Tag Archives: Theft by government

Open season on political corruption? Or corrupt politicos?

Posted on 2023-03-19 by TPOL Nathan

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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French mob does what French mobs do

Posted on 2023-03-18 by TPOL Nathan

Or should we say “the Paris mob” instead? Since about 1787 or so, mobs have been a seemingly inescapable part of the French system of government. Regardless of what they call it: democracy, republic, empire, monarchy. Fairly frequently, the streets … Continue reading →

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Paying the piper: the failure of local government in the Fifty States.

Posted on 2023-01-09 by TPOL Nathan

Local government in these States is, at best, a failure.  2022 demonstrated that once more. Indeed, it is far, far worse than the vicious horror that was State and Federal government in 2021 (and again in 2022). And those levels … Continue reading →

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Over the hump?

Posted on 2022-11-29 by TPOL Nathan
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Politics 2022 – Why governments want inflation

Posted on 2022-09-23 by TPOL Nathan

On Wednesday, as expected and as we were warned dozens if not hundreds of times, the Fed raised interest rates. While we here at TPOL don’t pretend to understand the reasoning – or even why the Fed should have any … Continue reading →

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Repost: Kleptocracy, conspicuous consumption, and arrogance

Posted on 2022-09-19 by TPOL Nathan

Publisher’s Note: Due to a glitch not found until late Saturday, the 17th, so that the website was not accessible, we did not this out to our subscribers and others in a timely manner, so we are republishing it. With … Continue reading →

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Kleptocracy, conspicuous consumption, and arrogance

Posted on 2022-09-16 by TPOL Nathan

Today’s American politicians are clearly trying to keep up with the Joneses – or in this case, with the House of Windsor. Or so it seems. The death of Elizabeth reminds us that the Windsors are among the wealthiest families … Continue reading →

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Theft explodes across the planet

Posted on 2022-09-13 by TPOL Nathan

Now, we here at TPOL understand that there is nothing new about theft – even government thieving on a massive scale. It’s been around as long as there were things to steal, and people with no moral compass. And we … Continue reading →

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“Biden bucks” and liberty’s loss

Posted on 2022-09-01 by TPOL Nathan

Our beloved leader-in-chief, dear, dear Uncle Joe, has decided and announced he is forgiving $10,000 or $20,000 (I admit to being confused which) of student loan debt for each individual borrower. I guess it depends on the particular type of … Continue reading →

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Fake money

Posted on 2022-08-29 by TPOL Nathan

Not the stuff in the picture (courtesy the folks at Consilience LLC and Addison Wiggins) – that’s play money. No, we are talking about the product of the world’s (and history’s) biggest counterfeiter: the FedGov itself. Well, technically, the Federal … Continue reading →

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