Category Archives: History of Liberty

A Baker’s Dozen: Foundations of western civilization – and the threats to them

Western civilization is in danger of a “Final Collapse.” Like cultures, civilizations, societies, nations, and empires before us in the planet’s history, collapse is inevitable. Maybe slowly, maybe much faster than expected or even realized. Even keen observers may not … Continue reading

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Limited government: myth or future fact?

Editor’s note: we continue to be on a limited schedule due to travel and work. Please bear with us! As anarchists, we here at The Price of Liberty are opposed to any and all mandatory human government. From a “one-world” … Continue reading

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Is it possible to restore liberty and freedom?

Consider these quotes: “But a Constitution of Government once changed from Freedom, can never be restored. Liberty, once lost, is lost forever.” – John Adams  “Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn’t pass it to our … Continue reading

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It isn’t “rogue government,” it is SOP for…

… government agencies to do things like this. Nor is it madness or just Wokeness or Progressivism or Conservativism. It is human government! We could fill the pages of this webzine/commentary for years with examples of justice twisted, perverted, and … Continue reading

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Republics, democracies, and the dangers of all human government

A correspondent shared this graphic with TPOL: All four of these men make an important point about “democracy.”(And by the way, make Winston Churchill into the liar and propagandist he so often was, claiming that ‘Many forms of Government have … Continue reading

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Follow me, boys!

A correspondent has shared a Prager U five-minute video from a few months back, which pretty accurately summarizes the successful attack on a once-ideal American institution, the former Boy Scouts of America. Please view it and share comments with us. … Continue reading

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Eternal vigilance…

… is the price of liberty. A neat online graphic to share. TPOL may be on limited publication this week due to travel and workload, as well as internet access. Today we have more opportunities to be vigilant and more … Continue reading

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Justice and accountability

A friend and correspondent recently shared several views of how both appointed judges (federal and State) and grand juries have constantly favored some politicians and political opinions and parties over others. She pointed out correctly that the two concepts are … Continue reading

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Murder most foul

One of the many recent (21 July 2025) revelations from the FedGov’s Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) reveals yet another evil way in which the FedGov (and State and local governments and Big Pharma and other Big Business) … Continue reading

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Authoritarianism and the trained Marxist

This is a guest commentary written by a beloved friend and brother of the TPOL community. It is just as applicable today as it was four years ago. [TPOL editor comments in brackets.] The Trained Marxist… Authoritarianism is the belief … Continue reading

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