Category Archives: Guest commentary

Is rule by judges acceptable? Tolerable?

Posted on 2025-05-18 by TPOL Nathan

Paul Craig Roberts, always an irascible writer and prone to calling a spade a spade, recently used an unfamiliar political term in a commentary. Kritarchy is a system of government in which judges hold the primary ruling authority. The term … Continue reading →

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Five years on – the lies continue

Posted on 2025-05-16 by TPOL Nathan

The following was an anonymous posting on a social media site. The (P)-labeled italics are the comments of a good friend and correspondent of The Price of Liberty; the (L)-labeled italics are our (usually sarcastic) response to P’s comments. Reader … Continue reading →

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The Train to Auschwitz: A guest commentary

Posted on 2025-04-28 by TPOL Nathan

The people at The Price of Liberty have known Don Underwood for many years. Given the situations around the world today in 2025, and the various claims, this commentary and poem are worth reading and thinking about. When we yield … Continue reading →

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What Anarchism Means To Me

Posted on 2025-03-20 by TPOL Nathan

A Guest Editorial By Cat, the Brunette Anarchism is my declaration of peace with you. It is a repudiation of the use of coercive power to achieve my own ends, or to abet the domination of any man by his … Continue reading →

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The death of democracy?

Posted on 2025-03-09 by TPOL Nathan

Warning: This commentary, even by libertarian standards, may be viewed as politically incorrect. We here at The Price of Liberty are definitely not fans of democracy. If we were facing its demise, we would certainly be on our knees thanking … Continue reading →

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Peace?

Posted on 2025-02-17 by TPOL Nathan

Dare we breathe? Is it possible that years of bloody war might come to an end? The Donald seems to think so. Do we believe him? Donald J. Trump Posts From His Truth Social I just had a lengthy and … Continue reading →

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A conservative’s realization: being had by government

Posted on 2025-02-10 by TPOL Nathan

The following commentary by Rob Morse, a conservative advocate of the 2nd Amendment and armed citizens, is telling. He points out clearly that government – American government at all levels – has failed. Particularlyin the field of education. That the … Continue reading →

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Guest commentary: USAID

Posted on 2025-02-06 by TPOL Nathan

For thousands of years, human governments have been corrupt. Whatever their claimed form of government. (Or even if the organizations had a system which they actually followed.) From absolute monarchies of all flavors to so-called democracies and all kinds of … Continue reading →

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Some thoughts on loving liberty

Posted on 2024-12-08 by TPOL Nathan

As a poltical philosophy, libertarianism (also called classical liberalism) is opposed to other political ideas, including but not limited to tyranny, authoritarianism, and intrusive government. There are two major “flavors” of libertarianism: minarchism and anarchism. Most libertarians are minarchists. They … Continue reading →

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SMOKE SIGNALS [A Thanksgiving Commentary] Pray –Just Pray by Margaret Figert

Posted on 2024-11-27 by TPOL Nathan

Thanksgiving week brings nostalgia when, once upon a time, food, feasting and fun were on nearly every family’s agenda. The 1943 Norman Rockwell painting entitled “Freedom From Want” portrays this picture perfectly – grandpa standing at the head of the … Continue reading →

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