Category Archives: History of Liberty

Really? Matters to ponder on Memorial Day

Posted on May 26, 2025 by TPOL Nathan

On this Memorial Day, as we remember our dead, there are some other important things we need to remember. We know that the price of liberty includes, in those unforgettable words, our lives, our fortunes, and our sacred honor. On … Continue reading →

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Is rule by judges acceptable? Tolerable?

Posted on May 18, 2025 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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Living with the aftermath

Posted on May 2, 2025 by TPOL Nathan

The various news outlets are babbling about a half-ton half-century-old Soviet spacecraft is going to fall from the sky sometime this month. No one knows exactly when or where it will fall – given the orbit, population, and the ratio … Continue reading →

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May Day + Labor Day? Really…

Posted on May 1, 2025 by TPOL Nathan

There are just a few nations that do not consider May Day – the First Day of May – to be Labor Day, or “International Workers’ Day.” Most of these nations which do not recognize it are English-speaking: Old Commonwealth … Continue reading →

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The Train to Auschwitz: A guest commentary

Posted on April 28, 2025 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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The shot heard ’round the world – a quarter-millenium ago

Posted on April 19, 2025 by TPOL Nathan

Today, of course, is 19 April 2025. On Wednesday, 19 April 1775, in the British colony, the Province of Massachusetts Bay, several small groups of farmers, tradesmen (and probably ne’er-do-wells) stood up to and fought several units of British regulars. … Continue reading →

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Why do we bash some places more than others?

Posted on April 8, 2025 by TPOL Nathan

The Price of Liberty is an independent voice for lovers of liberty. Established by Susan Calloway (Mama Liberty or Lady Susan), this work is carried on by the Barton family of the Pahasapa, the Black Hills. We lost Mama Liberty … Continue reading →

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Constitutional rights and powers – and penalties?

Posted on April 7, 2025 by TPOL Nathan

Some yahoo asked a question the other day: “Where in the US Constitution is gun ownership a protected right? I can’t find it. Silly claims aside, let us see at least one answer to that question. Let us compare this … Continue reading →

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The Federal land grab – a quick history (part 1)

Posted on April 4, 2025 by TPOL Nathan

A frequently discussed issue in libertarian and free-market anarchist circles regards the fact that there is NOT constitutional power or permission given to the FedGov to own anything except for specific military and naval properties. And that only with the … Continue reading →

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Our right to defend ourselves

Posted on March 24, 2025 by TPOL Nathan

What (if anything) should restrict our God-given right to defend ourselves? To keep and bear arms? The US Constitution seeks to protect this God-given right (and power) for individuals by telling us that Congress shall make no law infringing on … Continue reading →

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