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2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY #409 “OUR UPCOMING CELEBRATION”
OUR UPCOMING CELEBRATION2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: 409Last Tuesday, January 14, 2025, I attended the Inaugural Celebration of USA250-OC at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum in Yorba...
2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY #408 “LET’S SHOW SOME UNDERSTANDING”
LET'S SHOW SOME UNDERSTANDING2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: 408It was not particularly easy learning Spanish when I was in Peace Corps training, but Spanish is learnable because it has rules regarding...
2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY #407 “THE TRUE FUNCTIONS OF NATIONAL GOVERNMENT”
THE TRUE FUNCTIONS OF NATIONAL GOVERNMENT2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: 407Have you ever asked yourself what are the true functions of the national government in our country? A highly legitimate and...
2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY #406 “REFLECTIONS”
REFLECTIONS2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: 406Guess what? The year 2024 is quickly coming to a close, and the year 2025 will soon be upon us. (So I’m sure that all of you appreciate reading these editions,...
2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY #405 “LET’S TALK WITH EACH OTHER!”
LET'S TALK WITH EACH OTHER!2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: 405 When is your Christmas or Holiday dinner this month? Cal State Fullerton Assistant Professor William Toledo has tips for talking politics at...
2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY #404 “THERE COMES A TIME!”
THERE COMES A TIME!2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: 404There comes a time when something said by an elected official is so off base that good people should not be quiet! As you probably have heard, on...
Two Letters I received
Two Letters I receivedTo our 2 Paragraphs Family, As many of you are aware, back on April 8, 1992 I did something unusual for a sitting trial court: I held a press conference at which I told anyone...
2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY #401 “APPRECIATION”
APPRECIATION2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: 401Thanksgiving is one of the best days of the year for me, because it is (or is supposed to be) a day of appreciation. And each one of us has much to be thankful...
2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY #400 “THE PRIVATE SECTOR DOES IT BETTER”
THE PRIVATE SECTOR DOES IT BETTER2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: 400So here I go again . . . Yes, in many of the previous 399 editions of these columns I have reported instances in which private non-profit...
2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY #399 “FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY”
FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: 399Back in 1964 Ronald Reagan, while campaigning for Senator Barry Goldwater for President, made a speech that said the election choice was between...
2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY #398 “STANDING UP FOR OUR VALUES”
STANDING UP FOR OUR VALUES2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: 398This past week I wrote a short note to some neighbors requesting that they consider removing their front yard Halloween display that has a witch...
2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY #397 “A THRESHOLD OF RESPECT”
A THRESHOLD OF RESPECT2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: 397The theme of this column is treating all people with a threshold of respect. So I begin by adding one more story about my wonderful and even heroic...
2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY #395 “EFFECTIVELY REDUCING HOMELESSNESS”
EFFECTIVELY REDUCING HOMELESSNESS2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: 395While on my recent vacation I read a book written by four members of the Pacific Research Institute (PRI) entitled NO WAY HOME: The Crisis...
2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY #394 “APPRECIATION!”
APPRECIATION!2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: 394I just returned from a reunion of my Class of 1962 at John Muir High School in Pasadena. Since pretty much all of us are or soon will be 80 years old our...
2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY #393 “GIERACH DRUG POLICY DECLARATION”
GIERACH DRUG POLICY DECLARATION2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: 393Some of the best people I have ever met in my life have come from my involvement in trying to help our country change its drug policy. One...
2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY #392 “THE RIGHT THING FOR THE RIGHT REASON”
THE RIGHT THING FOR THE RIGHT REASON2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: 392When I was seeking to become a federal prosecutor in Los Angeles part of the application process was to emphasize that, as a...
2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY #490 “LET THE FREE MARKET DO IT”
LET THE FREE MARKET DO IT2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: 490There is an old saying that “In politics reality is irrelevant; it is only the voters’ perception of reality that matters.” And, regretfully, I...
Dr. Milton Friedman Still Lives!
Dr. Milton Friedman Still Lives!Just thought you might be interested. This past August 16 I published an article entitled “Incentivizing work and family values: Dr. Milton Friedman Still Lives!” in...
