Tag Archives: Theft by government

Government stupidity is paid for by real people

It appears that Arizona is facing a water crisis. It has many facets, but here are some that are worth considering, both for people in Arizona and elsewhere. This is the case even if the FedGov-pressured grand agreement between Arizona … Continue reading

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Can we learn any lessons from the past?

Publisher’s note: A rapid trip, 400 miles each way plus “ion-and’around” an area of the West new to us, both delayed postings and triggers these thoughts. The Wind River Basin of Central Wyoming is one of the great beautiful places … Continue reading

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Theft by government – a reminder to us all

This marquee appeared down in Texas, I understand, put up by a brave businessman or woman. We here at TPOL have no idea whether the gal or guy is a true lover of liberty and believer in free markets, or … Continue reading

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Oklahoma crazy?

Last week, the governor of Oklahoma vetoed State funding for the Oklahoma Educational Television Authority, the State’s local Public Broadcasting System (PBS) affiliate. According to the story, he had multiple reasons. His major one is the more and more strident … Continue reading

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Too many jobs? Too few people?

This came across our screen desktop from a correspondent, and seems to match what was broadcast on various shows on 2 May 2023. We cleaned it up some, but otherwise verbatim: ‘You’re telling me we’ve got too many jobs in … Continue reading

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California, water, and questions

Publisher’s Note: Seems as though we are on a California-bashing mission right now. Rest assured, we here at TPOL really love California: like its people (other than its politicians and woke types, but as followers of God we love them, … Continue reading

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America’s true primary monopoly?

Over the past 130 or so years, a LOT of American politicians, both Demo and GOP, have made a name for themselves in trustbusting and anti-monopoly stands and legislation. Since the time of the semi-deified Teddy Roosevelt, virtually every president … Continue reading

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Death from above

Government officials and politicians delight in finding reasons for all of us to be fearful. While there are many reasons for this, perhaps the major (generally unspoken) reason is that fear causes people to seek a savior – a man … Continue reading

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Banks, politicians, and lies

Once again, his puppet masters are having Uncle Joe lie and lie and lie. After all the bank drama in the last week, do you remember this? In his State of the Union speech grand lie, Uncle Joe told us, “Our economy … Continue reading

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Open season on political corruption? Or corrupt politicos?

Looking at headlines in the last several weeks, there seem to be multiple situations in which action may finally be underway to address political corruption. Even to tackle various politicians who are generally assumed (or loudly claimed) to be corrupt. … Continue reading

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