Tag Archives: panic

Is California a bad neighbor?

Posted on May 10, 2023 by TPOL Nathan

A recent news story featured in Freedom’s Phoenix tells how people along the lower Colorado River in western Arizona are angry about Californians dumping hazardous waste in a couple of their landfills, instead of disposing of the waste in California … Continue reading →

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Chinese balloons and the warfare-welfare state

Posted on February 11, 2023 by TPOL Nathan

As of Friday night, we have now “enjoyed” two episodes of “oh, ooh, China boogeyman is here” drama. First, of course, the balloon drifting across the full width of North America, starting in Alaska, passing over Montana, Missouri, and then … Continue reading →

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Is this war? Biden again asleep at “helm”?

Posted on February 21, 2022 by TPOL Nathan

It’s been at least a dozen hours since Russia recognized the independence of two predominantly-Russian districts of Ukraine and ordered Russian troops to go in and carrying peacekeeping missions. I think we’ve heard this before. No, not the Sudetenland, but … Continue reading →

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Shots fired! Why we don’t need to panic

Posted on July 24, 2021 by TPOL Nathan

The app “NextDoor” is growing in popularity as a way of encouraging contact and making good neighbors.  But sometimes what is reported and discussed takes my breath away. A very recent example took place in and around Rapid City, South … Continue reading →

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A fair warning? Or panic screamed out?

Posted on May 6, 2021 by TPOL Nathan

We always must judge the source, as well as the content, of political writings, especially those that seek to warn us of threats. It is far too easy to exaggerate the danger, AND the probability, of something coming after us … Continue reading →

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What are people scared of? (Guest column)

Posted on April 6, 2021 by TPOL Nathan

This was the question a friend asked a correspondent of ours, a few days ago: ‘Why are people scared to the point where they are buying up all the guns and ammo in the USA? Marty Bugg’s reply is worth … Continue reading →

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The Fall of the United Kingdom

Posted on March 26, 2021 by TPOL Nathan

For decades, the Berlin Wall and the Inner-German Border (IGB) stood as often loud (and fatal) declarations that the subject population – the people – of East Germany were forbidden from leaving or escaping their land without government permission. We … Continue reading →

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Peak oil or Peak stupidity? Concluded

Posted on February 9, 2021 by TPOL Nathan

In the last commentary, we discussed how various people are claiming that we are at or past “Peak Oil” – when the world can no longer produce more oil and meet energy needs because oil is more and more scarce … Continue reading →

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The arrogance of the masked do-gooder

Posted on November 25, 2020 by TPOL Nathan

No, not talking about the Lone Ranger – back before that fictional character was nothing but a foil for a comic actor (now blacklisted by Hollywood in another example of arrogance). Actually I’m talking about a man I saw a … Continue reading →

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E-2: Panic and Lockdown – have we destroyed ourselves?

Posted on November 1, 2020 by TPOL Nathan

As the end of the election season is nearly here, it is worth looking back. This election season, at all levels, has been warped by the novel coronavirus pandemic and the resulting panic and Lockdown. This is EXACTLY what many … Continue reading →

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