial of reality in … Continue reading →

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‘Tis the season

Posted on November 30, 2016 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton The annual battle over “religious holidays” has started up. World Net Daily reports that a FOX Christmas program had requested a special Army musical group to participate in their broadcast and received this dismissal: “After reviewing your … Continue reading →

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Culture wars are really wars against liberty

Posted on November 1, 2016 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton This year, more than ever, Halloween has been a warm-up exercise for the annual “War against Christmas” and the usual scrubbing of truth in history for Thanksgiving.  We usually identify these as part of the culture wars … Continue reading →

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Political correctness or lust for power?

Posted on February 5, 2016 by TPOL Nathan

Libertarian Commentary #16-05D, 05 February 2016 By Nathan Barton Schools, that is “public schools,” or as Marshall Curtis called them, “government-run, tax-funded” (GRTF) schools (my take is often “government-ruined, theft-funded”) are more than just, in essence, penal institutions into which … Continue reading →

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