Category Archives: Nathan’s Rants

The “stupid war” on some drugs continues

Reason has a pointed headline about our wonderful friendly neighborhood People’s Socialist Democratic Woke “Republic” of California. (Ain’t a “republic,” folks. Seriously!) CalDrug’s illustrious defenders of public morals, pure bodies, and tax revenues have so far this year seized 1.2 … Continue reading

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Military adventurism and the Monroe Doctrine

Doug Bandow is a fairly prolific writer and a strong libertarian – more minarchist than anarchist, but a thoughtful and insightful analyst. His recent article “Military spending is not defense spending” published by the American Institute for Economic Research (AIER) … Continue reading

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Hypocrisy on steroids – poster child Alec Baldwin

News out of New Mexico this week tells a “tragic” story of how a liberal, antigun activist/actor shot and killed one innocent woman and seriously wounded a man with a “prop gun” on a film set in Santa Fe. Alec … Continue reading

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A new Greater East Asian war?

In the last commentary, we looked at what has been screamed and done in the past few weeks around Taiwan, China, Australia and that region. So why is everyone in the Western Pacific/East Asia area pushing so hard that war … Continue reading

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China-Taiwan war at hand?

Well, according to a Taiwanese government official, speaking to Australian media, it is imminent. With nearly daily flyovers into Taiwanese airspace – no NOT just the Taiwanese air defense identification zone – the People’s Liberation Army’s air force seems determined … Continue reading

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Zukumpft Reich Australia?

Is this the future for the once proud, rebellious people of the Dominion of Australia? The NEAR future? A similarity of appearance is merely coincidental. Australia is VERY different from the Third Reich. Very few people speak German, there are … Continue reading

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The corruption of politics: a recent example

Some of our readers may have seen this a few weeks ago. I realize it ties in with some of the recent commentaries posted here on The Price of Liberty. As I understand it, this young lady (Rebecca) is both … Continue reading

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Politicians’ disease

Politics is dirty. At the same time, to many people, politics seems as essential to human life as taking a poop. Which is pretty dirty, after all. Or having sex, which all things considered (and however big a deal people … Continue reading

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He pled guilty

Just now listened to the news, and Lt. Col. Stuart Scheller pled guilty, ending his court martial (except for sentencing). Listening to the charges, and knowing somewhat of the specifications of those charges, I believe that he felt he had … Continue reading

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Is a “modern” civil war coming to the Fifty States?

Editor’s note: As part of The Price of Liberty’s continuing discussion of the past “civil war” (War between the States) and the possibility of a civil war in the Fifty States, a brief piece of fiction (short story) is posted … Continue reading

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