2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY #489 “A TINY BIT OF PRAISE”
A TINY BIT OF PRAISE2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: 489As I have told you before, about five years ago I was on the syndicated radio show called “Coast to Coast” with George Noory discussing criminal...
2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY #488: “MY TOP TWELVE HEROES”
MY TOP TWELVE HEROES2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: 488Of course no one can narrow their heroes in life down to just twelve people, and what does the word hero mean anyway? I don’t have Jesus Christ on my...
2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY #487 CURIOUS
CURIOUS2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: 487Happily many people from widely different backgrounds and experiences have reached the same conclusions that I have about the failure of our country’s policy of...
2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY #486: “QUESTIONS TO STIMULATE THOUGHT”
QUESTIONS TO STIMULATE THOUGHT2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: 486As is said routinely, the purpose of this column is to stimulate thought and discussion. So in that pursuit I am passing along to you, with...
2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY #485 “BEING CHOKED BY REGULATIONS”
BEING CHOKED BY REGULATIONS2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: 485The first paragraph of the article entitled “Rationales for New Regulation” in the Summer 2024 edition of Regulation: The CATO Review of...
2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY #483 “THE HEALING POWER OF FEDERALISM”
THE HEALING POWER OF FEDERALISM2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: 483To state the obvious, today our Great Nation is in many ways divided and even polarized. How can we address and overcome this difficulty?...
2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY #482 “FEEDBACK”
FEEDBACK2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: 482Last week’s 2 Paragraphs column entitled “The Biggest Threat to our Country” received a great deal of feedback.* Thank you all, because the entire purpose of this...
2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY #481 “THE BIGGEST THREAT TO OUR COUNRTY!”
THE BIGGEST THREAT TO OUR COUNRTY!2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: 481In my view, the most dangerous threat to our safety and security is not the possibility of being invaded by another country, terrorist...
2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY #480: “BRINGING US TOGETHER”
BRINGING US TOGETHER2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: 480I have just found a follow-up to my wonderful father’s statement that “You have every right to disagree, but you have no right to be disagreeable,” and...
2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY #479 “UCI IS COMMITTED”
UCI IS COMMITTED2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: 479Years ago 23 men committed offenses that resulted in their eventually being committed to R. J. Donovan Correctional Facility, which is a state prison for...
2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY #478 “TOO MUCH GOVERNMENT”
TOO MUCH GOVERNMENT2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: 478The June 12, 2024 edition of the Orange County Register told us that the State of California has more than 220,000 full-time employees! Of course, that...
2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY #477: “INFLATION IS A TAX!”
INFLATION IS A TAX!2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: 477All households must budget to stay within their means. Why? Because otherwise they will go bankrupt, which will cause all of the family members...
2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY #476 “BROKEN HEARTED”
BROKEN HEARTED2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: 476Cute as a button and smart as a whip! Our beloved little Golden Retriever puppy Nyxie Marie! We taught her how to differentiate between colors and answer...
2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY #475 “A MEANINGFUL MEMORIAL DAY!”
A MEANINGFUL MEMORIAL DAY!2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: 475As you know, tomorrow we celebrate Memorial Day. (And I will proudly fly our Great Country’s flag again tomorrow!) This was originally known as...
2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY #474 “MORE ON THE MINIMUM WAGE”
MORE ON THE MINIMUM WAGE2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: 474I have never seen a stronger argument against the minimum wage laws than the one published in the May 8, 2024 edition of the Orange County Register...
2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY #473: “OUR SYSTEM OF JUSTICE”
OUR SYSTEM OF JUSTICE2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: 473We as judges we have two critically important mandates. The first is to do Justice based upon the facts and law of the case and the ethics of our...
2 Paragraphs Follow-Up
2 Paragraphs Follow-UpAs you know, our 2 Paragraphs columns are meant to stimulate thought, reflection and discussion of the various topics of our day. I acknowledge that I “don’t have all of the...
2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY #472: “SINGLE-PAYER HEALTH CARE IS A TRAP”
SINGLE-PAYER HEALTH CARE IS A TRAP2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: 472One of my all-time heroes, Dr. Milton Friedman, once said that we should judge our programs by their results, not their good intentions....
