Tag Archives: liberty

A conservative’s realization: being had by government

Posted on February 10, 2025 by TPOL Nathan

The following commentary by Rob Morse, a conservative advocate of the 2nd Amendment and armed citizens, is telling. He points out clearly that government – American government at all levels – has failed. Particularlyin the field of education. That the … Continue reading →

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Welcome to 2025

Posted on January 1, 2025 by TPOL Nathan

What can we expect in this new year? Enjoy a day off, of course. Be with friends and family, and count your blessings! If you can: many people still have to work on New Year’s Day – and even had … Continue reading →

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Promises (and warnings) about proclaiming liberty in the new year

Posted on December 31, 2024 by TPOL Nathan

While this commentary is addressed mostly to believers in God and His Son, we think it appropriate for all readers regardless of their faith. To all who love liberty! Yesterday, we quoted twice (gasp!) from the Tanakh (the Old Testament) … Continue reading →

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As we near a new year of 2025…

Posted on December 30, 2024 by TPOL Nathan

May we see a new birth of liberty and freedom… Not just in these Fifty States but around the world. And not just in China, Cuba, Venezuela, and North Korea. But in Ukraine and Russia and especially in Canada and … Continue reading →

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Vaccine wars heat up? And what else?

Posted on December 28, 2024 by TPOL Nathan

Rumors of more pandemics waiting to arrive in 2025 are spreading. Together with the “latest and greatest” vaccines. Vaccines that the powers-that-be and the various “public health protection” agencies tell us, swearing up and down, will protect us, granny and … Continue reading →

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Belated Bill of Rights Day greetings

Posted on December 15, 2024 by TPOL Nathan

On 15 December 1791, 233 years ago, the eleven-article US Bill of Rights was adopted as a unit. It is a collection of mutually-supporting limitations on the powers of the Federal Government to act as an agent for the united … Continue reading →

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Some thoughts on loving liberty

Posted on December 8, 2024 by TPOL Nathan

As a poltical philosophy, libertarianism (also called classical liberalism) is opposed to other political ideas, including but not limited to tyranny, authoritarianism, and intrusive government. There are two major “flavors” of libertarianism: minarchism and anarchism. Most libertarians are minarchists. They … Continue reading →

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SMOKE SIGNALS [A Thanksgiving Commentary] Pray –Just Pray by Margaret Figert

Posted on November 27, 2024 by TPOL Nathan

Thanksgiving week brings nostalgia when, once upon a time, food, feasting and fun were on nearly every family’s agenda. The 1943 Norman Rockwell painting entitled “Freedom From Want” portrays this picture perfectly – grandpa standing at the head of the … Continue reading →

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Ancient government no different than the modern version

Posted on November 9, 2024 by TPOL Nathan

As we listen today to the media-inspired and politician-encouraged screams of how Americans’ rights have been taken away, how women are property and a hideous military (well, fascist) dictatorship has descended upon the American people? What are we to think? … Continue reading →

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Whatever happened to the Pretorians?

Posted on October 29, 2024 by TPOL Nathan

Or the Janissaries? Or the Ancient Regime of France? Or the Kempaitai? Or Napoleon’s Old Guard? Or the Manchu (Ming) Banners? Or the SA and the SS? Or the Stasi? They have vanished from the earth – found only in … Continue reading →

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