Tag Archives: Threats to liberty

Minnesota failing – what next?

Posted on December 11, 2025 by TPOL Nathan

For many people, the State of Minnesota is a whole stewpot full of “lessons that need to be learned.” In recent days, a whole lot of scandalous information is leaking out. Since often this is being put out by various … Continue reading →

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Republics, democracies, and the dangers of all human government

Posted on October 24, 2025 by TPOL Nathan

A correspondent shared this graphic with TPOL: All four of these men make an important point about “democracy.”(And by the way, make Winston Churchill into the liar and propagandist he so often was, claiming that ‘Many forms of Government have … Continue reading →

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Welcome to pre-Beta version of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy

Posted on October 13, 2025 by TPOL Nathan

Quite a few people are writing about the various dangers of “Artificial Intelligence” or AI. (In our humble opinion, as poorly named as the “Holy Roman Empire” or calling the guy who killed the South “Honest Abe.” (Hints: it wasn’t … Continue reading →

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Threats to religion and religious liberty in the States

Posted on October 18, 2024 by TPOL Nathan

We are often told that religious liberty is alive and well, in most of the “civilized” world. Especially here in the States. Is it? Some folks don’t think so. Here in the States, the Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCB) recently … Continue reading →

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Warning – Independence Day ahead!

Posted on June 30, 2022 by TPOL Nathan

Welcome to the last day of June 2022, indeed a horrible month for many reasons.(Apologies for the delay in publishing – computer gliches are always with us!) In just two days, many lovers of liberty will celebrate American Independence Day … Continue reading →

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Lies, states, statism, and statists – a libertarian view

Posted on November 30, 2021 by TPOL Nathan

In a recent commentary, we discussed the real objectives of the lockdowners – the people who claim to be concerned about people getting sick and dying of the novel coronavirus, and therefore create and support mandates about masking, vaccines, lockdowns, … Continue reading →

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Not-so-new feudalism

Posted on July 19, 2021 by TPOL Nathan

Although not so precisely stated, the fundamental principle of feudalism as practiced in the Dark Ages in much of Europe – and in Japan – is pretty well understood. “You swear to follow, obey, and be a loyal supporter to … Continue reading →

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A fair warning? Or panic screamed out?

Posted on May 6, 2021 by TPOL Nathan

We always must judge the source, as well as the content, of political writings, especially those that seek to warn us of threats. It is far too easy to exaggerate the danger, AND the probability, of something coming after us … Continue reading →

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Final collapse? Or cataclysmic revival? (Post #2200)

Posted on August 16, 2020 by TPOL Nathan

According to many people, the Fifty States, and the American Empire, are washed up. Breathing our last, slipping down ever faster on the downward spiral to cataclysm and destruction. Dozens of reasons are given for this fear – based on … Continue reading →

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