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Peace on earth, goodwill towards all

Posted on December 25, 2025 by TPOL Nathan

All of us at The Price of Liberty send greetings and love to our readers and correspondents today. We hope that you have and continue to have a joyful time, that you are encouraged as we near the end of … Continue reading →

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Really? Matters to ponder on Memorial Day

Posted on May 26, 2025 by TPOL Nathan

On this Memorial Day, as we remember our dead, there are some other important things we need to remember. We know that the price of liberty includes, in those unforgettable words, our lives, our fortunes, and our sacred honor. On … Continue reading →

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Christmas, Christmas time is here

Posted on December 25, 2024 by TPOL Nathan

For those with a taste for nostalgia, you can watch Alvin and his buddies (and Dave) sing this old song HERE. For lovers of liberty who do not celebrate Christmas as a religious holiday, it is still a time for … Continue reading →

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SMOKE SIGNALS [A Thanksgiving Commentary] Pray –Just Pray by Margaret Figert

Posted on November 27, 2024 by TPOL Nathan

Thanksgiving week brings nostalgia when, once upon a time, food, feasting and fun were on nearly every family’s agenda. The 1943 Norman Rockwell painting entitled “Freedom From Want” portrays this picture perfectly – grandpa standing at the head of the … Continue reading →

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Some things to think about on a winter’s evening

Posted on February 18, 2024 by TPOL Nathan

Ideas of liberty, freedom, and government (or lack thereof): All too often, these are seen as opposing principles, but that is not necessarily the case. A few thoughts about each: In economic terms, we have freedom if we have equality … Continue reading →

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Fourth Reich (Vierte Reich) on the horizon?

Posted on January 20, 2023 by TPOL Nathan

The EU, Breitbart reports, is working quickly to assimilate the “Western Balkans” while issuing such stirring statements about a future imperium. “Enlargement policy is among the top three priorities of EU leaders,” EU Commissioner for Neighborhood and Enlargement Olivér Várhelyi … Continue reading →

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Oil and North America – prospects?

Posted on March 21, 2022 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Some time ago, a reader (Tom Knapp, I think) made a comment worth revisiting given the Biden regime push against oil (and gas) and the rapid inflation in oil and gas prices. Are we now performing the … Continue reading →

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Why don’t we have riots in rural areas?

Posted on March 22, 2021 by TPOL Nathan

I got asked an interesting question the other day. I reworded it slightly. I suspect that the questioner is not an American, or not one for very long, and really doesn’t understand rural areas. Especially not American rural areas, or … Continue reading →

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Peak oil or peak stupidity?

Posted on February 8, 2021 by TPOL Nathan

A few weeks ago, an apparently popular survivalist website, oriented towards city-dwellers, told its readers that “Peak Oil Is Already Here: What It Means for Civilization (urbansurvivalsite.com)” In part they claimed: “peak oil isn’t about running out of oil. It’s … Continue reading →

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That dead letter

Posted on September 4, 2020 by TPOL Nathan

Lawrence Vance is, in my opinion, one of the better scholars and writers on civics, government, and political matters today. His understanding of the accurate history of these States and the sleight of hand fobbed off on the States and … Continue reading →

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