Author Archives: TPOL Nathan

About TPOL Nathan

Follower of Christ Jesus (christian), Pahasapan, Westerner, Lover of Liberty, Free-Market Anarchist, Engineer, Army Officer, Husband, Father, Historian, Writer.

The Fall of the United Kingdom

Posted on March 26, 2021 by TPOL Nathan

For decades, the Berlin Wall and the Inner-German Border (IGB) stood as often loud (and fatal) declarations that the subject population – the people – of East Germany were forbidden from leaving or escaping their land without government permission. We … Continue reading →

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Biden – the shill-in-chief

Posted on March 23, 2021 by TPOL Nathan

For many years, you probably heard the claim that anyone able to win election as President of the United States is unfit to actually serve. Well, to serve well: actually PERFORM the work in a satisfactory manner based on any … Continue reading →

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Why don’t we have riots in rural areas?

Posted on March 22, 2021 by TPOL Nathan

I got asked an interesting question the other day. I reworded it slightly. I suspect that the questioner is not an American, or not one for very long, and really doesn’t understand rural areas. Especially not American rural areas, or … Continue reading →

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David Lipscomb on Government

Posted on March 21, 2021 by TPOL Nathan

Many libertarians think that all people who claim to be “Christians” or even religious in general reject the libertarian, or free-market anarchist, worldview. This quote from 1867 or 1868 is worth thinking about:

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California – more than just another “banana republic”

Posted on March 20, 2021 by TPOL Nathan

Typically a lot of us poke fun, if in a very serious vein, at California. Not just today’s California, but going back to the 1980s. The People’s Republic, we call it. Or the Democratic (Communist) Republic. In Iowa, we have … Continue reading →

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Masks, liberty, and slavery

Posted on March 19, 2021 by TPOL Nathan

You got a mask? For 99% of Americans, the answer is yes. Stores and websites are selling them like hotcakes. It seems like every other store (especially the big-box and small-box stores and the supermarket and convenience store chains) has … Continue reading →

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South Dakota – punishment for Trump and more?

Posted on March 17, 2021 by TPOL Nathan

Author’s note: As I sit writing this, our home outside Rapid City in the Black Hills sits under 15-18 inches of fresh, wet, spring snow, courtesy of the vast Storm Xylia that engulfed much of the Rockies and Great Plains. … Continue reading →

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Stupid government – phobias and bans

Posted on March 16, 2021 by TPOL Nathan

Stupidity to the point of insanity is increasingly a “occupational disease” of politicians – especially those elected to state legislatures.  Consider this. It is not a joke from the Onion or the Babylon Bee. It is Oregon House Bill 3305: … Continue reading →

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We’re back! Liberty’s price is being paid

Posted on March 15, 2021 by TPOL Nathan

After an unexpected and unplanned hiatus of two weeks, The Price of Liberty returns. Following a whirlwind tour of seven states, at least three still in the throes of the evils of the Lockdown, TPOL is back up this week. … Continue reading →

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Additional thoughts on Biden’s gunning for guns

Posted on March 2, 2021 by TPOL Nathan

David, Tom Knapp, and several others pointed out my typo in the second paragraph, and I realized it was also unclear. Here is what I meant to write and what it now says: “Especially since no doubt many of the … Continue reading →

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