Tamara Shrugged
Apr 6, 20233 min read
Squatter Nation
“We've decided this by vote. All those in favor of going, say ‘Aye’. All those in favor of staying, saying ‘Nay’. “Aye!” shouted...

My Personal Guide to A Lifetime of Liberty
The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free that your very existence is an act of rebellion. - Albert Camus
“We've decided this by vote. All those in favor of going, say ‘Aye’. All those in favor of staying, saying ‘Nay’. “Aye!” shouted...
“One of the critical elements of your job is protecting the government's interest. You are a federal agent, not a Public Advocate.” –...
“Social visions are important in a number of ways. The most obvious is that policies based on a certain vision of the world have consequences that spread through society and reverberate across the years, or even across generations or centuries.” – A Conflict of Visions A new and troubling entry in today’s cultural battles, drag queens parading their wares in front of small children, including infants, was probably not on anyone’s bingo card. Unfortunately, what began in un
“After FBI director Christopher Wray during a March congressional hearing officially designated January 6th as an act of domestic...
“Thomas Jefferson would have none of this sacred Union nonsense. He was strictly utilitarian about it. The Union is merely an instrument...
“In this regard, there is no difference between America and Nordic societies. Neither is utopia. Both have their advantages and disadvantages. And neither of them can simply copy the other, since societies are not formed simply through political mandates. Rather, they are formed through the complex interactions between culture and policies.” – Debunking Utopia “How do you get a small fortune? You start with a big one.” This is a well-known quip used to explain how easily
“Facebook, Twitter, Google, and YouTube are not monopolies, but disruptive technologies: they shattered the monopoly on methods of...
“Trained to observe shifts in trends, it was clear to me that one big change could not be ignored: mass administration of new...
“When a single individual or company, or certain groups of individuals or companies, are granted tax favors that no one else gets, a fundamental injustice occurs that distorts free markets, threatens competition, and undermines the economy.” – Welfare for the Rich Pulling oneself up by one's bootstraps is a quintessentially American expression used to encourage self-reliance in one’s quest for success, yet at the same time, a pejorative phrase used against the poor and needy
“We cannot properly address the crimes of Jeffrey Epstein unless we grapple with the covert power structures that have long wielded blackmail, bribes, and assassinations as their weapons of choice to corrupt and control public institutions while manipulating and looting the public.” – One Nation Under Blackmail In January 2023, a newly empowered Republican House majority set up an investigatory panel to probe the weaponization of the federal government against conservatives.
“Why is wokeness more suited to the objectives of the Great Reset than socialist-communist ideology?... Socialism-communism is promissory. It promises benefits, not deficits… We have seen, on the other hand, the subtractive character of woke ideology. Wokeness demands the forfeiture of advantages on moral grounds.” – The Great Reset In 2003, South Korean economist Dr. Ha-Joon Chang published a prize-winning book, “Kicking Away the Ladder”, in which Chang condemns developed na
“American elites are granting legitimacy to the Chinese Government and are rewarded with large financial deals.” – Red Handed After all...
“It was an insightful combination, and perhaps the perfect depiction of modern man at his most beset and wasted, taking the world on his...
“Those who oppose exclusion, prejudice, and generalizations are often guilty of it themselves…Certain groups may be discriminated against...
“The campaign against the cops is a battle in a larger culture war, in which one camp seeks to redefine the American experience as the...
“When they saw the emperor at last, they could not believe their eyes. The people began to whisper to one another. But no one had the...
“Regulations are just as powerful as drugs are and can have side effects that are just as deadly.” – Death by Regulation In May 2018,...
The time is ripe for revolution.” – Rules for Radicals After providing most of the opposition to the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Democrats...
“All are here for a reason.” – The Spider Who Saved Christmas Canned Christmas music is once again filling malls and stores across America, as shoppers begin their quest for the perfect holiday gifts. Now that the tables are cleared of Thanksgiving dinners, it’s time to refocus our attention and prepare our hearts for the coming season. With good cheer over the happy news of Jesus, Christians around the world unite in the traditions of Christmas and the ancient story of hi
“But the little red hen said, all by myself I planted the wheat, I tended the wheat, I cut the wheat, I took the wheat to the mill to be...