Will Grigg?s Liberty Minute August 28, 2008 As the Bush administration trickles away into regrettable history, it is quietly taking steps to make permanent its assault on the Bill of Rights. Through a series of executive orders and other ena… more »

Will Grigg?s Liberty Minute August 27, 2008 Until recently, Katie Lewis, an 11-year-old from Clayton, California, and her 3-year-old sister Sabrina had maintained a street-corner stand to sell fruits, vegetables, and flowers grown on their famil… more »

Will Grigg?s Liberty Minute August 26, 2008 On June 5, 2007, Eddie Mies, a Shingle Springs, California man who displayed signs of mental illness, shot and killed his father, Arthur Mies. Eddie was then killed after a brief but ferocious firefig… more »

Will Grigg?s Liberty Minute August 25, 2008 Our government?s involvement in the conflict in Georgia offers ironic confirmation of the wisdom of our founding fathers, who urged that we avoid distant foreign quarrels. Russia?s invasion of… more »

Will Grigg?s Liberty Minute August 22, 2008 According to Leon Aron of the neo-conservative American Enterprise Institute, the conflict between Russia and Georgia illustrates that Moscow is in the grip of a dangerous militaristic ideology he call… more »

Will Grigg?s Liberty Minute August 21, 2008 In his Farewell Address, George Washington urged Americans to avoid both distant foreign entanglements and the ?overgrown military establishments, which, under any form of government, are inauspiciou… more »

Will Grigg?s Liberty Minute August 20, 2008 An ancient Greek legend recounts the tale of Milo, an immensely strong Olympic athlete who dominated the sport of wrestling for several decades. As an older man, Milo came upon a farmer who was try… more »

Will Grigg?s Liberty Minute August 19, 2008 In preparation for the Beijing Olympics, the ruling Communist Party arranged for three designated protest areas. Those wishing to demonstrate were required to apply for a permit at least five days in a… more »

Will Grigg?s Liberty Minute August 15, 2008 An immigration control measure working its way through Congress would create a ?no-work list? that would be economically ruinous for millions of workers and business owners. It would require al… more »

Will Grigg?s Liberty Minute August 14, 2008 Charles Lynch, who operated a medical dispensary in Morro Bay, California, was recently found guilty on five counts of distributing medical marijuana. This was perfectly legal under California law.… more »

Will Grigg?s Liberty Minute August 13, 2008 Salim Hamdan, Osama bin Laden?s former chauffeur, is the first to be convicted by the special military tribunal at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Significantly, he wasn?t convicted of material involvem… more »

Will Grigg?s Liberty Minute August 12, 2008 How often do employees of privately owned businesses receive professional commendations after completely messing up? Are awards of that sort handed out to private employees whose incompetence endangers… more »

Will Grigg?s Liberty Minute August 11, 2008 The deepening military conflict between Russia and its former republic, Georgia, offers a potent reminder of George Washington?s wise advice that America should stay out of foreign conflicts. Und… more »

Will Grigg?s Liberty Minute August 8, 2008 Investigative reporter Seymour Hersh has described an alleged recent meeting in the Vice President?s office to discuss ?a dozen ideas ? about how to trigger a war? with Iran. ?The one that… more »

Will Grigg?s Liberty Minute August 7, 2008 Shortly after 9-11, several high-profile figures ? including then-Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle, Vermont Senator Patrick Leahy, and NBC anchorman Tom Brokaw ? received letters containing the an… more »

Will Grigg?s Liberty Minute August 6, 2008 In 1998, Congress passed the so-called ?Iraq Liberation Act,? a largely symbolic measure that served as the prelude to war. Subsequent resolutions have targeting other nations, such as Iran and Syr… more »

Will Grigg?s Liberty Minute August 5, 2008 Salim Hamdan, Osama bin Laden?s former chauffeur, is presently being tried by a military commission at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Hamdan?s trial by military commission ? the first convened under a… more »

Will Grigg?s Liberty Minute August 4, 2008 Alexander Solzhenitsyn, who passed away on August 3 at age 89, heroically exposed the Soviet Union?s prison camp system. He was rewarded with a Nobel Prize and punished by exile from Russia. Afte… more »