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Lockdown Rebellion – Battlelines harden

Posted on May 20, 2020 by TPOL Nathan

It has been two months, now, and more. Since the middle of March, the fear and panic of the pandemic have turned the low-key police state existing in ALL of Fifty States (this new American imperium) into a far harsher … Continue reading →

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Follow-up: Panic rules the streets and the halls of power

Posted on March 2, 2020 by TPOL Nathan

As discussed in my last, very brief commentary, while the DNC Bernie panic is a bit more restrained over the weekend, panic about coronavirus is ramping up. You and I do NOT need to panic, even while it seems that … Continue reading →

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Weekend: Beer flu panic spikes as Bernie flu panic recedes

Posted on March 2, 2020 by TPOL Nathan

This weekend, with the first two deaths due to COVID-19 (Coronavirus flu, or beer flu) on American soil, panic is enveloping the Fifty States. Coupled with the 4,000-point drop in the stock market, fear is rampant. At the same time, … 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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Progressivism and new prohibitions – implications for the future

Posted on January 22, 2020 by TPOL Nathan

Given 170 years of Progressivism, the century of history of alcohol prohibition, 80 years of (some) drug prohibition, and more, where do we stand in 2020? (This commentary continues the series, with the original postings found Here, Here, and Here.)

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Prohibition – 100 years today

Posted on January 16, 2020 by TPOL Nathan

Today, 16 January 2020, is the one-hundredth anniversary of the implementation of National Prohibition, when the 18th Amendment to the US Constitution officially took effect. I’m posting a series of commentaries over the next several days about Prohibition, its relationship … Continue reading →

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Brrr…. solar minimums bring cold winter? and more?

Posted on November 24, 2019 by TPOL Nathan

A recent article in Zero Hedge warns about the upcoming winter of 2019-2020. Slinging phrases like “catastrophic winter” and “snow-verload,” we are told that the solar minimum is upon us, no matter what the “manmade global warming” true believers claim. … Continue reading →

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Thou shalt not steal…

Posted on November 7, 2019 by TPOL Nathan

… unless the value is less than $950. Of course, that is NOT what the 7th Commandment, given to Moses on Sinai, says. Unless, of course, you live in California. There, Proposition 47 was passed back in 2014. It makes … Continue reading →

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Walls don’t work?

Posted on November 4, 2019 by TPOL Nathan

This weekend, one of the “big” news items was that – shock! – people are cutting holes in the border wall. The implication is that this is yet another example of how stupid Trump and his supporters are. “$100 saws … Continue reading →

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Urban collapse grows nearer

Posted on October 30, 2019 by TPOL Nathan

I have never been a fan of large urban areas. Today, I have even less reason to think good about them. Massive urban areas with millions – even tens of millions – are NOT necessary for “civilization.” Indeed, even smaller … Continue reading →

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