Category Archives: Short Takes

Halloween chills and safety

Posted on 2023-10-30 by TPOL Nathan

Tomorrow is “All Saints’ Eve,” better known as Halloween, to many the official highlight of Fall. Fortunately, governments have not (to our knowledge, at least) made this yet another federal holiday. And although apparently many government-run tax-funded schools have decided … Continue reading →

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The extinction of liberty and freedom?

Posted on 2023-10-02 by TPOL Nathan

Consider the following quote: (We are not partisans of Ronald Reagan or his memory. But he did say some wise things, as have most American presidents – yes, even BSL (Uncle Joe) and Jimmy Carter. They are worth pondering. This … Continue reading →

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Giving a grade to political leaders: integrity

Posted on 2023-09-30 by TPOL Nathan

What do you, dear reader, think of the quality, the character, of various American political figures. Men and women who are or want to be political leaders. Are we crass enough to say they want to be “rulers” of the … Continue reading →

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The gerontocracy, old parties: Are we losing our liberty?

Posted on 2023-09-29 by TPOL Nathan

A few weeks back, during the still-unexplained loss of publication, The Price of Liberty published two commentaries about elderly politicians, elderly political parties, and elderly (and declining) regimes. First we commented on the National Libertarian Committee filing petitions to obtain … Continue reading →

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Bees, wasps, cars, and governments

Posted on 2023-09-25 by TPOL Nathan

Consider the following little poster: A long time ago (1957) Eric Frank Russell wrote the great science fiction novel WASP/ Both ideas are correct. Millions of bees (or wasps) cannot be withstood – even hundreds or dozens can incapacitate and … Continue reading →

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Libertarian party files for guardianship over Uncle Joe

Posted on 2023-09-13 by TPOL Nathan

A TPOL reader/correspondent called us early this morning about this. Thanks, Steve! According to that sterling source of news, “Newsweek” the National Libertarian Party “has filed for conservatorships for President Joe Biden and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, referring to them as ‘geriatric … Continue reading →

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The Power of Government

Posted on 2023-09-10 by TPOL Nathan

Pythagorean theorem: 24 words The Lord’s Prayer: 66 words Archimedes’ Principle: 67 words The Ten Commandments: 179 words The Gettysburg Address: 286 words The Declaration of Independence: 1,300 words The United States Constitution: 4,543 words (including signatures) U.S. Government regulations … Continue reading →

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“WE WILL NOT COMPLY”

Posted on 2023-09-07 by TPOL Nathan

Our commentary “Take the pledge?” about Eric Peters’ suggestion of a no-mask pledge for politicians received a number of on-the-record and off-site comments. One in particular from “Dave” has a great suggestion: let local business know that attempts to enforce … Continue reading →

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New round of beer (flu) for everyone coming!

Posted on 2023-09-02 by TPOL Nathan

In the interests of protecting our readers from the new, even more deadly variant of the CCP or COVID-19 SARS-2 (whatever you want to call it) pandemic phase, we suggest you post this warning graphic in various convenient locations as … Continue reading →

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Biden to imitate Canadian “beer ban” soon?

Posted on 2023-08-26 by TPOL Nathan

The New York Post was one of several papers to announce that Uncle Joe’s “alcohol czar” is pushing the FedGov to adopt “recommendations” that Americans limit themselves to two beers a week. Who’d a thunk it? Uncle Joe’s regime has … Continue reading →

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