Archives for: June 2011

The Tangible Costs of Political Grandstanding June 24, 2011

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Will Grigg?s Liberty Minute June 24, 2011 Earlier this year, the Georgia state legislature enacted House Bill 87, a measure intended to crack down on illegal immigrant labor. As one commentator chortled, the bill sent illegal immigrants ?sca… more »

Where "Underworld" and "Overworld" Meet June 23, 2011

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Will Grigg?s Liberty Minute June 23, 2011 A few weeks ago, Washington announced the death of one-time CIA subcontractor Osama bin Laden. On June 22, the FBI crossed the second name off its Most Wanted list by arresting fugitive mob boss James ?… more »

If We DON'T Live in Police State, Explain THIS June 22, 2011

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Will Grigg?s Liberty Minute June 22, 2011 Sometimes an acronym says it all. This is certainly true of the Transportation Security Authority?s so-called VIPER teams, which are deployed with increasing frequency everywhere Americans seek to exer… more »

If This Weren't a Police State.... June 21, 2011

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Will Grigg?s Liberty Minute June 21, 2011 Hampton, Virginia resident William Cooper, a 69-year-old NASA retiree afflicted with cataracts, had slept late on June 18, as he did most Saturday mornings. Startled awake by two armed intruders, Cooper… more »

Imperial Logocide June 20, 2011

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Will Grigg?s Liberty Minute June 20, 2011 In his recent letter to Congress defending the patently illegal and unconstitutional war in Libya, Barack Obama insisted that the War Powers Act of 1973 doesn?t apply because the U.S. is not engaged i… more »

Government Profits from the Vices it Prohibits June 17, 2011

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Will Grigg?s Liberty Minute June 17, 2011 In a society ruled by law, the purpose of peace officers is to help defend individuals threatened by force and fraud. In a policed society such as ours, law enforcement agents exist to exercise force on… more »

"America Should be Communist -- Just like the Pentagon" June 16, 2011

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Will Grigg?s Liberty Minute June 16, 2011 New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof has misdiagnosed the causes of the current economic collapse, so it shouldn?t surprise us that the cure he prescribes would be lethal. The ongoing depre… more »

When Rapists Make their Victims Pick Up the Tab June 13, 2011

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Will Grigg?s Liberty Minute June 13, 2011 When the Soviet Union withdrew its military forces from Hungary in 1990, Moscow had the temerity to demand that Budapest pay nearly a billion dollars in compensation for the supposed investment made du… more »

The "Licensed Immorality" We Call "War" June 10, 2011

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Will Grigg?s Liberty Minute June 10, 2011 The conservative political philosopher Robert Nisbet lamented that many of his fellow conservatives were enamored with the Warfare State. War, wrote Nisbet, is a form of ?licensed immorality? ? no… more »

Killing and Dying for Sharia Rule in Afghanistan June 8, 2011

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Will Grigg?s Liberty Minute June 8, 2011 Many of Barack Obama?s critics have accused him of promoting radical Islam ? either by supporting it directly, or passively acquiescing to it. A recent essay in Human Events magazine managed to criti… more »

Cops vs. Cameras June 7, 2011

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Will Grigg?s Liberty Minute June 7, 2011 Why are police are trained to treat camera-wielding citizens as if they were criminals? On June 2, a uniformed officer for the Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority noticed a citizen filming him… more »

Once Again: Don't Call The Police June 6, 2011

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Will Grigg?s Liberty Minute June 6, 2011 Police were sent to the Bowling Green, Ohio apartment of Attorney Robert B. Blackwell on April 27 after a family member requested that they perform a ?welfare check.? Police opened the locked door an… more »

Government: Punishing Those Who Help, Protecting Those Who Don't June 3, 2011

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Will Grigg?s Liberty Minute June 3, 2011 Three private citizens in Orlando, Florida have been arrested for the supposed offense of feeding homeless and hungry people without government permission. On the other end of the continent, police a… more »

Want to Get out of the UN? End the War on Drugs June 2, 2011

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Will Grigg?s Liberty minute June 2, 2011 No public policy has done more to undermine the Bill of Rights than the war on drugs. That campaign has militarized and nationalized local police and turned them into a plundering army of occupation. So… more »

Get the Millstones Ready June 1, 2011

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Will Grigg?s Liberty Minute June 1, 2011 Thirteen-year-old Hamza al-Khateeb was seized by the Syrian secret police. One month later, Hamza?s lifeless body was returned to his family. He had been whipped with heavy cables, shocked, and castra… more »

Sinning in Haste, Repenting at Leisure: Standard Government Procedure May 31, 2011

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Will Grigg?s Liberty Minute May 31, 2011 In 1942, FDR?s Solicitor General Charles Fahy concealed an official intelligence report concluding that there was no evidence of espionage or widespread disloyalty among Japanese-Americans. Fahy cho… more »

The Dance of Despotism May 30, 2011

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Will Grigg?s Liberty Minute May 30, 2011 How fortunate we are as Americans not to live in a country in which silent dancing at a public shrine can be treated as a form of criminal blasphemy. In despotisms like Iran and Saudi Arabia we can expect… more »

Israel's God Commands, "Thou Shalt Not Steal" -- Even to "Help" Israel May 27, 2011

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Will Grigg?s Liberty Minute May 27, 2011 Like every other commandment, the directive ?Thou Shalt Not Steal? applies unconditionally to everybody ? including those who presume to exercise political power. Stealing occurs every time the… more »

Real Americans Defend the Constitution -- Not Any Government or Ruler May 26, 2011

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Will Grigg?s Liberty Minute May 26, 2011 After Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu?s address to a joint session of Congress, several conservative media commentators complained that Vice President Biden didn?t applaud with the same… more »

The Fed's Tea Party Candidate May 25, 2011

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Will Grigg?s Liberty Minute May 25, 2011 Despite ? or perhaps because of ? the fact that Herman Cain, former CEO of the Godfather?s Pizza chain, has never held elective office, his presidential bid has been embraced by a large segment of… more »

Hard Times at Lockdown High May 24, 2011

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Will Grigg?s Liberty Minute May 24, 2011 In generations past, a father who sent his teenage girl to the prom may have been worried that her date would take advantage of her on the way home. Today, parents should be more concerned about the prosp… more »