Tag Archives: History

Manmade global warming? or global cooling?

Now nearly 40 years behind us, the era of above-ground nuclear bomb tests (1945 to 1980) has been described more than once as a very long, drawn-out nuclear war. Indeed, with 521-529 above-ground detonations (numbers vary based on data sources … Continue reading

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Washington’s Thanksgiving Day Proclamation

Please read and share: See below for further thoughts. Thanksgiving ProclamationNew York, 3 October 1789(Bold is added by the editor.) By the President of the United States of America. a Proclamation. Whereas it is the duty of all Nations to acknowledge … Continue reading

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Libertarian view of history of the Black Hills now available

As discussed earlier in November, The Price of Liberty now has a short history (still in progress) of the Black Hills of South Dakota and Wyoming. You may view it here, or by clicking on the link in the masthead … Continue reading

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Meth – “we’re on it!”

I almost HAVE to comment on this rather funny issue and controversy, here at home in South Dakota. Funny but deadly serious. Tom Knapp posted on Freedom Net Daily today:

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False history as taught by media today: an example in the Black Hills

Publisher’s note: This was written several years ago to challenge the publication of a photo and caption at Imgur. However, it expresses some of Nathan’s views regarding liberty and government. The media is doing exactly the same thing concerning current … Continue reading

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Beyond eternal vigilance

What is the price of liberty? To put it another way, what are we willing to pay for liberty? Eternal vigilance, yes – especially once you have liberty.  Once you have won that liberty, at whatever cost. But what are … Continue reading

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Eternal vigilance

The Price of Liberty is… Eternal Vigilance The name of Mama Liberty’s webzine is of course taken from this well-known (and often misattributed) quote, but she always looked at it as having many levels of meaning.   The earliest known … Continue reading

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End game for Canada?

By Nathan Barton The legacy of the now-dead British Empire has four great stars. Australia and New Zealand, the Fifty States, and Canada. (I’ll leave the subject of the Fifty States for some future commentary.)  Yet, today, the great British … Continue reading

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Mainstream media shows its bias – the history of slavery

By Nathan Barton That dean of the mainstream media, as it continues to fail and decline, has a special series this year to commemorate the 400th anniversary the first known slaves to arrive in the English Colony of Virginia (at … Continue reading

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American expansion – how and where?

By Nathan Barton In a previous commentary, I discussed the FedGov acquiring Greenland from Denmark, much as (102 years ago) the FedGov bought the US Virgin Islands. While Greenland would almost certainly not be admitted to the Union (become a … Continue reading

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