Tag Archives: powers that be

Tyranny is a many-hued thing

Posted on July 14, 2022 by TPOL Nathan

In a suburb of Houston, Texas, an elderly couple is being driven from their home. No, not by BLM or the taxman or local “government” but by their local Homeowners Association (HOA). Why? They committed a crime. What? Enslaving someone … Continue reading →

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… to the death

Posted on April 16, 2022 by TPOL Nathan

A correspondent shared this with me some time ago. It seems to be based on Kurt Vonnegut’s 1963 novel, Cat’s Cradle. And has apparently been misattributed to David Attenborough. “If you catch 100 red fire ants as well as 100 … Continue reading →

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The worth of a human life – and the worthlessness of human government

Posted on December 31, 2021 by TPOL Nathan

Readers of these commentaries know that TPOL has nothing but disgust for Colorado’s governor. Why? A list much longer than the long list of pejorative adjectives and character traits that can be applied to the man. These start with thief, … Continue reading →

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Lies, lies, and more lies – now the truth

Posted on May 19, 2021 by TPOL Nathan

(Oh my! Almost Everything We’ve Been Told About The Pandemic Is Wrong.) (And a few more people and groups are starting to wake up to that fact!) The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic probably began in November 2019 in Wuhan, … Continue reading →

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Biden – the shill-in-chief

Posted on March 23, 2021 by TPOL Nathan

For many years, you probably heard the claim that anyone able to win election as President of the United States is unfit to actually serve. Well, to serve well: actually PERFORM the work in a satisfactory manner based on any … Continue reading →

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Misconcepts of Government

Posted on November 3, 2016 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Too much of the time, too many people operate under the misunderstanding that government can do anything. They assume that with enough money and “incentives” (carrots AND sticks – big ones!), that government(s) can do anything which … Continue reading →

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