2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: #469 “SOLITARY CONFINEMENT”
SOLITARY CONFINEMENT2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: 469Some of you may have seen some recent newspaper stories that a federal judge is appointing a Special Master to oversee the Federal Correctional...
My Interview this coming Tuesday at 10 p.m. Pacific
My Interview this coming Tuesday at 10 p.m. PacificTo any of our 2 Paragraphs Family that are available and interested, I will be on George Noory’s “Coast to Coast” syndicated radio program this...
2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: #468 “THE GOAL IS GRATIFICATION”
THE GOAL IS GRATIFICATION2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: 468Let me get philosophical by asking you what is the most important thing in life, at least in this world? My answer is that it is not wealth, fame,...
2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: #467 “PARADISE IN PERIL?”
PARADISE IN PERIL?2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: 467Recently my daughter Jennifer went on vacation to the Turks & Caicos Islands, and said that she had a great time and that the islands were truly...
2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: #446 “MINIMUM WAGE LAWS ARE HARMFUL”
MINIMUM WAGE LAWS ARE HARMFUL2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: 446Recently I read a rather revealing article written by Jeffrey A. Tucker in the January 17 to 23, 2024 edition of The Epoch Times entitled “The...
2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: #445 “LET THE MARKETS DECIDE”
LET THE MARKETS DECIDE2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: 445As we all have seen, in the past few years there has been a strong political push for the United States to turn away from fossil fuels and move...
2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: #444 “FREE MARKETS”
FREE MARKETS2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: 444How is it that the United States has led the Free World since the end of World War II? Yes, democracy and individual Liberty have been successful in achieving...
2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: #443 “HAPPY NEW YEAR!”
HAPPY NEW YEAR2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: 443I think that I wrote the following poem called “Cast A Glance Around You” back in 1970 withHappy New Year feelings in mind. So with that thought, I want to...
2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: #442 “THE CHRISTMAS SPIRIT”
THE CHRISTMAS SPIRIT2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: 442 The words “Merry Christmas” are rightfully omnipresent at this time of year. But what does that really mean? In many ways Christmas has been taken...
2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: #441 “A CONTINUING BLIGHT ON WHO WE ARE”
A CONTINUING BLIGHT ON WHO WE ARE2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: 441A story we simply do not hear enough about concerns our military compound at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, where about 780 foreign detainees have...
2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: #440 “MEDIATING DISPUTES”
MEDIATING DISPUTES2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: 440Over the years I have gathered some insights about how most effectively I can assist people to resolve their disputes with each other, and I now use them...
2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: #439 “WORD SCRAMBLES TO SHARE”
WORD SCRAMBLES TO SHARE2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: 439So here’s a word scramble for you that I just made up: “mader gbi dan keam ryuo feil nctuo!” Answer: “Dream Big and Make Your Life Count!” And,...
Where Should We Go From Here?
Where should we go from here?To our 2 Paragraphs Family, I am happy to forward to you a copy of an article that I published in today’s Los Angeles Daily Journal, which is the premiere periodical for...
2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: #430 “DEAR ABBY’S THANKSGIVING PRAYER”
DEAR ABBY'S THANKSGIVING PRAYER2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: 430A few years ago I read a Thanksgiving prayer penned by the original “Dear Abby.” It continues to stay with me to the degree that I wanted to...
2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: #439 “MORE ‘LESS IS MORE'”
MORE 'LESS IS MORE2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: 439Last week’s column about reducing the size and cost of government drew numbers of responses. So I want to pass along to you some of the thoughts I have...
2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: #438 “REDUCE THE SCOPE OF GOVERNMENT!”
REDUCE THE SCOPE OF GOVERNMENT!2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: 438The saying that “The government that governs best governs least” is often attributed to Thomas Jefferson, but it could have been from John...
2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: #437 “LEGALIZED PROSTITUTION”
LEGALIZED PROSTITUTION2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: 437The idea that “Laws Reflect Society’s Values” is basically true. But it is also true that, in many ways, “We Can’t Legislate Morality.” So in writing...
