Monthly Archives: April 2025

Trust, political leaders, and learned pessimism

Posted on April 30, 2025 by TPOL Nathan

The Holman Christian Standard Bible translates Pslam 146:3 as “Do not trust in nobles, in man, who cannot save.” Most who are familiar with the Scriptures (both Hebrew: the Tanakh, and the New Testament) know this verse as warning against … Continue reading →

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The Train to Auschwitz: A guest commentary

Posted on April 28, 2025 by TPOL Nathan

The people at The Price of Liberty have known Don Underwood for many years. Given the situations around the world today in 2025, and the various claims, this commentary and poem are worth reading and thinking about. When we yield … Continue reading →

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The corrupt nature of mainstream media

Posted on April 23, 2025 by TPOL Nathan

TPOL tends to be very hard on so-called “legacy” or mainstream media (MSM). That is, the television and radio networks and their local affiliated TV and radio stations, together with the newspapers (chains or independents and especially the “national” press) … Continue reading →

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Patriotic Evil?

Posted on April 22, 2025 by TPOL Nathan

The Rapid City (South Dakota) recently had this top-of-front-page headline. Of course, this is not “news” – it is opinion, and indeed, the vilest of propaganda. Even more evil than the government propaganda (the “patriotic” indoctrination) that this editorial (disguised … Continue reading →

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The arrogance of government agencies again demonstrated

Posted on April 21, 2025 by TPOL Nathan

A few months ago, an Oregon driver hit a National Park Service (NPS) ranger serving as a flagger in a highway work zone in Yellowstone National Park, in Wyoming. Cowboy State Daily, a Wyoming online newspaper, recently published an article … Continue reading →

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The shot heard ’round the world – a quarter-millenium ago

Posted on April 19, 2025 by TPOL Nathan

Today, of course, is 19 April 2025. On Wednesday, 19 April 1775, in the British colony, the Province of Massachusetts Bay, several small groups of farmers, tradesmen (and probably ne’er-do-wells) stood up to and fought several units of British regulars. … Continue reading →

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Insanity ascendent?

Posted on April 17, 2025 by TPOL Nathan

As we here at TPOL understand it, Karmelo Anthony is the high school student who murdered a fellow student by stabbing him to death, apparently because he was “afraid.” (Excuse me, “person of interest” in the stabbing death.) So far, … Continue reading →

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Good for the goose, not for the gander?

Posted on April 16, 2025 by TPOL Nathan

This headline is an old Southern saying about hypocrisy. The sort of hypocrisy that the woke powers that be of Harvard University demonstrate, as discussed in this posting by Peter Klein, a professor at Baylor University (as quoted by Tom … Continue reading →

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Is not this how it is supposed to work?

Posted on April 15, 2025 by TPOL Nathan

From Cowboy State Daily – Wyoming’s statewide online newspaper – comes this tidbit: Not Happy With New Law, Gordon Won’t Sign New Rules Without Legislature’s OK Gov. Mark Gordon isn’t pleased about a new law that gives the Legislature more … Continue reading →

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Why do we bash some places more than others?

Posted on April 8, 2025 by TPOL Nathan

The Price of Liberty is an independent voice for lovers of liberty. Established by Susan Calloway (Mama Liberty or Lady Susan), this work is carried on by the Barton family of the Pahasapa, the Black Hills. We lost Mama Liberty … Continue reading →

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