Category Archives: Nathan’s Rants

Happy Christmas! Not everywhere.

Posted on 2022-12-25 by TPOL Nathan

Editor’s note: Those of us at The Price of Liberty do not celebrate Christmas as a religious holiday, but as a family gathering and time for giving gifts and enjoying our time. And all too often, over the years, we’ve … Continue reading →

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Something to think about

Posted on 2022-12-24 by TPOL Nathan

From some thoughts by Rob Morse: When we look at the rate of murder per 100,000 people, the US ranks 89th in a list of 230 countries. If we compare countries in Europe with each state in the US, then Norway, Washington DC, and … Continue reading →

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Christmas presents for schools and parents?

Posted on 2022-12-23 by TPOL Nathan

This year, for whatever reason, there seems to be less publicity about the usual acts of “war” on Christmas and other so-called christian holidays. However, the pressure is still there. At the same time, there are continuing conflicts between people … Continue reading →

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“We’re a democracy” – except when we ain’t

Posted on 2022-12-21 by TPOL Nathan

We hear all the time how these United States are a “democracy,” and the importance of “one-person, one-vote;” we know that people worship (or claim to worship) democracy. There is, of course, a constant, growing demand for popular election of … Continue reading →

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Fascism – hard to define, perhaps, but easy to spot?

Posted on 2022-12-20 by TPOL Nathan

Publisher’s note: As has already happened, combination of work and family and weather is slowing down publishing commentaries, and we expect that to continue the last few days of December and the beginning of January. Now on to commentary: There … Continue reading →

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Collapse and catastrophe? Or rebirth?

Posted on 2022-12-16 by TPOL Nathan

Is the cup half-empty? Or half-full? We face such a situation, at least the way we interpret Martin Armstrong’s discussion on Addison Wiggins’ Wiggins Session for 14 December 2022: There is simply no possible way to prevent the collapse of … Continue reading →

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COVID madness rising again? Still?

Posted on 2022-12-15 by TPOL Nathan

The current regime in DC clearly bewildered people enough – and scared them enough – to avoid the usual mass layoff of congresscritturs last month. But never fear, they are already ramping up for 23 months from now: the November … Continue reading →

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NOT a free market, is it? Licensing and permitting

Posted on 2022-12-14 by TPOL Nathan

What could we all do with less of? Government, of course. Specifically government meddling (“intervention”) in our daily lives, in the activities of our businesses, our institutions (like churches), and everything else.

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Anarchy, tyranny, and liberty

Posted on 2022-12-13 by TPOL Nathan

Too many of us get confused on the basics of life, the universe, and everything. Especially these three concepts. Let’s dive in. Many of us find ourselves defining key concepts in a lot of different ways. All three of these … Continue reading →

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Free trade? Free speech? Of course, but…

Posted on 2022-12-12 by TPOL Nathan

Remember when Americans were sold on all the “free trade” agreements like NAFTA and the TPP and how the European Union would be a vast free-trade zone to increase prosperity and increase freedom? Oh, provided that we all followed hundreds … Continue reading →

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