Category: Liberty Minutes

"Heroism" of This Sort, We Don't Need August 12, 2008

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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 »

Stay Out of the Georgian Conflict August 11, 2008

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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 »

Pretexts for Unnecessary Wars August 8, 2008

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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 »

The Anthrax Enigma August 7, 2008

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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 »

Minding Our Own Business August 6, 2008

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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 »

Totalitarian "Justice" at Gitmo August 5, 2008

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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 »

The Passing of a Witness August 4, 2008

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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 »

Servile Nation* July 31, 2008

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Will Grigg?s Liberty Minute July 30, 2008 This September, a group of political and corporate elitists will convene a two-day ?Service Nation Summit? in New York City. The organizers support a proposal to re-instate conscription for all 1… more »

(Not) Dumb Enough for Government "Work" July 30, 2008

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Will Grigg?s Liberty Minute July 30, 2008 Robert Jordan of New London, Connecticut, a 48-year-old insurance salesman, wanted to be a policeman. In 1996, Jordan applied to the police department. Like all applicants, he took a pre-employment i… more »

Congress Kills Capitalism July 29, 2008

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Will Grigg?s Liberty Minute July 29, 2008 The Senate convened in a special Saturday session on July 26, to pass a measure supposedly intended to provide relief for embattled homeowners who face foreclosure. In fact, the so-called ?Foreclos… more »

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