Category Archives: Nathan’s Rants

Do we have to choose between capitalism and charity?

Posted on 2024-02-19 by TPOL Nathan

The entire question in the headline hit us here at The Price of Liberty as kind of strange. In our eyes, it isn’t like capitalism (free markets) and charity are mutually exclusive. We figure that without income from capitalistic enterprises … Continue reading →

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Some things to think about on a winter’s evening

Posted on 2024-02-18 by TPOL Nathan

Ideas of liberty, freedom, and government (or lack thereof): All too often, these are seen as opposing principles, but that is not necessarily the case. A few thoughts about each: In economic terms, we have freedom if we have equality … Continue reading →

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Corruption and immorality in government – a pictorial!

Posted on 2024-02-17 by TPOL Nathan

Try to smile! Liberty works. So does government, just not for you and me and the average person. People have recognized this for a long, long time. In 2016, New Atlas reported that 85% of the people of the world … Continue reading →

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Government immorality explodes?

Posted on 2024-02-16 by TPOL Nathan

Or is it just more obvious today? The little soap opera in Georgia regarding attorneys seeking to imprison The Donald for life is just one of hundreds of examples. Especially here in the Fifty States. John Adams stated, “Our Constitution … Continue reading →

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North Dakota seeks monetary damages from FedGov

Posted on 2024-02-15 by TPOL Nathan

Longtime readers of TPOL may recall the nasty fuss over the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) in which thousands of Lakota and their allies launched massive protests in rural and frontier North Dakota (and adjacent parts of other States) to keep … Continue reading →

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Wyoming bonanza?

Posted on 2024-02-14 by TPOL Nathan

For more than a century, the State of Wyoming has been critical in the history and success of the economy and technology of the States – and possibly, the entire planet. That critical nature may not be just a historical … Continue reading →

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Broken judicial and government system near collapse?

Posted on 2024-02-13 by TPOL Nathan

In State after State, and in DC, we hear more and more about really incredible, stupid actions and demands. By special interest groups, politicians, bureaucrats, and big businesses. Many of these actions and much of the rhetoric are incomprehensible from … Continue reading →

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Guest column: Future news by Simon Black

Posted on 2024-02-12 by TPOL Nathan

We here at TPOL just enjoyed reading this: lots of weird ideas, no? Enjoy! December 8, 2025: US Supreme Court rules 21-6 to uphold Life Sentence for Donald Trump After a mysterious pneumonia began spreading in China beginning in late … Continue reading →

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Speaking of education … ban the nasty stuff!

Posted on 2024-02-10 by TPOL Nathan

Courtesy of a correspondent from the ever-deeper blue Colorado: Preschool Regs: Wow, how surprising that government funding for “private” preschools has brought new government regulations of them. Here is an indicative line from the CPR report: “There was also a last-minute save for … Continue reading →

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What is going on? Politics 2024

Posted on 2024-02-09 by TPOL Nathan

Thursday, 8 February 2024, was a momentous day in American politics. In front of the Nine Nazgul (SCOTUS), lawyers argued over Colorado and Maine trying to ban THe Donald from their ballots in November: denying the functioning of the “democracy” … Continue reading →

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