Category Archives: Commentary on the News

Counting our blessings here in the States

Posted on 2023-01-01 by TPOL Nathan

With the beginning of a new year, Anno Domini 2023, although still in Anno Liberatis 246, we should pause and think about all our blessings. All the many ways 330 million of us, for the most part, enjoy things in … Continue reading →

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A turning point in history? Nuclear fusion

Posted on 2022-12-29 by TPOL Nathan

Over at the Gatestone Institute, a short article on the recent announcement of net-positive nuclear fusion power generation dissects the situation. Lawrence Kadish does it in a way that brings holiday cheer to the hearts of anarchists and even libertarians. … Continue reading →

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Serbia redux?

Posted on 2022-12-26 by TPOL Nathan

Nobody in the West cares. Or so it seems, but maybe it is just a matter of suppressing the truth. According to Bing and Google, the only news stories about a Western ultimatum to Serbia issued on Christmas Eve can … Continue reading →

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Happy Christmas! Not everywhere.

Posted on 2022-12-25 by TPOL Nathan

Editor’s note: Those of us at The Price of Liberty do not celebrate Christmas as a religious holiday, but as a family gathering and time for giving gifts and enjoying our time. And all too often, over the years, we’ve … Continue reading →

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Christmas presents for schools and parents?

Posted on 2022-12-23 by TPOL Nathan

This year, for whatever reason, there seems to be less publicity about the usual acts of “war” on Christmas and other so-called christian holidays. However, the pressure is still there. At the same time, there are continuing conflicts between people … Continue reading →

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“We’re a democracy” – except when we ain’t

Posted on 2022-12-21 by TPOL Nathan

We hear all the time how these United States are a “democracy,” and the importance of “one-person, one-vote;” we know that people worship (or claim to worship) democracy. There is, of course, a constant, growing demand for popular election of … Continue reading →

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Fascism – hard to define, perhaps, but easy to spot?

Posted on 2022-12-20 by TPOL Nathan

Publisher’s note: As has already happened, combination of work and family and weather is slowing down publishing commentaries, and we expect that to continue the last few days of December and the beginning of January. Now on to commentary: There … Continue reading →

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NOT a free market, is it? Licensing and permitting

Posted on 2022-12-14 by TPOL Nathan

What could we all do with less of? Government, of course. Specifically government meddling (“intervention”) in our daily lives, in the activities of our businesses, our institutions (like churches), and everything else.

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Free trade? Free speech? Of course, but…

Posted on 2022-12-12 by TPOL Nathan

Remember when Americans were sold on all the “free trade” agreements like NAFTA and the TPP and how the European Union would be a vast free-trade zone to increase prosperity and increase freedom? Oh, provided that we all followed hundreds … Continue reading →

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Resisting tyranny in our northern neighbor!

Posted on 2022-12-09 by TPOL Nathan

Breitbart reports that at least four of the provinces to our north have made it clear to the guy who hides in basements in Ottawa that they will NOT cooperate in his gun grab. The provinces so far include Alberta, … Continue reading →

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