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Fakebook, Bancomania & the Colossus of Liberty!

Posted on May 22, 2012 by Chip Murray

“These extravagant sallies of speculation do injury to the government and to the whole system of public credit by disgusting all sober citizens and giving a wild air to everything.” – Alexander Hamilton reacting to William Duer & Alexander Macomb’s government … Continue reading →

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The Quote of the Century!

Posted on May 10, 2012 by Chip Murray

“Central Bankers have confused the Black Art of Central Planning with Central Banking by pretending they can see into the future and fix it.” – Jim Grant I heard these words from the lips of Jim Grant as he spoke … Continue reading →

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What Our Bully “Crisis” & the Euro-go-round Debacle Have in Common!

Posted on April 26, 2012 by Chip Murray

Who walks in the classroom, cool and slow Who calls the English teacher, Daddy-O Charlie Brown, Charlie Brown He’s a clown, that Charlie Brown He’s gonna get caught Just you wait and see (Why’s everybody always pickin’ on me) Man … Continue reading →

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Austere is an Adjective, Socialism is a Snake & Love is a Verb!

Posted on April 24, 2012 by Chip Murray

Almost all the traditions and institutions which have molded the national character and the whole moral climate of England and America are those which the progress of Collectivism and its centralistic tendencies are progressively destroying. – Friedrich A Hayek, The Road … Continue reading →

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A Return to Localism!

Posted on March 10, 2012 by Chip Murray

“The solution in one word: Localism”. – Charles Hugh Smith, OfTwoMinds Well it’s late Friday evening and everyone is settling in for the weekend after yet another week of Greek Groundhog Days. Earlier today I had an email from an … Continue reading →

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The Central Planners & You!

Posted on March 1, 2012 by Chip Murray

“Agenda 21” is an action plan of the United Nations (UN) related to sustainable development and was an outcome of the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in 1992. It is a comprehensive … Continue reading →

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From “Prevent” to “Prepare”!

Posted on February 25, 2012 by Chip Murray

I had a wonderful conversation the other day with the executive director of a very strong and vibrant local chamber of commerce. The two major takeaways from our discussion were as follows; 1) He did not know what Agenda 21 … Continue reading →

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The Unintended Consequences?

Posted on February 21, 2012 by Chip Murray

 “Unlimited power is apt to corrupt the minds of those who possess it; and this I know, my lords: that where law ends, tyranny begins.”  – William Pitt There is a term I’ve heard a lot of lately, the unintended … Continue reading →

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In God We Once Trusted!

Posted on February 14, 2012 by Chip Murray

The problems our nation face today, and those of Europe, can be traced back to the claim that God has been displaced with the operating assumption that given enough power and money, everything can be fixed. It might be time … Continue reading →

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What About Freedom?

Posted on February 11, 2012 by Chip Murray

What About Freedom? (Please listen after reading…) If you want to be a free person…you must understand the forces that control you. – Demonocracy I dedicate this blog to my dear, sweet and wonderfully Liberal Sister-in-Law who thinks I’m crazy … Continue reading →

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