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Liberty and Authority

Posted on 2018-10-21 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton I’ve forgotten who said this: “And here is the difference between the Libertarians and the Authoritarians: the latter have no confidence in liberty; they believe in compelling people to be good, assuming that people are totally depraved; … Continue reading →

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Human rights? Sorry, not here.

Posted on 2018-09-24 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton The recent discussion of the increasing discrimination of “major” social media companies and major information technology companies, against lovers of freedom deserves more discussion.  We are condemned as being evil monsters, promoting such things as firearms, disobedience … Continue reading →

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No more “Garfield on my fork”?

Posted on 2018-09-14 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton CBS and MSN News reports (the headline is inaccurate) that the US House of Representatives has passed a bill to outlaw eating cats and dogs here in the Fifty States. There IS an exemption: AmerInd can eat … Continue reading →

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Commentary #1400 – loss and vision

Posted on 2018-09-01 by TPOL Nathan

This is the fourteen-hundredth commentary published on The Price of Liberty, courtesy and the dedication and work of Susan Callaway, Mama Liberty. It has only been a few weeks since we lost her after her tough fight with cancer.  There … Continue reading →

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California – a legacy of filth and evil (#2 of 3)

Posted on 2018-08-14 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy. Obi-Wan was wrong.  The writers that penned those words knew it.  Because they lived in a worse, more wretched hive. It is called California.

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Governmental overreach and comeuppance?

Posted on 2018-07-31 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton UPDATE: Apparently a federal court in Washington State, which somehow has “jurisdiction” over the other 49 and territories (and maybe the whole world) has issued a restraining order prohibiting distribution of plans for 3D guns by internet. … Continue reading →

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In Memoriam – Mama Liberty

Posted on 2018-07-23 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton My very dear friend, mentor, and correspondent, Susan Callaway, has departed this mortal coil. She said her goodbyes to our readers and visitors almost a month ago, and survived her cancer longer than she thought, and perhaps, … Continue reading →

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Are we there yet?

Posted on 2018-07-21 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton We probably did it as children, and most of us know children or grandchildren who have done it.  “Are we there yet?”

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A “Reason”able accomodation?

Posted on 2018-07-09 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Reason Magazine recently told the story of the tiny Liberty County (Texas) Vindicator’s fight with Facebook. In short, the Vindicator was not able to publish part of its serialization of the Declaration of Independence because a Facebook … Continue reading →

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Happy Independence Day

Posted on 2018-07-02 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Today is the 2nd of July.  242 years ago, in Philadelphia, the Continental Congress voted to approve the Declaration of Independence. Even the FedGov recognizes that today is the REAL Independence Day, as can be seen in … Continue reading →

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