Monthly Archives: July 2024

Deep state supreme?

Posted on July 31, 2024 by TPOL Nathan

Although Michael Rectenwald wrote this commentary a few days ago, before our (lying?) eyes saw Uncle Joe sitting in the (real?) oval office, he makes some very important points. He also comes to a conclusion – but perhaps a century … Continue reading →

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A Baker’s Dozen (TM) Quotes on bearing arms

Posted on July 30, 2024 by TPOL Nathan

This Baker’s Dozen is boiled down from several dozen quotes: note that not all of the quotes are from Founding Fathers and not all from so-called conservatives. Or libertarians. The Second Amendment to the US Constitution does not give us … Continue reading →

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Socialism, tyranny, and local government San Francisco style

Posted on July 29, 2024 by TPOL Nathan

As her Democrat Party comrades and the media seek to convince us that dear Kammie is better than the Second Coming (the only possible successor to “the best American president ever”), let us take a look at some of her … Continue reading →

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A Baker’s Dozen (TM) Quotes of Geniuses on Liberty

Posted on July 26, 2024 by TPOL Nathan

We here at The Price of Liberty are far from geniuses.But we know it is possible to learn a lot by reading and listening to people who are geniuses. Here are ideas from thirteen people most of us consider geniuses.Not … Continue reading →

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Where we stand in mid-2024

Posted on July 25, 2024 by TPOL Nathan

It is still only a few weeks into Anno Libertatus 248, and just 233 years ago, the following document (unmarked up, of course) was produced. With very high hopes. Today, the mark-ups show that document is increasingly “null and void.” … Continue reading →

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Conspiracy or merely cooperation and CYA?

Posted on July 24, 2024 by TPOL Nathan

CNN has published an article summarizing the testimony of the Pennsylvania State Police Commissioner to a congressional committee on the almost-successful killing of The Donald. The testimony, if accurately reported, seems to contradict several other reports. While we cannot (and … Continue reading →

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Celebrity-murderer or adult delinquent?

Posted on July 23, 2024 by TPOL Nathan

An article from Rob Morse back in April triggered some thoughts about the recent killer in Pennsylvania. And the media (mainstream, social, and alternative) response to it: to say nothing of the usual hoplophobes and hoploclasts in high places. We’ve … Continue reading →

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Goodbye, Uncle Joe

Posted on July 22, 2024 by TPOL Nathan

Well, not quite. That won’t happen officially until 20 January 2025, but we now again have a lame duck at 1600 PA. Y’all have probably seen this, but here it is anyway. Another historic first for 2024. As resignation letters … Continue reading →

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Lesson not learned from almost two centuries ago.

Posted on July 21, 2024 by TPOL Nathan

Nobody wants to learn lessons from Russia or Turkei, do they? But… By the time 80,000 Russian troops invaded Ottoman territory in June 1853 at the outbreak of the Crimean War, the imperial finances of the Ottoman Empire were already … Continue reading →

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Political power grows out of the barrel of a gun

Posted on July 19, 2024 by TPOL Nathan

The attempted killing of The Donald last week brings to mind an old political aphorism. Political power grows out of the barrel of a gun (枪杆子里面出政权). The phrase was coined by Chinese communist leader Mao Zedong. He first used the … Continue reading →

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