Category Archives: Commentary on the News

Crumbling systems

Posted on 2021-02-19 by TPOL Nathan

More and more lovers of liberty – self-professed libertarians/Libertarians or not – are more vocal in their critiques of our current circumstances. Not just the governmental system we Americans are saddled with, but the ever more bizarre society and the … Continue reading →

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Are we there yet? 2020 election farce over?

Posted on 2021-02-14 by TPOL Nathan

Heard it from Fox News later this afternoon, after a day of teaching safety and health for miners: “Former President Trump was acquitted in an unprecedented second impeachment trial on the charge of inciting an insurrection for the Jan. 6 … Continue reading →

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The 24-hour hate

Posted on 2021-02-01 by TPOL Nathan

In the novel 1984, George Orwell explained the politico-religious ritual in Oceania called “The Two-Minute Hate.” In this, the entire people: Inner Party, Outer Party, and Proles, were involved. The object of their hatred, expressed in vile, coarse terms, was … Continue reading →

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Who are the stupid ones? New gun bill in Congress

Posted on 2021-01-31 by TPOL Nathan

The Democratic Caucus – and their staff – indicate just how stupid they are in some of the recent legislation filed by the magnificent members of the US House of Representatives. Well, in this case, one specificant member, and her … Continue reading →

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Sticks and stones may…

Posted on 2021-01-29 by TPOL Nathan

… break my bones, but words will never hurt me. Or so the old maxim once went. Today, of course, there are millions of social justice warriors, parasites of various sorts (including politicians), and of course, children, who claim exactly … Continue reading →

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The next phase of the Forever War is here

Posted on 2021-01-26 by TPOL Nathan

With all due respect to Joe Haldeman (author of the SF novel Forever War), we have just entered the next phase of the Forever War being fought by the FedGov under various names and for various reasons. Apparently, virtually immediately … Continue reading →

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Back and angry – today’s Tommy in DC

Posted on 2021-01-24 by TPOL Nathan

Readers are probably familiar with Rudyard Kipling’s poem, “Tommy.” Although a chauvinist, imperialist, and claimed-to-be-racist warmonger, Kipling had a way with words, and was a keen observer. I thought of that poem (reprinted below) as I read of how many … Continue reading →

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How soon they forget – Germany 2021

Posted on 2021-01-21 by TPOL Nathan

Quarantine is a fairly simple and basic medical technique. When someone has an transmittable/infectious disease, you isolate them to prevent them from spreading that disease. It can be applied to someone suspected of having such a disease. It is a … Continue reading →

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What can come next? (A Baker’s Dozen ™)

Posted on 2021-01-20 by TPOL Nathan

With the inauguration of Joseph Biden and Kamala Harris, the apocalypse press is coming on strong. We admit that The Price of Liberty has done our share of dire predictions and concerns. But if it were a contest, TPOL has … Continue reading →

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In requiem: the Democracy of the “United States of America.”

Posted on 2021-01-19 by TPOL Nathan

With the end of the second decade of the 21st Century, democracy has died, and is replaced by a mobocracy which may swiftly transform into a tyranny. However oblivious and unwilling the observer, it is clearer than ever that government … Continue reading →

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