In the rapid decline and collapse of the British Empire, the United Kingdom, and England itself in the 20th Century, one figure dominates the events of the era. That man is Winston Churchill.
His life covers both the height of peace, prosperity, empire, and yes, even liberty. And the actions and events that caused all of those to be lost. Of which the greatest loss was liberty.
Our beloved leader-in-chief, dear, dear Uncle Joe, has decided and announced he is forgiving $10,000 or $20,000 (I admit to being confused which) of student loan debt for each individual borrower. I guess it depends on the particular type of student loan involved – but all of the types of loans are unpaid loans. Nobody who either paid off their loans – or never had them – is getting anything from sweet ole Uncle Joe.
(The folks over at Paradigm (formerly Agora) call central bank digital currency “Biden bucks” but I think the term fits this give-away also.)
Continue readingNot the stuff in the picture (courtesy the folks at Consilience LLC and Addison Wiggins) – that’s play money.
No, we are talking about the product of the world’s (and history’s) biggest counterfeiter: the FedGov itself. Well, technically, the Federal Reserve.
Indeed, the stuff is just as bogus as pretending that the Federal Reserve is really a private organization, and not part of the FedGov.
Continue readingIf you are not familiar with Oleg Volk, visit some of his websites (see below) and enjoy his photography of people and weapons. And share his work with your family and friends who may be hoplophobes and hoploclasts but whom may be redeemable. Like this one:
Guns – how politicians try to address them – are a good bellweather of the state of our society. But there are more ways people in general look at and deal with (and in) guns (and ammo) that are early warnings of disruptions in society.
Continue readingAlthough this is usually (for us here at TPOL) a rhetorical spiritual question, it doesn’t hurt to ask it regarding politics and liberty, now and then. Who is really running things?
The thought this time is triggered by a blogger who claims that, in effect, the FedGov has been reduced to a single branch: the Legislative. Congress is in control and the Executive and Judicial branches are but tools of Schumer and Pelosi. (Oh, probably Pelosi as the senior partner, regardless of Senators’ grandiose beliefs and huge egos.)
Is that true? Is Uncle Joe really dancing to Pelosi’s and Schumer’s tune? I have my doubts. I think it is a mutual benefit society, and Joe (or his lieutenants and handlers and puppet masters) have just as much say as those who are holding the strings of the Senators and Representatives. (Of both old parties and the so-called “independents” in that big ole building up on the hill.
Continue readingOn Monday, 22 AUG 2022, Dr. Anthony Fauci announced he is resigning (“retiring”) effective 31 DEC 2022. (At least according to Tom Woods and NPR. CNN didn’t seem (as of 2300 hrs ET) fit to publish it.)
Various cheers could be heard over the internet. Of course (would you expect anything different?) the various bureaucrats and Uncle Joe are slobbering all over him, and NPR is clearly writing up the brief for the Pope to canonize him – maybe even before he dies. The “non-religious” types have already done much to deify him: would Augustus benefited as much as the Faucet?
Continue readingEnemies of liberty are expert at creating myths. Like this one.
A larger and larger number of Americans and foreigners believe the constant media and government propaganda that the Fifty States are plagued by a massive evil “white supremacist” movement trying to restore (or increase) the supposed racist origins of the United States of America.
To the point that some people “do not understand” why the FedGov cannot crush this evil and suppress white supremism as a political and “revolutionary/reactionary” movement. After all, they say, isn’t the United States of America the most powerful nation in the world?
Sigh.
Continue readingDoes a human have a right to kill themselves? Often one key difference between those who claim to be libertarians and most other political philosophies is the answer to this question. Republicans, Democrats, Conservatives, Liberals – most (not all) emphatically say no. Libertarians, on the other hand, with a few liberals (neoliberals) say yes. We do NOT belong to the state.
(Remember, saying someone has the right to do something voluntarily is NOT the same as supporting or encouraging someone to do something. We here at The Price of Liberty will (and have) worked hard to keep someone from killing themselves. We think it is a bad, and unchangable, idea.)
But how someone kills themselves is something that may find disagreement – sincere disagreement – between lovers of liberty.
Continue readingIn the commentary “what do we mean by liberty?” we looked at several definitions. Some of those mentioned “government.” One reason we like the American Heritage definition is it speaks of control or restrictions “by a government or other power.”
Just because we don’t call some things “government” does not mean that they are not “authorities” or “powers-that-be”! They are very much like government. What is a government? Or at least, a human government? Some entity whose members (officers/officials and employees, at least) are of the belief that they have the power over other people to force them to do (or not do) certain things, “legally.” Coupled with the understanding (the belief) that these people (individually or as a group) can use force to make you do/not do something. Or to punish you if you do not comply. Even deadly force. Mandatory government.
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Mass killing – no gun required
As the United Kingdom has found out over the years, now the Dominion of Canada knows. It does not take a firearm to allow mass murderers to achieve their nightmare dreams of notoriety, revenge, and evil. This is again demonstrated in northern Saskatchewan, 150 miles or more north of the provincial capital of Regina and the headquarters of the once honored, respected, and honest organization, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP).
One or two monsters in human form, filled with evil and hatred, have killed ten people and wounded at least 15 more. (Indeed, the death toll may not yet be fully known, as the RCMP and Band (Tribal) Police continue to investigate. Supposedly the body of one of the two original suspects, an older brother of the one still at large, was found at one of the crime sites, later.)
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