Tag Archives: tyranny

Whoops! A holiday missed! Remembering Liberty and Patrick!

Posted on 2020-03-16 by TPOL Nathan

Dear readers: Last week, I put out a brief commentary about the holiday weekend. I talked about: March 10th – MAR10 Day (the Mario Brothers) and freedom as shown in gaming March 13th – Friday the 13th – suppression of … Continue reading →

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The opportunism of government

Posted on 2020-02-14 by TPOL Nathan

A common characteristic of human, mandatory government can easily be seen through the ages. In modern times, it is summed up with this quote: Never let a good crisis go to waste.

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Crisis in Virginia – opportunities and dangers

Posted on 2020-02-01 by TPOL Nathan

On Friday, 31 JAN 2020, the House of Delegates in Richmond ignored the vicious intimidation by an armed mob of 22,000 people, many from out of state, who filled the city with their hatred and lawlessness for most of Monday, … Continue reading →

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Abusing the English language

Posted on 2020-01-11 by TPOL Nathan

A common crime (in the broad sense) of the Regressivists (Progressives, Liberals, etc.) is their frequent abuse of common English. (Conservative and right-wingers do the same, just in different ways than the Regressivists. But for now, let’s belabor the poor … Continue reading →

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Upping the Ante – part 2 – the solution?

Posted on 2019-12-28 by TPOL Nathan

(Continued from part 1.) What else? If the General Assembly of Virginia gives their supporters, funders, and governor the victory that they want: disarming their fellow Virginians, what happens? After all, they can pass all the laws that they can. … Continue reading →

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Upping the ante – are Virginia Hoploclasts going for broke?

Posted on 2019-12-27 by TPOL Nathan

The tension in Virginia is growing. The Democratic majority in the General Assembly – apparently virtually all virulently anti-gun (hoploclastic) – is pushing more and more. Led by the two truly disgusting politicians which are the governor and his lieutenant, … Continue reading →

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Hong Kong and liberty

Posted on 2019-10-04 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton In July, the Heritage Foundation rated Hong Kong as the MOST economically-free nation in the world, giving it 89.9 out of a possible 100.  Not  politically free, but economically-free.  They (and we) recognize that the two DO go … Continue reading →

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Our right to beverage alcohol

Posted on 2019-09-07 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Is it a “right” or a “privilege” to buy and/or drink alcohol? Is that an inherent human right? Is that a right of Americans under the Constitution? Or is that a privilege granted to us by government? … Continue reading →

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Guest Column – Why it’s called Independence Day

Posted on 2019-07-04 by TPOL Nathan

By Bob Livingston Note: I am republishing this from Mr. Livingston because I think it deserves as much distribution as possible.  Please, please share this with others. On June 7, 1776, the Continental Congress met at Philadelphia and received Richard … Continue reading →

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Roman Catholicism and liberty

Posted on 2019-05-25 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton In the most recent (June 2019) issue of The Atlantic, a former Catholic priest penned the cover story, “Abolish the Priesthood,” arguing that “To save the Church, Catholics must detach themselves from the clerical hierarchy—and take the … Continue reading →

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