by Danny de Gracia, II A weekly liberty briefing and news guide to keep you informed and prepared on what’s UP to more freedom or DOWN to bigger, more intrusive government. Quote of the Week: “Small business is the gateway to opportunity for those who want a piece of the American dream … that’s where miracles are made, not in Washington, D.C.” –Ronald Reagan LOCAL NEWS Money, power and moral hazard: Is Hawaii’s Public Land...
Grassroot Perspective: When Pickpocketing Is Called Investment and The Economics of Stupid
This article was originally published here on Hawaii Reporter. by Danny de Gracia, II A weekly liberty briefing and news guide to keep you informed and prepared on what’s UP to more freedom or DOWN to bigger, more intrusive government. Quote of the Week: “Practical men, who believe themselves to be quite exempt from any intellectual influence, are usually the slaves of some defunct economist. Madmen in authority, who hear voices in the air,...
Grassroot Perspective: Feeding the Machine, the Akaka Bill Rises Yet Again, and More
This article was originally published here on Hawaii Reporter. Scanning the week’s national news, views and clues with you and yours in mind By Malia Hill Quote of the Week: “The more laws, the less justice.”—Cicero Each week, we’ll be monitoring the web to find the most interesting, challenging, or important items for those who are concerned about liberty, accountability, and big government. Here are some of the highlights from the...
Grassroot Perspective: The Senate Ignores the Rules, GOP Goes Gold, And More
This article originally published in the Hawaii Reporter here. Scanning the week’s national news, views and clues with you and yours in mind By Malia Hill Quote of the Week: “My reading of history convinces me that most bad government results from too much government.”—Thomas Jefferson Each week, we’ll be monitoring the web to find the most interesting, challenging, or important items for those who are concerned about liberty,...
A Letter to Santa Claus
by Mark A. Monoscalco On 6/21/12 the Court of Justice of the European Union handed down a ruling on a labor law case involving department store workers in Spain. The workers originally won their case in a Spanish court. The National Association of Large Distribution Businesses appealed to the Supreme Court in Madrid, which then asked the Court of Justice for a ruling on how to apply European law covering working times. The decision by...
