Tag Archives: Socialism

Socialists – the proto-Borg

Posted on February 21, 2021 by TPOL Nathan

Most readers will recall one of the series of Star Fleet enemies, the half-organic, half-mechnical “civilization” which motto was “Resistance is Futile” as they worked to assimilate – or kill – all other intelligent forms of life or seeming life. … Continue reading →

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The South African “solution” – coming to America?

Posted on January 8, 2021 by TPOL Nathan

What can government do to help people? According to most, government can do anything and everything. It seems that many believe that the most important thing government can and should do to help people is to make every possible decision … Continue reading →

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Indeed, where do we go from here?

Posted on November 15, 2020 by TPOL Nathan

Libertarians – both the political type and the less-political lovers of liberty – face a set of serious challenges in this horrid year of 2020 and in the future. We know that there is no indication that things will go … Continue reading →

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The Bible and Socialism

Posted on June 27, 2020 by TPOL Nathan

One of the many issues that so-called progressives try to justify with the Bible is socialism. This article is intended both to assist those who are christians and those lovers of liberty who may not be christians but are trying … Continue reading →

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Some basics of socialism (in the Fifty States and elsewhere)

Posted on February 16, 2020 by TPOL Nathan

With Bernie Sanders, “independent” Senator of Vermont, now the frontrunner for the Democratic Party’s nomination (and attempt to depose Trump), socialism is more on people’s minds. It doesn’t hurt to get up to speed on just what this evil political … Continue reading →

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The 39 flavors of socialism

Posted on December 16, 2019 by TPOL Nathan

We are told today that more and more young people in America think highly of socialism. They believe it superior to capitalism or other forms of economy and government. They say that socialism is the wave of the future. That … Continue reading →

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Valuing our liberties

Posted on December 1, 2019 by TPOL Nathan

A recent poll in Russia reports that more and more Russians understand the importance of freedom of speech. And other freedoms. At the same time, here in the Fifty States, 51% of persons recently polled believe that the First Amendment … Continue reading →

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Communism returns to the Heartland

Posted on June 21, 2019 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Colorado’s “AOC” is now on the Denver City Council, having defeated a veteran (and socialist) Democrat councilman in a runoff election last week. As reported by Westword, an “activist” community paper, this woman (Candi CdeBaca) has a … Continue reading →

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It’s May, it’s May, the Merry Month of May

Posted on May 1, 2019 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton No doubt I date myself by quoting from the Lerner and Loewe musical Camelot, from 1960 and made incredibly popular both as a big-name movie in 1967.  It has been related, in popular myth, with the Kennedy … Continue reading →

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Crumbling government

Posted on February 27, 2019 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Space.com recently reported that NASA has approved SpaceX sending a Dragon passenger-carrying spacecraft (capsule, really) with a dummy on a test flight to the International Space Station, scheduled for 2 March – just a few days from … Continue reading →

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