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Exporting revolution (and liberty or not)

Posted on 2022-07-08 by TPOL Nathan

A few days back, we discussed how, generally, the American people have failed to export our concept of liberty – the object of “The American Revolution” (more accurately The War of American Independence or the War of American Secession). We … Continue reading →

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How many battalions…

Posted on 2022-07-07 by TPOL Nathan

… does the pope have? This question is sometimes attributed to Napoleon Bonaparte, way back in 1810 or so. Stalin (yes, THAT Uncle Joe) cribbed it in 1945, asking “how many divisions does the Pope of Rome have?” Whether it … Continue reading →

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Declaring independence – personally

Posted on 2022-07-03 by TPOL Nathan

Although we think of independence and secession as a group action – this is really NOT the case. As Tom Knapp recently pointed out, NO “institution” or “government” or “organization” really does anything except through the actions of individuals. Even … Continue reading →

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Warning – Independence Day ahead!

Posted on 2022-06-30 by TPOL Nathan

Welcome to the last day of June 2022, indeed a horrible month for many reasons.(Apologies for the delay in publishing – computer gliches are always with us!) In just two days, many lovers of liberty will celebrate American Independence Day … Continue reading →

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Are we done killing infants?

Posted on 2022-06-24 by TPOL Nathan

Six months and two days short of a half-century, and according to one count, 63,459, 781 dead babies later, the nine nazguli (the Supreme Court), aka “the American Philosopher-Kings” has (six-three) decide to overturn Roe v Wade. FYI, Roe v. … Continue reading →

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American fascism and the War Between the States

Posted on 2022-06-20 by TPOL Nathan

A number of libertarian historians, and in particular, Thomas DiLorenzo, have long researched, written, and preached the truth about that American demigod, “Honest Abe” Lincoln. One of his latest commentaries can be found at Lew Rockwell. Thomas notes the 100th … Continue reading →

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Some more thoughts about lies and history

Posted on 2022-06-15 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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A justified nanny state? Part 2

Posted on 2022-06-09 by TPOL Nathan

Read part 1 here: a commentary by Margaret Figert. Over the past weekend, I drove though one of the emptier parts of Wyoming and Utah, passing by Flaming Gorge Reservoir, a spectacular area built decades ago under the jurisdiction of … Continue reading →

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A justified nanny state? Part 1

Posted on 2022-06-08 by TPOL Nathan

This is a guest column. Margaret Figert is a retired publisher (conservative-somewhat-libertarian politically) in South Dakota and Nebraska.  I am reposting some of her column without any comments, just remarks in an afterword in the next column. This follows up … Continue reading →

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The trashing of free speech

Posted on 2022-06-07 by TPOL Nathan

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