Category Archives: Commentary on the News

Customs, traditions, and liberty

Posted on December 31, 2025 by TPOL Nathan

Recalling the Wounded Knee massacre this 235th anniversary saw Congress establish a special status for the land on which that occurred, and where the victims are buried. At the same time, it triggered afresh demands by “tribal leaders” to take … Continue reading →

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Media bias – going strong as the year ends. What’s next?

Posted on December 29, 2025 by TPOL Nathan

Let us see if we can understand this during the gap between Christmas and New Years, when every agency and many news organizations are either on vacation or have their third-string people struggling through. Look, a lot of Americans don’t … Continue reading →

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Les Miserables – 21st Century, American style

Posted on December 23, 2025 by TPOL Nathan

Which is worse: a horrific sentence for a relatively minor crime, or being wrongly convicted of a crime? Horrible as a sentence of years in prison for, example, stealing a loaf of bread is? We suggest that wrongly being convicted … Continue reading →

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Silver price breaks free? Passes $66/ounce?

Posted on December 22, 2025 by TPOL Nathan

A correspondent shared that tidbit in the headline with us here at The Price of Liberty. Here are some thoughts, and not necessarily good ones. We’ve often discussed the relative worthlessness of the modern so-called “US dollar.” We have long … Continue reading →

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The real reason to commemorate Hanukkah

Posted on December 20, 2025 by TPOL Nathan

TPOL readers may not all be familiar with the story of Hanukkah, the Jewish holy day and holiday that so often is close to Christmas on the calendar. There is much to learn from Hanukkah, whether you believe in God, … Continue reading →

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What is going on in YOUR backyard?

Posted on December 19, 2025 by TPOL Nathan

As we here in the Great Plains and especially the Black Hills recover from truly historic wind storms, information is coming out about what other storms have been flowing across and damaging our regions and States. (See our afterword.) We … Continue reading →

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More tyranny in our northern neighbors

Posted on December 17, 2025 by TPOL Nathan

NOTE: We are referring to our cousins in Canada as “neighbors” and not the singular here at TPOL. Canada has 10 provinces and 3 territories. Their provinces are more autonomous (in practice) than our own familiar States, and as in … Continue reading →

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Do I have to? Urrgh!

Posted on December 16, 2025 by TPOL Nathan

We here at TPOL generally like Whoopi Goldberg … as an actress when she played Guinan on Star Trek: The Next Generation. That was a long time ago. But the good will from her appearances has long since evaporated, except … Continue reading →

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Holiday wars at full blast, eh?

Posted on December 15, 2025 by TPOL Nathan

The news this last weekend show that the end of 2025 is no better than the rest of the year. We aren’t talking about the traditional holiday wars on what decorations can be put where, and what people can use … Continue reading →

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The Law of the Sea and stateless vessels

Posted on December 12, 2025 by TPOL Nathan

A guest commentary by Mark Hayward. Your reaction and serious thoughts are solicited. The recent nonsense about war crimes and accusations of naval forces engaging in piracy themselves is seriously flawed. The claims are made even by people who should … Continue reading →

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