Category Archives: Nathan’s Rants

Comparing the SPQR and USA – again (Part 3)

Posted on 2021-07-03 by TPOL Nathan

The Roman Empire was, in many ways, very dependent on the estimated 10% of its population that were Jews, back there in the First Century. It was one of the bright spots in the economic and social life of the … Continue reading →

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Happy Independence Day

Posted on 2021-07-02 by TPOL Nathan

Happy Day of Liberty to all readers of The Price of Liberty. Since the days of the Liberty Round Table (aka the Knights of Non-Aggression, KNA or LRT), back in the early 1990s, many of us have chosen to celebrate … Continue reading →

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Rome’s warning signs – and our own (Part 2)

Posted on 2021-07-01 by TPOL Nathan

Part 2: Why did Rome fall and what were the warning signs? How can we learn from that? See Part 1 here: We discussed a good commentary in Notes on Liberty AND the old Gibbons hypothesis. What can we learn … Continue reading →

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Warning signs – Roman and Western Civilizations

Posted on 2021-06-30 by TPOL Nathan

Americans have long had a fascination with Roman civilization (shared with our British-Commonwealth cousins) for many reasons. This is particularly true for a major reason: Rome fell. Rome’s ultimate collapse: both the fall of the Western Empire (centered on today’s … Continue reading →

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Galloping insanity – and it is catching!

Posted on 2021-06-27 by TPOL Nathan

The news headlines – accurate or not – tell us an intriguing (even terrifying) story. Society may or may not be worse – due to the actions of individuals – than in the past. But we certainly know a lot … Continue reading →

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To arms! To arms!

Posted on 2021-06-25 by TPOL Nathan

The way I read it, Joe Biden has given his blessing to massive private, personal armament. Or, at least, admitted that he and the hoplophobes, hoploclasts, gun-grabbers and their ilk and allies are all dead wrong. We need weapons – … Continue reading →

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The incredible ability of government to lose money

Posted on 2021-06-24 by TPOL Nathan

Ronald Reagan once said, “If it moves, tax it, if it keeps moving, regulate it, and if it stops moving, subsidize it!” I thought of that quote last week when I read that California is offering a cool $100 million to rescue its struggling legal marijuana industry, in … Continue reading →

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Educational and political insanity – the “woke” madness

Posted on 2021-06-23 by TPOL Nathan

More and more, the government-infected “public school” system is a cesspool of madness. Just like the government itself, with its politics and corruption. A few weeks ago, as many have reported, a “white” Spanish teacher “cancelled herself” and stated that … Continue reading →

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How low can Congress go…

Posted on 2021-06-20 by TPOL Nathan

That is, when we are considering how low their corporate (and individual) intelligence quotient is. Most of us recall from the days of IQ tests that the “normal” human intelligence, taking into account culture and education, is 100. (Genius level … Continue reading →

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A principled stand – freedom of self-defense

Posted on 2021-06-19 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Since Mama Liberty (Susan Callaway – Lady Susan) began publishing, this publication has had a few very solid principles.  As her successor (not replacement: I cannot replace her), I hold to these same principles. One of these … Continue reading →

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