Just as “war is the health of the state” so fear facilitates politicians and governments, and drives politics.
That has been the case for millennia, but this year we can really see and feel the impact. This is not a Democratic or a Republican tactic: this is a fundamental strategy for ALL politicians of all political persuasions. (Including Libertarians.)
Why?
Continue readingIn recent months, the Nine Nazgul (or at least 5 or 6 of them) have seeming delivered major blows to the bureaucratic state and much of its power and practices. At the same time, more and more lower federal people in black robes have also been picking away at the foundations – and the powers – of the FedGov of 2024.
In doing so, they are seen by many as attacking both the Executive and the Legislative Branches. That in turn is condemned as being anti-democratic. We here at TPOL disagree somewhat. First, the Judicial Branch is just as corrupt as the other two. Second, most of the black-robes believe in “democracy” and therefore, by definition, not a republic. But we are very much in the minority.
(At the same time, we take hope: when the FedGov starts eating itself – or even threatening to, that is a good thing for the usual victims of government. People, families, companies, and of course the environment, peace, and prosperity.)
Continue readingFor more than 150 years, the white regressives (they call themselves progressives and compassionate conservatives and liberals – corrupting the meanings of all the words) of these States and many in Europe and Canada have bemoaned the so-called racism and oppression of the AmerInd people in North America.
And have sucked up to the “Tonto”-like leaders of the various nations (tribes) and demanded more and more government welfare to people based on how much of their ancestry (“blood quantum”) supposedly came from ancestors who migrated to this land before the magic date of AD 1492.
A recent example of this was featured in the Rapid City Journal, with this headline and picture:
There are a lot of things wrong, which can be seen just in this picture. And more if you know a bit about the West, the Paha Sapa (Black Hills), and politics.
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An unplanned hiatus in our usual publishing schedule, coupled with a hacking problem and business travel , has put us out of commission for two weeks.
But we are back! If you missed the last commentaries we published: be sure to visit below or at these links: Most were unable to connect to the last four commentaries:
13 SEP 2024: Ramping up – attacks nationwide on home-schooling
14 SEP 2024 Government funding of private schools?
16 SEP 2024 Classical liberalism, liberty, and empire
17 SEP 2024 Pushing the limit on lies? There‘s a limit?
For the next several weeks, due to workload, we will likely only have 2-4 commentaries per week. We are trying not to focus on the 2024 election insanity but can’t help but touch on it.
Welcome to the curse of “living in interesting times” – and as always, remember The Price of Liberty we must all pay!
Nathan, Debby, Gareth, Matthias, and the entire TPOL family
We all know that politicians lie.
We all know that bureaucrats lie.
And we all know that the media lies.
Consider Springfield, Ohio. According to actual video testimony as assembled and published by an alt-media site (Horn News), Haitian “refugees” are indeed eating cats and ducks and geese, stealing them from parks and other peoples’ homes. And a city of 60,000 has been overrun by 15,000 to 20,000 Haitian immigrants placed there by the regime of Uncle Joe.
Yet the media is attacking various people – notably but not only Trump and Vance – for reporting and repeating this. The city’s elected officials and police leaders are denying this. But are all these people lying in testimony before their government officials?
They could be. Because…
Continue readingAs lovers of liberty, we are often considered “liberals” or increasingly “classical liberals,” (Like so many other English words, the meaning of “liberalism” has been warped. (One reason that TPOL does not use “liberal” very often and refers to those so labeled instead as “regressive.”)) We avoid the word “progressive” because those who are called that are not advocating progress but the opposite.) The definitions of (classical) liberalism vary but in general mean respect for individual freedom, minarchist government, and peaceful foreign relations.
Continue readingJonah Goldberg once wrote, Government money only pays for the “liberties” the government thinks you should have, and therefore it can determine how you exercise them. That turns liberties into privileges dispensed at the whim of the state.
To put it more simply: Government money always has strings attached. The Home School Legal Defense Association (HSLDA) has been preaching this for years: “Government money always has strings attached, and with increased involvement comes increased regulations. The gift may be given with good intentions, but when it comes to the freedom of homeschooling we ought to be wary.” We here at TPOL do, also.
So?
Continue readingEditor’s note: The following is a condensation of an article by the Home School Legal Defense Fund recently published. We’ve taken the high points and removed promotional copy. But we consider this a legitimate call to action:
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The Trend We See
It is said that one example is an anecdote, two examples are interesting, but three examples are a trend. Off the top of my head, I can name six.
There is a definite and growing trend in the news media and popular press today to portray homeschooling in a negative light. This is being exploited to support legislative proposals designed to return homeschooling to the bad old days.
But don’t take my word for it.
Continue readingThis meme was posted recently:
Nonsense.
No, it is because government is spending us all into poverty: borrowing money ad infinitum, and pumping more and more Federal Reserve Notes (paper and electrons) into the economy while the supply of goods and services is able to only gradually increase. And the supply of goods and services is also hampered by all the people who do not want to work at a job that actually provides needed (and wanted) goods and services.
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The Price of Liberty 
Put not your trust in princes… or presidents… or congresscritturs… or bureaucrats
Rob Morse, writing from (and about) the Helene-hit hinderland of the Old South:
Why are people in North Carolina suffering after the latest storm? The answers are both obvious and unusual. We are responding to both acts of nature and acts of human nature. Both are predictable. Getting re-elected was more important than helping US citizens in need.
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