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Eighty years … as memories continue to dim

Posted on December 7, 2021 by TPOL Nathan

“Those who forget their history are doomed to repeat it.” Eighty years ago on 7 December 2021, as planned and as a result of efforts of a great many people in multiple nations, the United States of America officially entered … Continue reading →

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The “civil discourse” becomes less and less civil

Posted on November 7, 2021 by TPOL Nathan

The new phase (campaign) of the COVID War is just one of the ways in which the social and political scene in the States and around the world have been ramping up. COVID is definitely a problem, with its masking, … Continue reading →

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The “stupid war” on some drugs continues

Posted on October 24, 2021 by TPOL Nathan

Reason has a pointed headline about our wonderful friendly neighborhood People’s Socialist Democratic Woke “Republic” of California. (Ain’t a “republic,” folks. Seriously!) CalDrug’s illustrious defenders of public morals, pure bodies, and tax revenues have so far this year seized 1.2 … Continue reading →

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Is a “modern” civil war coming to the Fifty States?

Posted on October 14, 2021 by TPOL Nathan

Editor’s note: As part of The Price of Liberty’s continuing discussion of the past “civil war” (War between the States) and the possibility of a civil war in the Fifty States, a brief piece of fiction (short story) is posted … Continue reading →

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Technology for liberty – distributed (mesh) communications

Posted on October 7, 2021 by TPOL Nathan

As society continues to deteriorate and liberty is seemingly more on the defensive right now, we need to remember that technology is virtually always neutral. A tool can be used for good or for evil, and there are few exceptions … Continue reading →

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Looking back – 20 years and a lifetime

Posted on September 11, 2021 by TPOL Nathan

Ben Franklin’s quote from either 1755 or 1774 once again is proven a valid prophesy: ‘They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety.’ Tuesday, Bloody Tuesday. 2001. Today, we look … Continue reading →

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Commentary on the news – a quick look at a collapsing civilization

Posted on July 10, 2021 by TPOL Nathan

In this Year of our Lord 2021, a year in which godliness continues to be at a premium, the news is filled with reports of chaos, depravity, and a general breakdown of society – all strong indications of a soon-to-come … Continue reading →

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When do protests become aggression? When do protests become riots? Is this good or bad?

Posted on June 8, 2021 by TPOL Nathan

Summer is here. We are already full swing into construction season. And Minneapolis just demonstrated that protest season is here too, and in many cities, just around the corner. Looks like a hot one again this year, in both ways. … Continue reading →

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Who is to blame?

Posted on February 2, 2018 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton As the political, social, and economic climate here in the Fifty States continues to grow more polarized, more fragmented, more incivil (and more disgusting), people always find someone to blame. This is, in many ways, the opposite … Continue reading →

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Suppressing our liberties

Posted on September 2, 2017 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton In These Times (which I believe is a leftist webzine) has an exultant article by Peter Cole about how wonderful the most Tranzi of unions, the Dockworkers et al, just shut down “fascists” in California and were … Continue reading →

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