Category: Liberty Minutes

Government Isn't Civilized January 6, 2010

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Will Grigg?s Liberty Minute January 6, 2010 Although relatively few people are familiar with the phrase ?high time preference,? that concept explains why we are experiencing an economic crisis that literally threatens to demolish our civiliz… more »

What "Public Service" Really Looks Like January 5, 2010

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Will Grigg?s Liberty Minute January 5, 2010 Newark, New Jersey Mayor Cory Booker is a politician, which means that everything he does is probably tainted with opportunism. Not long ago he promoted a civilian disarmament initiative in which resid… more »

When Judges are Racketeers January 4, 2010

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Will Grigg?s Liberty Minute January 4, 2010 The story plays like something out of the darkest chapters of Dickens. For years, a criminal syndicate entrenched in Pennsylvania?s Luzerne County Court needlessly imprisoned thousands of youth for p… more »

A Bipartisan Dictatorship January 1, 2010

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Will Grigg?s Liberty Minute January 1, 2010 Although Republican politicians criticize what they call Barack Obama?s weakness in the exercise of presidential counter-terrorism powers, in substantive terms Obama?s conduct has differed little,… more »

The State Prefers Defenseless Subjects December 31, 2009

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Will Grigg?s Liberty Minute December 31, 2009 The constitutional republic created by America?s Founding Fathers did not claim a monopoly on the legitimate use of force. This is the core principle embodied in the Second Amendment to the Constit… more »

A License to Harass December 30, 2009

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Will Grigg?s Liberty Minute December 30, 2009 A license is a government-issued permit to do something you have a God-given right to do with your person or property. Business licenses create a cartel and provide revenue for government-employed pa… more »

One Little Victory December 29, 2009

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Will Grigg?s Liberty Minute December 29, 2009 In the summer of 2005, Carl Bryan of Coronado, California, a 21-year-old man with mental and emotional problems, was pulled over by a police officer for a seat belt violation. A visibly agitated… more »

How The Government Profits from Terrorism December 28, 2009

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Will Grigg?s Liberty Minute December 28, 2009 Only two things prevented Nigerian terrorist suspect Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab from destroying Northwest Airlines flight 253 over Detroit on Christmas Day. The first was a failed detonator. The seco… more »

Repeal the License to Steal! December 23, 2009

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Will Grigg?s Liberty Minute December 23, 2009 The institutionalized larceny called ?civil asset forfeiture? represents a complete repudiation of central constitutional principles. Through forfeiture, police can literally steal money and othe… more »

Beijing vs. the UN December 22, 2009

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Will Grigg?s Liberty Minute December 22, 2009 If the human race is spared the horrors of a UN-supervised global eco-dictatorship, we may have Communist China to thank. The agreement created at the recent UN Copenhagen Summit on climate chang… more »

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