Will Grigg?s Liberty Minute

November 1, 2010

One of the most enduring modern myths is the notion that U.S. entry into World War II saved the economy by bringing about full employment and ending the Great Depression.

In fact, real economic growth didn?t resume until after the war, when capital was freed up and regulatory burdens were lifted.

Nonetheless, peddlers of conventional wisdom continue to insist that government-supervised mass bloodshed is the most potent form of economic stimulus. Washington Post columnist David Broder recently retailed that obscene notion as a prescription for both the stricken economy and the Obama administration?s ailing presidency.

?With strong Republican support in Congress ? [Obama] can spend much of 2011 and 2012 orchestrating a showdown with [Iran],? Broder suggests. ?This will help him politically because the opposition party will be urging him on. And as tensions rise and we accelerate preparations for war, the economy will improve.?

There are terms suitable to describe someone who would endorse mass murder as a political strategy, but they shouldn?t be used in polite company.

Let us take back the liberty wherewith Christ has made us free.