Category Archives: Ideas for liberty

Kleptocracy? Democracy?

Posted on 2025-06-27 by TPOL Nathan

We at TPOL are far from the only people to disparage the standard reference to both the FedGov and the Fifty State governments as being “democracies.” But there is absolutely no argument that as time proceeds, more and more the … 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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Happy 250th birthday, United States Army

Posted on 2025-06-14 by TPOL Nathan

AUSA (Association of the US Army, a private organization) tells us: Happy 250th! From the Revolutionary War to today, America’s Army has steadfastly served and defended the nation before the nation was even born. On Saturday, the service marks its … 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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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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Public school corruption and charter schools

Posted on 2025-05-22 by TPOL Nathan

The failure of SCOTUS to make a decision on the Oklahoma Catholic charter school case is another reason that we must separate schools – education – from the state – government. And in doing so, liberate millions of Americans – … Continue reading →

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The missionary enterprises of Libertarian movements

Posted on 2025-05-17 by TPOL Nathan

Go over and visit Liberty International now and then. It’s an interesting website full of information about the wonderful things going on in the Balkans, Nepal, Russia, Ukraine, and Israel as people seek to spread the gospel (“good news”) of … Continue reading →

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Capitalism in today’s world

Posted on 2025-05-13 by TPOL Nathan

Students for Liberty has recently posted a cool video, showing the impact of capitalism on our world over the past decades. The many statistics that show the way capitalism has improved our lives and those of billions of people across … Continue reading →

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This and that – freedom or tyranny? Explaining ourselves

Posted on 2025-05-05 by TPOL Nathan

“The Price of Liberty” is a news and commentary website, a series of articles (we just call them all “commentaries”). These are posted on-line and often shared individually with people by electronic or hardcopy means. And sometimes in person. We … 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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