Tag Archives: truth

The free flow of information and liberty

The free flow of information, and free comment/critical/correction of that info, is essential for life and liberty. Yesterday, we here at TPOL published the first of what we expect to be a series on ideas for better health and for … Continue reading

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As for me and my house…

The sign says it all: Tyranny is built on lies and fabrications – including lies which are warping of truth. And as with freeways, where you would find such a sign, the wide gate and the broad way is the … Continue reading

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Need more reasons not to trust mainstream media?

If we cannot trust some entity (like the media) on small things, we surely cannot trust them on big things. Such as life and death and the truth about anything. Continue reading

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All Saints’ Eve – All Saints’ Day

Remember dead principles as well as dead people on “All Saints Day” Continue reading

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Who is winning the American propaganda wars?

Americans and our States and societies are (so we are told) facing a large number of “crises” right now. Among them: What do YOU believe about these issues? What do government officials and politicians running for office tell you? What … Continue reading

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Perverting the truth

As the divisions in these Fifty States continue to be deepened and spread wider, every form of propaganda, intimidation, actual acts of violence, retribution, and more is seen. And seen more and more frequently. We’ve discussed propaganda especially as it … Continue reading

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“Too much government”

Listening to part of the Glenn Beck show on Thursday the 29th, we were amazed to hear a guest refer multiple times to what he saw as the reason for the current crash and burn of the stock market, the … Continue reading

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The opium pages

Once upon a time, I am told that the letters-to-the-editor, opinion pages, and comments pages actually did have an impact on public discourse. If such a time existed, of course, it is long past. Recently reading a local daily newspaper’s … Continue reading

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Not just governments lie

Last month, a Council Bluffs (Iowa – across the river from Omaha and once an incredible business investment by a certain Chicago lawyer) high school teacher was arrested and fired for committing acts of terrorism. She was 37, an Anglo, … Continue reading

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Outmoded ideas – and ideals

In these Fifty States of AD 2021 (Anno Libertatus 244), the old ideas and ideals of liberty, personal and economic freedom, responsibility, and accountability are seemingly more and more ignored. Indeed, they are often condemned by the masses, echoing the … Continue reading

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