Archives for: March 2010

The Government's War on Milk March 31, 2010

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Will Grigg?s Liberty Minute March 31, 2010 Half of the states have banned it as a dangerous substance, yet it remains available by way of a clandestine smuggling network. Paramilitary raids have been mounted to crack down on those who sell and… more »

Tell Me Again: Who "Won" the Cold War? March 30, 2010

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Will Grigg?s Liberty Minute March 30, 2010 Between September 1939 and June 1941, members of the Communist Party of the USA opposed American involvement in the European war. This was a dramatic change in the Party?s official line, which had sup… more »

What Will They Do After We're Taxed to Death? March 29, 2010

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Will Grigg?s Liberty Minute March 29, 2010 In the early 1800s, a British commentator lamented government?s insatiable appetite for tax revenue. Helpless human beings would be plundered until ? exhausted and penniless after supporting the par… more »

Lies of the Entitlement State March 26 2010

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Will Grigg?s Liberty Minute March 26 2010 Days after Congress enacted the largest and most expensive socialist entitlement program in history, the New York Times reported that Social Security, the foundational entitlement program, is no longer f… more »

A Child Is Murdered in Georgia March 24, 2010

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Will Grigg?s Liberty Minute March 24, 2010 Shennile Youhoing-Nanan of Clayton, Georgia was accused of violating a local ordinance forbidding the possession of more than five dogs more than four months of age. In early March, more than two d… more »

When Will It End? March 23, 2010

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Will Grigg?s Liberty Minute March 23, 2010 Since December 2006, more than 5,000 people have been killed in a drug-related violence in Juarez, Mexico. The U.S.-dictated militarization of the Mexican government?s counter-narcotics efforts has le… more »

Impeach Judge Bybee March 16, 2010

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Will Grigg?s Liberty Minute March 16, 2010 While heading the Justice Department?s Office of Legal Counsel (or OLC) during the Bush administration, Judge Jay Bybee helped create a legal framework supposedly justifying the use of torture against… more »

The Gulag State Takes Shape March 15, 2010

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Will Grigg?s Liberty Minute March 15, 2010 In mid-February, international affairs commentator Steve Clemons disclosed that ?at the highest levels of the US military, a quiet discussion is going on about putting in place a legal framework tha… more »

When Gangsters Sing Their Own Praises March 12, 2010

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Will Grigg?s Liberty Minute March 12, 2010 Americans are being told that our future will include massive levels of ?permanent? unemployment. Millions of Americans once securely ensconced in the middle class confront the prospect of homeless… more »

Prolonging a Pointless War March 11, 2010

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Will Grigg?s Liberty Minute March 11, 2010 On March 10, Congress had an opportunity to extricate the U.S. from the war in Afghanistan. The resolution was defeated by a margin of 356-65, with more negative votes cast by Democrats than Republic… more »

What Was Done in Your Name March 10, 2010

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Will Grigg?s Liberty Minute March 10, 2010 Dick Cheney once said that it was a ?no-brainer? to give a terrorist suspect ?a dunk in the water? ? as if this were the extent of the procedure called ?waterboarding.? fill in words h… more »

"Zero Tolerance": Cultivating Collectivist Conformity March 9, 2010

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Will Grigg?s Liberty Minute March 9, 2010 The parents of Rachael Greer and Mason Jammer would be thoroughly justified in exploring the possibility of home-schooling their young children. Both Rachael, a seventh grade student from Kentuckiana… more »

Murdered by Government "Health Care" March 8, 2010

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Will Grigg?s Liberty Minute March 8, 2010 Despite the fact that 22-year old Kane Gorny was a cancer patient at one of England?s finest hospitals, a neglectful nursing staff left the young man dangerously dehydrated. At one point, when Kane… more »

An Officially Sanctioned Car-Theft Ring March 5, 2010

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Will Grigg?s Liberty Minute March 5, 2010 There are some who, despite ubiquitous and ever-accumulating evidence, dispute the proposition that government is an elaborate criminal racket. A measure before the Washington State legislature might ser… more »

Turning Police into Predators March 4, 2010

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Will Grigg?s Liberty Minute March 4, 2010 Whatever else can be said about Officer Adil Polanco of the New York Police Department, his disclosure of arbitrary arrest quotas makes him an authentic hero. Officer Polanco told WABC News that he a… more »

An Authentic Stalinist Smear March 3, 2010

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Will Grigg?s Liberty Minute March 3, 2010 Elizabeth Cheney is the daughter of the former Vice President and a former Bush administration official herself. Bill Kristol is publisher of the Weekly Standard magazine. Cheney and Kristol have launche… more »

Big Brother, May I? March 2, 2010

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Will Grigg?s Liberty Minute March 2, 2010 In his book Lost Rights, James Bovard observes that in the old Soviet Union, the operative principle of the law was that whatever was not explicitly permitted by the government was forbidden. Police i… more »

When Bureaucrats Make "Business" for Themselves March 1, 2010

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Will Grigg?s Liberty Minute March 1, 2010 An entrepreneur wanting to make business for himself offers a new product or service, or improves an existing one. This benefits both the businessman and his customers. A bureaucrat wanting to make bu… more »