Monthly Archives: November 2021

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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What are the real objectives of the lockdowners?

Posted on November 29, 2021 by TPOL Nathan

We are now approaching 22 months of the public pandemic – and a full two years since it seems the novel coronavirus first made people ill (in China). The daily news is filled with more and more reports of new … Continue reading →

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How to wreck a national tradition and holiday

Posted on November 26, 2021 by TPOL Nathan

Any idea what the “bah humbug” equivalent for Thanksgiving is? Growing up, Thanksgiving was my favorite holiday and THE family holiday.  My family, being christians only following the New Testament, did not celebrate Christmas and Easter except as family holidays … Continue reading →

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A happy Thanksgiving from The Price of Liberty

Posted on November 25, 2021 by TPOL Nathan

May you enjoy all the blessings of liberty on this beautiful fall day, whatever the weather, the trials and tribulations, and problems with those who love neither liberty nor one another. Please take time today to enjoy and thank God … Continue reading →

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A functional society? What is that?

Posted on November 23, 2021 by TPOL Nathan

The dysfunctional nature of modern popular culture (and therefore, society) has been an open secret for decades, even while the process accelerates. (It is perhaps more correct to say the process is accelerated.) It is less and less hidden, and … Continue reading →

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Kenosha disease a rapidly spreading pandemic

Posted on November 20, 2021 by TPOL Nathan

The verdict is in. After a very strange and highly-publicized trial, a jury of twelve has found the now-adult Kyle Rittenhouse NOT GUILTY of all charges. The jury deliberated for several days, and now it has spoken. Yes, Rittenhouse killed … Continue reading →

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What is the “Democrat” philosophy?

Posted on November 18, 2021 by TPOL Nathan

Gee, that is a tough question, isn’t it? And one that a lot of people (but probably NOT enough) have asked over the years. And it has answers that have changed a whole lot over the years – even the … Continue reading →

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The robotic censor – a reality at last?

Posted on November 17, 2021 by TPOL Nathan

The Daily Mail reports on a new device called Themis, which apparently lets rip a loud obnoxious two-minute alarm sound when “Through the use of speech recognition and sound sensors we were able to program Themis to detect offensive terms … Continue reading →

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Beat the drums slowly: Armistice Day 103 years later

Posted on November 15, 2021 by TPOL Nathan

Editor‘s note: This column was supposed to be published last Thursday, the 11th, but got pushed aside by travel and work outside TPOL. Our apologies for the delay, but we think you will still find this worth reading and thinking … Continue reading →

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Vaccine “fascism” or what?

Posted on November 10, 2021 by TPOL Nathan

Max Borders at AIER makes some very important points about what can be termed “Vaccine Fascism” – an unholy alliance between big business and big government revolving around the increasingly contentious vaccine for the dreaded COVID-19. (Much more that just … Continue reading →

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