Category Archives: History of Liberty

Independence Day celebrated

Posted on 2025-07-04 by TPOL Nathan

A photo and meme selection. May we find ways to live up to the gift they gave us! (Next: Fireworks at Mt. Rushmore) (And see the thoughts of guests Doug and Tom, at the end.) None of the four men … Continue reading →

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Are we free?

Posted on 2025-07-01 by TPOL Nathan

Not long ago, the Iowa Libertarian Party shared this great cartoon: This is, of course, a lot more taxes and regulations and government stupidity and meddling (the Fed!) that could be shown. But as we near the celebration of Independence … Continue reading →

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Cities, wars, and culture

Posted on 2025-06-25 by TPOL Nathan

As the world seems intent on pretending that the latest Middle East crisis is over, and the Twelve Days of War is all that there is going to be, we here at TPOL have our doubts. As do many others, … Continue reading →

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Secession? or expulsion? Or both?

Posted on 2025-06-13 by TPOL Nathan

The “peaceful protests” now pasting screens with unforgettable images are spreading across the States. In doing so, the events and the motives and reasons for them seem to be creating still more divisions. And fears. Nobody will deny that The … Continue reading →

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Summer riot season is here: what do we do?

Posted on 2025-06-09 by TPOL Nathan

As the last few days in Los Angeles has demonstrated, we have a new edition of the annual chaos, violence, and destruction that now characterizes the largest cities of the once-great American union. The Crazy Years (Heinlein’s idea) continue. It … Continue reading →

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Seventh generation warfare? Coming or here?

Posted on 2025-06-05 by TPOL Nathan

Folks with a military bend are familiar with the concept of generational warfare. After the 1 June 2025 attack on Russian bases by Ukrainian security forces in a covert operation, some tell us that the world has entered a new, … Continue reading →

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Really? Matters to ponder on Memorial Day

Posted on 2025-05-26 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 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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Living with the aftermath

Posted on 2025-05-02 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 2025-05-01 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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