Category Archives: Short Takes

Media slanders a great man

Posted on 2023-12-30 by TPOL Nathan

The death of Gaston Glock, inventor of the Glock handgun series, is seemingly celebrated by some media, in an attempt to push hoplophobia. Continue reading →

Posted in Commentary on the News, Nathan's Rants, Short Takes | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Why so furious? Latest Senate scandal

Posted on 2023-12-22 by TPOL Nathan

Latest US Senate scandal – business as usual. Continue reading →

Posted in Commentary on the News, Nathan's Rants, Short Takes | Tagged , , , , | 1 Comment

Who will watch the watchers?

Posted on 2023-12-14 by TPOL Nathan

The campus security force is a common feature at more and more public (government-run, tax-funded) schools. And for that matter, at more and more businesses. Internal threats to peace and external dangers from growing numbers of people who see an … Continue reading →

Posted in Commentary on the News, Short Takes | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Tyranny in New York State: Court-approved

Posted on 2023-11-28 by TPOL Nathan

How can we respond to New York State’s tyranny of imposing quarantine and lockdown on people with little or no due process? Continue reading →

Posted in Commentary on the News, Nathan's Rants, Short Takes | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

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 →

Posted in Guest commentary, Ideas for liberty, Nathan's Rants, Short Takes | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

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 →

Posted in Commentary on the News, History of Liberty, Ideas for liberty, Nathan's Rants, Short Takes | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

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 →

Posted in Ideas for liberty, Nathan's Rants, Short Takes | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

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 →

Posted in Commentary on the News, Nathan's Rants, Short Takes | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

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 →

Posted in Nathan's Rants, Short Takes | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

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 →

Posted in Commentary on the News, Nathan's Rants, Short Takes | Tagged , , , , | 3 Comments