Category Archives: Commentary on the News

When the balloon goes up… are you prepared?

Posted on 2023-10-11 by TPOL Nathan

Things can go wrong quickly, as we all know. A sudden busted water line, a downed power line or an exploding transformer. A truck accident blocking a highway. The breaking glass of a patio door at 2 AM. Adults (and … Continue reading →

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Myths and fever dreams of government and media

Posted on 2023-10-10 by TPOL Nathan

Americans, more than ever, are encouraged to believe “a [Baker’s] Dozen™ Impossible Things before Breakfast ™ by old media and politicians. Let us look at these quickly.

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More war

Posted on 2023-10-09 by TPOL Nathan

The Hamas attack on Israel on Saturday just added yet another war to what seems to be an increasingly violent and long list of wars across the planet. And seems to already be spawning additional armed (and unarmed) conflicts around … Continue reading →

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God, government, religion, and Disney World?

Posted on 2023-10-06 by TPOL Nathan

A few weeks back, a report at Business Insider tells us that some “pastor” participating in the Florida State government takeover of formerly somewhat-anonymous Disney World has quoted the Bible telling people “not to resist authority” even while government “strips … Continue reading →

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Do electric vehicles help protect the environment?

Posted on 2023-10-05 by TPOL Nathan

As the FedGov and other governments and environists around the world push to rid the planet of traditional fuel-burning vehicles, electric vehicles are their strongly-preferred choice. For some reason, no one is promoting horses, oxen, camels, llamas, or reindeer to … Continue reading →

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Big Brother is alive and well

Posted on 2023-10-04 by TPOL Nathan

NOTE: This is being written before the Wireless Emergency Alert (WEA)/ Emergency Alert System (EAS) test message is sent out today at 1220 hour Mountain Time. It is scheduled to go out at 1800 hours MT as usual. Will it? … Continue reading →

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Is the human race in inevitable decline?

Posted on 2023-10-03 by TPOL Nathan

A commentary entitled “Humanity is going to shrink” recently crossed our desk here at TPOL. (Warning: most of the article is behind a type of paywall.) At first, based on the headline, we thought we would agree: Inhumanity seems to … Continue reading →

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The extinction of liberty and freedom?

Posted on 2023-10-02 by TPOL Nathan

Consider the following quote: (We are not partisans of Ronald Reagan or his memory. But he did say some wise things, as have most American presidents – yes, even BSL (Uncle Joe) and Jimmy Carter. They are worth pondering. This … Continue reading →

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The gerontocracy, old parties: Are we losing our liberty?

Posted on 2023-09-29 by TPOL Nathan

A few weeks back, during the still-unexplained loss of publication, The Price of Liberty published two commentaries about elderly politicians, elderly political parties, and elderly (and declining) regimes. First we commented on the National Libertarian Committee filing petitions to obtain … Continue reading →

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Government funding of weapons training?

Posted on 2023-09-28 by TPOL Nathan

Late news: It is reported that the US House of Representatives voted 424 to 1 to overturn the provisions of the law which triggered this commentary. The Cowboy State Daily reports that the Wyoming Game and Fish Department is reacting … Continue reading →

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