Population? Who is speaking the truth?

Posted on 2023-04-12 by TPOL Nathan

The UN has been drumming the alarm about world population for about as long as it has been around. As recently as November 2022, an official UN publication stated: The world’s population is projected to reach 8 billion on 15 November 2022. The latest projections by the United Nations suggest that the global population could grow to around 8.5 billion in 2030, 9.7 billion in 2050 and 10.4 billion in 2100.

But it may be that, once again, the UN (like much of government) is wrong. The Daily Mirror (UK) just published an article stating that most experts seem to agree that world peak population will be reached by 2040 at only 8.5 billion people. And will start falling “drastically” after that.

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2024 presidential election – why bother?

Posted on 2023-04-11 by TPOL Nathan

Seriously, the 2024 Election is 19 months away. More than a year and a half.

But to listen to, or read of, many pundits, it has already been decided who is going to win on 05 November 2024.

The problem is, they don’t all agree. After the indictment and processing (arrest and release on bond) of The Donald yesterday, many claim that the actions of a Manhattan District Attorney have so mobilized and outraged Trumpistas and many more Republicans and even a fair number of independents and Democrats that Trump will definitely win. Possibly by a landslide, given Uncle Joe’s age, mental condition, physical condition, and his glorious economic and foreign affairs record – to say nothing of how he has reformed American society by gaining total acceptance of transgenderism, homosexuality, and ending 160 years of race war and 500 years of racism.

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California, water, and questions

Posted on 2023-04-10 by TPOL Nathan

Publisher’s Note: Seems as though we are on a California-bashing mission right now. Rest assured, we here at TPOL really love California: like its people (other than its politicians and woke types, but as followers of God we love them, just don’t like them!), love its scenery, some of what it has given to the world and the other States, and really wish the best for them.

But when we look at their governments, too many of their businesses, and the corrupt society that is California, we have to restrain our gut reaction of loathing.

Now, let us talk about California and water.

The question was recently asked, “Why does California have enough water for such a large population?

Here is our answer:

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Is western civilization really falling?

Posted on 2023-04-07 by TPOL Nathan

A few months ago, Paul Robert Craig published a column telling us that Western Civilization is Ceasing to Exist.” Craig is one of several conservative and libertarian writers that we here at The Price of Liberty look forward to reading. They not only refuse to pull punches, but they often demonstrate that they understand the spiritual and moral aspects of our current situation. Not just the usual political, geographic, social, economic, and technological elements, as too many people do.

Is he right in this? Western Civilization has existed in some form for 600 years. There have been many crises, many challenges, many attempts to not just change but destroy it. Many of those have been internal, and some have come close to causing the system, the mental and social construct to go away. Are we losing civilization?

Or are we simply seeing another metamorphosis of the civilization? Again, we have a hard time agreeing on just what Western Civilization. Or for that matter, civilization!

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Weather, climate, and lies

Posted on 2023-04-06 by TPOL Nathan

As I sit here, warm and snug, on 4 April 2023, I look outside my window to see a good 15 inches of snow (although it is melting down as it falls) here on the eastern edge of the Black Hills; and more coming down. We are expecting potentially an accumulation of 24 inches or more here in the foothills. The higher Hills may get 36 to 48 inches of snow, to add to the 200+ so far. Officially, we are still “exceptionally dry” but I expect that to change. As it has in much of the States, as far as drought, snowpack, and temperatures.

At the same time, the regime of Uncle Joe and most of the other governments and multinational NGOs and businesses are continuing to actively push the catastrophic specter of “manmade global warming.”

It is, of course, utter hogwash.

When doing some research for engineering, I ran across this website about “glacier loss at world heritage sites” including some nearby sites.

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Any excuse…

Posted on 2023-04-04 by TPOL Nathan

… for government intervention. For giving government agencies more power, more control, and of course, more money.

(Except, of course, we are not giving government more money. It isn’t like being enticed by advertising to go spend our money at Burger King instead of MacDonald’s, or Target instead of WalMart. We are giving – allowing – government to have more power to take our money. Some of us nasty lovers of liberty even call it stealing.)

We see that there are many excuses to letting government intervene more and more in our daily lives. Among them? In the last 30+ years, and especially today: weather! Yes, the weather.

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Remember when? Presidential relations then and now

Posted on 2023-04-02 by TPOL Nathan

A Guest Commentary by R. McGeer

Editor’s note: Former President Jimmy Carter is now in hospice care, having lived far longer after leaving office than most American presidents, as we push towards 250 years of independence. In today’s highly-charged political environment – one of constant crisis and bitter angry words – it is hard to remember than even a few decades ago, the venom, the hatred, was not so strong.

Mr. McGeer was answering a rather misinformed question: “Why did Reagan personally dislike Jimmy Carter so much?”

Here is his answer:

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April Fools NOT – at least regarding guns

Posted on 2023-04-01 by TPOL Nathan

A small Colorado newspaper triggered major panic earlier this week when their annual April Fools Day special had a screaming headline about the Colorado General Assembly (the legislature) passing new laws telling gunowners to surrender their weapons or go to jail

The Teller County Sheriff has long told his County’s citizens that he will NOT confiscate their guns, even if it means going to jail himself. Indeed, Jason Mikesell posted this to social media several years ago: “Your right to bear arms is absolute and will not be infringed upon by my office, regardless of any orders or legislative decrees,” states the post.

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Goodbye (and good riddance?), California?

Posted on 2023-03-31 by TPOL Nathan

Is it time for California to go away? Not secede, but be kicked OUT of the Union? For cause?

The list of charges and specifications is long, and we’ll just look at a few:

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Foreign policy – joke or serious?

Posted on 2023-03-30 by TPOL Nathan

The current squatter at 1600 PA might go down in history for his seemingly most-spoken phrase, “I’m not joking.” Neither are were here at TPOL. But regardless of what he’s saying, the actions of the government he nominally heads definitely are a joke. A big joke.

In this week’s column, Dr. Ron Paul (talking about Iraq, Iran, and Syria) states that American foreign policy has a perfect track record of 100% failure.

Allow us here at TPOL to disagree slightly with the good doctor: it is not just neocon foreign policy, it is American foreign policy as directed by the entire political matrix in power. Liberal, progressive, conservative, neoconservative: all of it has demonstrated an unenviable record of zero success in foreign affairs. At least in the last 50-60 years.

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