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Are some societies and civilizations “better?”

It is a frequent accusation made today. Diversity is in the ascendant, so you will often hear that we must treat all societies, all ways of living, all cultures as being equal. In fact, as accusations of systemic racism rise … Continue reading

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Eighty years … as memories continue to dim

“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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Countering propaganda – in the pandemic panic

A few weeks back, The Atlanta published a well-written piece of propaganda about “Rural America’s False Sense of Security” which you can read on Newsbreak at the link. It of course deals with SARS-CoV2 – Beer Flu and how rural … Continue reading

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What are the real objectives of the lockdowners?

We are now approaching 22 months of the public pandemic – and a full two years since it seems the novel coronavirus first made people ill (in China). The daily news is filled with more and more reports of new … Continue reading

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How to wreck a national tradition and holiday

Any idea what the “bah humbug” equivalent for Thanksgiving is? Growing up, Thanksgiving was my favorite holiday and THE family holiday.  My family, being christians only following the New Testament, did not celebrate Christmas and Easter except as family holidays … Continue reading

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A happy Thanksgiving from The Price of Liberty

May you enjoy all the blessings of liberty on this beautiful fall day, whatever the weather, the trials and tribulations, and problems with those who love neither liberty nor one another. Please take time today to enjoy and thank God … Continue reading

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A functional society? What is that?

The dysfunctional nature of modern popular culture (and therefore, society) has been an open secret for decades, even while the process accelerates. (It is perhaps more correct to say the process is accelerated.) It is less and less hidden, and … Continue reading

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“You can’t tell the players without a scorecard”

And maybe not even then. On Friday, a coalition of three Antifa factions reportedly launched a counter-protest against an “anti-vaxxer” and “anti-mask” protest on Boston Commons in Massachusetts. As I understand it, the “Rise Against Tyranny” protest was organized by … Continue reading

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What is wrong in Wyoming? And why?

The cracks in American society grow wider and deeper daily, it seems. [A clarification (thanks, Tom!) is added in the main body of this article. Please read below.] Some States have it worse than others: consider Virginia or New Jersey, … Continue reading

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Military adventurism and the Monroe Doctrine

Doug Bandow is a fairly prolific writer and a strong libertarian – more minarchist than anarchist, but a thoughtful and insightful analyst. His recent article “Military spending is not defense spending” published by the American Institute for Economic Research (AIER) … Continue reading

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