Tag Archives: Peace

Some things to think about on a winter’s evening

Posted on February 18, 2024 by TPOL Nathan

Ideas of liberty, freedom, and government (or lack thereof): All too often, these are seen as opposing principles, but that is not necessarily the case. A few thoughts about each: In economic terms, we have freedom if we have equality … Continue reading →

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Peace and Liberty – guest commentary by Jerry Pournelle

Posted on August 5, 2023 by TPOL Nathan

Jerry Pournelle, the late Science Fiction writer and editor, wrote this in one of his series of “There Will be War” collections of short stories. “One must wish for peace; it is a religious duty to pray for peace; but … Continue reading →

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Fourth Reich (Vierte Reich) on the horizon?

Posted on January 20, 2023 by TPOL Nathan

The EU, Breitbart reports, is working quickly to assimilate the “Western Balkans” while issuing such stirring statements about a future imperium. “Enlargement policy is among the top three priorities of EU leaders,” EU Commissioner for Neighborhood and Enlargement Olivér Várhelyi … Continue reading →

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Economy still sinking?

Posted on October 16, 2022 by TPOL Nathan

Got a future? Got a way to survive? To prosper? Really? Seems as though we are being told that “the end is near.” America is doomed. The world is doomed. Are the doomsayers right?

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Let’s talk about warhawks, chickenhawks, and pacifists

Posted on October 15, 2022 by TPOL Nathan

Joe Biden and a majority of congresscritturs and conscript parents (Senators) seem committed to these Fifty States having a war with evil, monstrous Russia over Ukraine. This has become a “progressive” cause and a neo-con cause. And who loses? The … Continue reading →

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Why don’t we have riots in rural areas?

Posted on March 22, 2021 by TPOL Nathan

I got asked an interesting question the other day. I reworded it slightly. I suspect that the questioner is not an American, or not one for very long, and really doesn’t understand rural areas. Especially not American rural areas, or … Continue reading →

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That dead letter

Posted on September 4, 2020 by TPOL Nathan

Lawrence Vance is, in my opinion, one of the better scholars and writers on civics, government, and political matters today. His understanding of the accurate history of these States and the sleight of hand fobbed off on the States and … Continue reading →

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The radicalization of American society

Posted on April 17, 2020 by TPOL Nathan

The radicalization of American society continues. Part of the solution to that is in the hands of lovers of liberty, promoting and living peacefully, promoting an attitude of live and let live, and encouraging voluntary action to resolve conflicts and … Continue reading →

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Wartime – Peacetime

Posted on June 1, 2019 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton More and more of the world has fallen into a state which can be considered either wartime or peacetime, depending on your view, your opinions, and a lot of other factors. We see it now in Canaan, … Continue reading →

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Do the courts care? Do we?

Posted on April 14, 2019 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Too many people who claim to be lovers of liberty (libertarians and Libertarians, including anarchists (of the free-market persuasion), are very quick to push the “rights” of homosexuals, transsexuals, and similar persons. Clearly, these people are human … Continue reading →

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