Tag Archives: liberty

Liberty will win! But expect it to be a tough battle.

Posted on April 22, 2023 by TPOL Nathan

The decline of liberty often seems to be a matter of increasing provocations, responses, and especially more and more extreme rhetoric. Which in turn escalates more physical actions: more cracking down on dissidents and perceived enemies, more small acts of … Continue reading →

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America’s true primary monopoly?

Posted on March 29, 2023 by TPOL Nathan

Over the past 130 or so years, a LOT of American politicians, both Demo and GOP, have made a name for themselves in trustbusting and anti-monopoly stands and legislation. Since the time of the semi-deified Teddy Roosevelt, virtually every president … Continue reading →

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Unacceptable facts about government

Posted on March 21, 2023 by TPOL Nathan

In facing today’s myriad problems (“challenges”) far too many of us think “if we just had a better society,” or “if we just could force people to be better.” Or even, “if we just had a better government,…” “IF” one … Continue reading →

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Worshipping God or the state (human government)

Posted on March 7, 2023 by TPOL Nathan

A recent news story reports about a controversial member of the Lutheran Church, specifically the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod, a “conservative” Lutheran denomination with 2 million members in the Fifty States and 6,000 congregations across the land. It seems that an … Continue reading →

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The price of government

Posted on March 2, 2023 by TPOL Nathan

This shows it, in a neat graphic way: (The shirt, by the way, comes from Libertas Institute, and sells for $9.99. No endorsement implied, and TPOL won’t make a dime on it if you buy one. But we do ask … Continue reading →

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End of the world? Or just civilization?

Posted on February 23, 2023 by TPOL Nathan

Are the headlines scary right now? Economy? War? Sickness? More? Are things really crashing down? Consider:

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Government and others’ war on (some) religions

Posted on February 13, 2023 by TPOL Nathan

Publisher’s Note: This commentary is a continuation of yesterday’s. Reading that one will help make this one clearer! <grin> In many cases, the acts of persecution are obviously clear, blatant, acts of aggression. By various governments at all levels, by … Continue reading →

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2,500 commentaries – Thank you!

Posted on February 6, 2023 by TPOL Nathan

Since Mama Liberty (Lady Susan, to us, from the old Liberty Round Table Knights of Non-Aggression days) started The Price of Liberty, we’ve now published two thousand, five hundred commentaries, as of the commentary published on 31 January 2023. All … Continue reading →

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Home front: War?

Posted on January 28, 2023 by TPOL Nathan

Building on a recent commentary, the news, and talk shows are filled today (27 JAN 2023) with stories about violence in these Fifty States. Particularly, the news is filled with the attack on Paul Pelosi in San Francisco, while his … Continue reading →

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Guest column: Do Americans still value freedom?

Posted on January 24, 2023 by TPOL Nathan

By Edward Hudgins, originally published 4 July 2001. Worth reading again after two decades! Think about these things, and why they are! America is a unique country, founded on the principle that we are endowed with “certain unalienable Rights, that among … Continue reading →

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