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Justin Graber Speaks at 2009 Elkhart Tax Day Tea Party

Monday, April 20th, 2009

Here’s the YouTube links, and transcript:
Part 1:

Part 2:

Transcript:
“Please forgive me for working from notes here; my experience in public speaking prior to today is, well, zero and apparently teleprompters are in short supply these days.
A while back, presidential candidate John Edwards often spoke about two Americas. I’m beginning to think he may have been right.
It [...]

Lincoln on Liberty: One paragraph that speaks volumes.

Friday, March 27th, 2009

A simple, powerful, quote that defines the current conflict in American politics:
“The world has never had a good definition of the word liberty, and the American people, just now, are much in want of one. We all declare for liberty; but in using the same word we do not all mean the same thing. With [...]

Dear Mr. President, Have You Been to Our America?

Thursday, March 19th, 2009

Dear Mr. President,
A while back presidential candidate John Edwards spoke about two Americas and I think he may have been right. Apparently, your America is a dreadful, dismal place in inevitable decline, and is to blame for every wrong that has happened around the world. It’s full of racist, sexist, bigots and homophobes on one [...]

Bankruptcy, not bailout, is the right answer

Tuesday, September 30th, 2008

The Following is a direct quote from CNN.com
By Jeffrey A. Miron, Special to CNN
Editor’s note: Jeffrey A. Miron is senior lecturer in economics at Harvard University. A Libertarian, he was one of 166 academic economists who signed a letter to congressional leaders last week opposing the government bailout plan.
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts (CNN) — Congress has balked [...]

Fannie, Freddie and What We Should Learn

Thursday, September 11th, 2008

I can think of a particular friend of mine who is probably wondering about Fannie, Freddie and what it all means. I’m no economist. But I am a thinker. Here’s my take:
Congress, in all it’s infinite wisdom, wanted to do something to help those who couldn’t afford to buy a house. So they created FHA [...]