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Western civilization is nearing collapse. What replaces it?

Posted on August 20, 2024 by TPOL Nathan

On 30 January 2023 – 18 months ago – TPOL published a column entitled “Western civilization is falling. What next?” Since then, we have endured more and more impacts to the civilization and various members (nations) in it. Including the … Continue reading →

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Peace and Liberty – guest commentary by Jerry Pournelle

Posted on August 5, 2023 by TPOL Nathan

Jerry Pournelle, the late Science Fiction writer and editor, wrote this in one of his series of “There Will be War” collections of short stories. “One must wish for peace; it is a religious duty to pray for peace; but … Continue reading →

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Western civilization is falling. What next?

Posted on January 30, 2023 by TPOL Nathan

Western civilization is falling. Like Roman civilization before it. And Greek civilization before that. There are many reasons. It may still take decades or even centuries, but as with Babylon, the handwriting is on the wall. (And since events seem … Continue reading →

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Counting our blessings here in the States

Posted on January 1, 2023 by TPOL Nathan

With the beginning of a new year, Anno Domini 2023, although still in Anno Liberatis 246, we should pause and think about all our blessings. All the many ways 330 million of us, for the most part, enjoy things in … Continue reading →

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Empires’ collapse – some libertarian thoughts

Posted on September 10, 2022 by TPOL Nathan

The death of Elizabeth Windsor and her recent appointment of Liz as new prime minister prompted us to ask about Britain’s fate – something the media and the talking heads (political and media and celebrity) won’t. It triggered some further … Continue reading →

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Looking forward – Anno Domini 2022

Posted on December 31, 2021 by TPOL Nathan

We are constantly urged to be optimistic when entering a new year, and to put the old things aside. Can we do that? After all, we have centuries and millennia of problems and failure and pessimism to overcome. But read … Continue reading →

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Zukumpft Reich Australia?

Posted on October 18, 2021 by TPOL Nathan

Is this the future for the once proud, rebellious people of the Dominion of Australia? The NEAR future? A similarity of appearance is merely coincidental. Australia is VERY different from the Third Reich. Very few people speak German, there are … Continue reading →

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Accelerating collapse? Afghan aftermath

Posted on August 24, 2021 by TPOL Nathan

Editor’s Note: This commentary was supposed to be published four days ago, but events intervened, so some of the data is now outdated. But the major points are still valid. As events continue to crash around us (personally for the … Continue reading →

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I Remember Earth (Redux)

Posted on May 23, 2021 by TPOL Nathan

(Nathan – Years ago, the founder of The Price of Liberty (whom we always called Lady Susan) wrote this snippet of science fiction). Sadly, she never do anything further with the idea, like developing it into any more than a … Continue reading →

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Unity? If they can…

Posted on February 7, 2021 by TPOL Nathan

There is a lot of talk these days about Unity here in the Fifty States. Mr. Biden preaches it constantly. A lot of people say that they don’t understand this, because they don’t think his decrees and appointments and other … Continue reading →

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