Category Archives: Nathan’s Rants

Looking back – 20 years and a lifetime

Posted on 2021-09-11 by TPOL Nathan

Ben Franklin’s quote from either 1755 or 1774 once again is proven a valid prophesy: ‘They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety.’ Tuesday, Bloody Tuesday. 2001. Today, we look … Continue reading →

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We’re back – and boy is there a lot to comment on!

Posted on 2021-09-10 by TPOL Nathan

After nearly two weeks, The Price of Liberty is back. Much as we wish it had been a “vacation” (original plan) work and some tragedies distracted us from very important things. Like publishing more commentary for readers here at TPOL. … Continue reading →

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A nation of lies – on ‘roids

Posted on 2021-08-28 by TPOL Nathan

Look, we’ve known for a very long time that many of the institutions in our Fifty States and their leaders, staff, contractors, and advocates lie. These people are and have been liars. Consider the Congress. Every so often, one of … Continue reading →

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Suicide of a nation – and a civilization?

Posted on 2021-08-26 by TPOL Nathan

The incredible, insane, and hypersonic collapse of Afghanistan and the chaos and stupidity of so many people is on view and has been for a week. Hang on, folks! Things are going to get worse before they get better. As … Continue reading →

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Accelerating collapse? Afghan aftermath

Posted on 2021-08-24 by TPOL Nathan

Editor’s Note: This commentary was supposed to be published four days ago, but events intervened, so some of the data is now outdated. But the major points are still valid. As events continue to crash around us (personally for the … Continue reading →

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Colorado’s rapid collapse – in real time – a follow-up (Part 2)

Posted on 2021-08-18 by TPOL Nathan

In addition to the commentary series on homeschooling (starting here) last week a lot of readers accessed the commentary about Colorado’s collapse here. Let us see if we can ramp the fear up! This week, Colorado was joined by Afghanistan, … Continue reading →

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The lonely and ultimately failed role of honest teachers

Posted on 2021-08-17 by TPOL Nathan

In writing the two recent commentaries on homeschooling, I was reminded of an incident recently in New Mexico, which dredged up some old and fond memories. There is a lesson AND a moral to this tale, so bear with me. … Continue reading →

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Afghanistan has fallen – Are we next?

Posted on 2021-08-16 by TPOL Nathan

Kabul has fallen. Courtesy of TWO DECADES of American stupidity, after the premature deaths and maiming of tens of thousands Americans, Afghanis, and dozens of American allies. Every one, ultimately, totally wasted in the long term. But the situation is … Continue reading →

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2021- Liberty, freedom and homeschooling…

Posted on 2021-08-14 by TPOL Nathan

… in a world of masks, new lockdowns, social distancing and a hundred other things wrong with “public” schools. For the first part of this discussion of homeschooling and the public schools, please go HERE. I ended the first part … Continue reading →

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The coming golden age of homeschooling?

Posted on 2021-08-13 by TPOL Nathan

As we enter the beginning of a new school year by tradition, I believe we are seeing more evidence that the future of homeschooling in these Fifty States is one of massive expansion. An expansion which began in 2020 and … Continue reading →

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