Liberty's Torch

(a.k.a. Bastion Of Liberty)

"Keep clear of the dupes that talk democracy,
And the dogs that bark revolution.
Drunk with talk, liars and believers.
I believe in my tusks.
Long live freedom and damn the ideologies!"
(Robinson Jeffers)

Tuesday, November 25, 2025

A Sulvan Future

The sex doll is now the sex robot: The end of problems In a few years, everyone will be single! pic.twitter.com/FaFFmEg415 — Fun Viral...

Monday, November 24, 2025

Choices

Good morning, Gentle Reader! I know, I know: “What’s good about Monday?” Well, I suppose it depends on your perspective. If you still w...

Sunday, November 23, 2025

For The Feast of Christ The King

[Today is the Feast of Christ The King, which falls on the last Sunday before Advent. It’s a unique holy day for several reasons, and o...

Saturday, November 22, 2025

Giveaway Time

I warned my Gentle Readers that I’d be moving somewhat away from political blogging, at least doing less of it. So please don’t be to...

Friday, November 21, 2025

"We The People," Who?

[The piece below first appeared at the Eternity Road website in June of 2007 -- FWP ] In mid-2004, there was born a Website ...

Locating The State Part 2

Drive your cattle to the woods, Francois, The lord is looking your way. Hide your women and your goods, Francois, They’re coming around t...

Thursday, November 20, 2025

A Tale For Our Time

This comes from a British writer who has asked that his name be withheld: It snowed last night... 8:00 am: I made a snowman. 8:10 - ...

Wednesday, November 19, 2025

Something New And Quirky

Many people think of boredom as a curse. I can’t imagine why. Boredom has been the source of all my best ideas... well, all right, some...

Tuesday, November 18, 2025

Locating The State

Brownstone Institute president Jeffrey A. Tucker has produced a wide-ranging, yet notably compact essay that addresses several quest...

Monday, November 17, 2025

I Got Nothin’

It’s going to be one of those days. I’m very tired, have chores up the wazoo, and no desire whatsoever to address them. So please, enj...

Sunday, November 16, 2025

A Day To Remember

There are many dates on our calendars with historical events attached: the birthdays of presidents; the birthdays of nations; the anni...

Saturday, November 15, 2025

Nightmare Visions

Is this true? The world is run by people who are more cruel and more obscene than you can fathom. They're all pathetic in ways tha...

Friday, November 14, 2025

Marital Expectations

Have a gander at this: thoughts? pic.twitter.com/BPS6W4K5xG — Barefoot Pregnant (@usuallypregnant) November 13, 2025 Give it a...

Thursday, November 13, 2025

Daring To Dream

Unless you’ve spent the last several decades in a coma, you’ve surely heard your quota of “doom talk.” You may even have contributed to...

Wednesday, November 12, 2025

Serfdom in 2025

How common are employment policies as explicit as the following: Let’s leave aside the contradiction of “voluntary mandatory sh...

Tuesday, November 11, 2025

For Armistice Day

[I first posted this in 2013, when it appeared to me that the world was hurtling toward Armageddon. We survived; we eventually shook of...

Monday, November 10, 2025

Flashes Of Insight Dept.

We all have them. The trick is recognizing them and making proper use of them. Have a typical sample: I was reminded of the debt slave...

Sunday, November 9, 2025

The Pillars Of Power

I once wrote: Many are the laws that go unenforced, or are selectively enforced according to the whim of “the authorities.” Many...

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