Author Archives: TPOL Nathan

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About TPOL Nathan

Follower of Christ Jesus (a christian), Pahasapan (resident of the Black Hills), Westerner, Lover of Liberty, Free-Market Anarchist, Engineer, Army Officer, Husband, Father, Historian, Writer, Evangelist. Successor to Lady Susan (Mama Liberty) at TPOL.

When do protests become aggression? When do protests become riots? Is this good or bad?

Posted on 2021-06-08 by TPOL Nathan

Summer is here. We are already full swing into construction season. And Minneapolis just demonstrated that protest season is here too, and in many cities, just around the corner. Looks like a hot one again this year, in both ways. … Continue reading →

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Will we ever have a world in which race does not matter?

Posted on 2021-06-07 by TPOL Nathan

More and more people seek to tear apart the Fifty States – virtually every major city and many smaller ones – in order to “fight” racism. As they do so, let us for a moment believe their screams of anger: … Continue reading →

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The evil that is “police power” in these States

Posted on 2021-06-05 by TPOL Nathan

In the last year, we have seen increasing calls – some perhaps strongly justified – for the abolition of police across the Fifty States. Some local jurisdictions have, at least in essence, done so, or make it their public policy … Continue reading →

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Paying the piper locally

Posted on 2021-06-04 by TPOL Nathan

Paying the Piper: The failures of local government in the Fifty States is more and more clear as the 21st Century progresses. And it is the inhabitants of their lands that are paying the piper for these failures. Local government … Continue reading →

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Memorial Day – the Price of NO Liberty

Posted on 2021-05-31 by TPOL Nathan

Belatedly on this Memorial Day, last day of May, 2021, let us reflect just a wee bit. As millions spend this day in ceremonies and visits to gravesides and memorials to honor certain dead people – and millions more spend … Continue reading →

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Corruption and meanness in local government

Posted on 2021-05-27 by TPOL Nathan

I was recently asked a question: Can a city’s water department mess with the water meters? My answer was, to put it mildly, a bit on the bitter side.  I speak from experience, about local government in general, and from … Continue reading →

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Where do we stand?

Posted on 2021-05-26 by TPOL Nathan

Here at The Price of Liberty, we are pretty limited in “staff,” and none of us are full time. Well, except for the spirit of Mama Liberty. (Whom we knew as “Lady Susan” from the old Liberty Round Table and … Continue reading →

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I Remember Earth (Redux)

Posted on 2021-05-23 by TPOL Nathan

(Nathan – Years ago, the founder of The Price of Liberty (whom we always called Lady Susan) wrote this snippet of science fiction). Sadly, she never do anything further with the idea, like developing it into any more than a … Continue reading →

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Outmoded ideas – and ideals

Posted on 2021-05-22 by TPOL Nathan

In these Fifty States of AD 2021 (Anno Libertatus 244), the old ideas and ideals of liberty, personal and economic freedom, responsibility, and accountability are seemingly more and more ignored. Indeed, they are often condemned by the masses, echoing the … Continue reading →

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Lies, lies, and more lies – now the truth

Posted on 2021-05-19 by TPOL Nathan

(Oh my! Almost Everything We’ve Been Told About The Pandemic Is Wrong.) (And a few more people and groups are starting to wake up to that fact!) The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic probably began in November 2019 in Wuhan, … Continue reading →

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