Category: Liberty Minutes

The Moon Landing and Fiscal Lunacy July 20, 2009

by Will

Will Grigg?s Liberty Minute July 20, 2009 The first manned landing on the Moon forty years ago today was a bold and inspiring accomplishment. While the benefits of the space program ? however one assesses them ? are seen, what we don?t… more »

When Police Serve the Mob July 17, 2009

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Will Grigg?s Liberty Minute July 17, 2009 Vito Congine of Crivitz, Wisconsin invested hundreds of thousands of dollars to buy and develop a building for use as an Italian restaurant. In June his application for a business license was turned down… more »

Respect Parental Authority July 16, 2009

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Will Grigg?s Liberty Minute July 16, 2009 Among the myriad legislative horrors pending in Washington, D.C. is a measure mandating ?home interventions? by government workers to ?improve immunization coverage? of youngsters. The measure… more »

Bribery or Profligacy: Some Choice!

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Will Grigg?s Liberty Minute June 15, 2009 For some people of a leftist political persuasion, practically any kind of political speech with which they disagree is to be considered ?hate speech.? Typical of such people is Bonnie Erbe, a com… more »

Obama's Totalitarian "Science Czar"

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Will Grigg?s Liberty Minute July 14, 2009 John Holdren, formerly of Harvard?s Kennedy School of Government, is Barack Obama?s chief science advisor, or so-called ?Science Czar.? His role is to help define federal policy, particularly in… more »

The New World Currency is Nearly Ready

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Will Grigg?s Liberty Minute July 13, 2009 Toward the end of the recent G-8 summit in Italy, each national leader was given a gold coin specially minted in Belgium for the occasion by a group called United Future World Currency. The coin, cal… more »

Smearing the Swiss, Once Again

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Will Grigg?s Liberty Minute July 10, 2009 A decade ago, Switzerland was beset with spurious claims that its banks were hoarding gold stolen from victims of the Nazi Holocaust. Twice before Switzerland had conducted open and thorough investigatio… more »

Neglect Us -- Please! July 9, 2009

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Will Grigg?s Liberty Minute July 9, 2009 Oscar Wilde once said that building socialism would ?take too many evenings.? The ambitious social engineers in the Obama administration are discovering that centrally planning the U.S. economy can ta… more »

Compelled "Patriotism" and Free Speech July 8, 2009

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Will Grigg?s Liberty Minute July 8, 2009 Bob Campeau-Laurion was headed for the restroom during the Seventh Inning Stretch at Yankee Stadium when he was grabbed by two police officers and dragged from the game. Several years ago the Yankees… more »

The Tax-Eaters' Cartel

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Will Grigg?s Liberty Minute July 7, 2009 In recent years, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development has mounted campaigns against so-called ?tax havens? and ?unfair tax competition? in the effort to discourage member stat… more »

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