2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: #436 “SCHOOL UNIFORMS!”
SCHOOL UNIFORMS!2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: 436When I went into the Peace Corps in Costa Rica to teach Physical Education to high school students I requested to be placed in the smallest town in the...
2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: #435 “WISDOM STARTS WITH MENTORING”
WISDOM STARTS WITH MENTORING2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: 435British journalist Miles Kington purportedly said “Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit; wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.”...
2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: #434 “SCAMS ARE EVERYWHERE, SO BE CAREFUL”
SCAMS ARE EVERYWHERE, SO BE CAREFUL2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: 434Last week I received a telephone call ostensibly from one of my sons who sounded terrible. He said – in a very low voice – that he had...
2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: #433 “TRUMP GAG ORDER CONUNDRUM”
TRUMP GAG ORDER CONUNDRUM2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: 433We have all been aware of the New York trial court judge’s threat to impose a Gag Order on former President Donald Trump. But we should also be...
2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: #432 “SOME GOOD THINGS ARE HAPPENING”
SOME GOOD THINGS ARE HAPPENING2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: 432We all know that many bad things are happening here and around the world, and we get hit in the face with news about those often terrible...
2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: #431 “END ALL TAXES ON SOCIAL SECURITY
END ALL TAXES ON SOCIAL SECURITY2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: 431Here is a great idea that I have lifted from Wayne Allyn Root, who was the Libertarian candidate for Vice President in 2008: Candidates...
2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: #430 “THE PROCESS IS CRITICAL!”
THE PROCESS IS CRITICAL!2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: 430Like many of you, recently I have been reading about a federal judge declaring illegal a revised version of the Deferred Action for Childhood...
2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: #429 “ATTACKS UPON OUR LIBERTIES”
ATTACKS UPON OUR LIBERTIES2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: 429As most of you are probably aware, today is the 22nd anniversary of the violent attack upon our country by Osama bin Laden and his al Qaeda group...
2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: #428 “NOT ACCOUNTABLE!”
NOT ACCOUNTABLE!2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: 428During our recent trip I was able to read the book Not Accountable: Rethinking the Constitutionality of Public Employee Unions, by Philip K. Howard (Rodin...
2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: 427 “HAPPY BIRTHDAY ADAM SMITH!”
HAPPY BIRTHDAY ADAM SMITH!2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: 427According to Reason Magazine this year is the 300th anniversary of the birth of Adam Smith, who is considered by many to be history’s strongest...
2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: #426 “REPEAL FISA SECTION 702”
REPEAL FISA SECTION 7022 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: #426In the continued frenzy that followed the attacks on September 11, 2001, Congress amended section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act...
2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: #425 “TO BRING US TOGETHER”
TO BRING US TOGETHER2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: #425My longtime and great friend Judge Andy Guilford (Ret.) gave me a suggestion for a 2 Paragraphs piece which provides suggestions about how we can...
2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: #424 “Freedom Lies in Being Bold”
Freedom Lies in Being Bold2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: #424According to the Pacific Legal Foundation, when American poet Robert Frost was being interviewed on a 1952 television show, he said that he...
2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: #423 EDUCATION, PARENTING & LEADERSHIP
EDUCATION, PARENTING & LEADERSHIP2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: #423With apologies to no one, last week I left you without an edition of our 2 Paragraphs because my great wife Grace and I were traveling...
The History of our Homeless Problems
The History of our Homeless ProblemsTo our 2 Paragraphs Family, I don’t do this very often, but my daughter Jennifer came upon and sent me this link, which accurately sets forth the history of our...
2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: #422 “INCENTIVES MATTER!”
INCENTIVES MATTER!2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: #422Toward the end of the 18th century, England began sending convicts to Australia. The transportation was privately provided but publicly funded. But a...
2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: #421 “INCLUSION THROUGH BETTER POLICIES”
INCLUSION THROUGH BETTER POLICIES2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: #421I am writing this edition on the Fourth of July, and thinking about where we are as a country. And that has led me also to wonder if this...
2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: #420 “SOME INCONVENIENT TRUTHS”
SOME INCONVENIENT TRUTHS2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: #420“But that isn’t fair to me!” How often have you heard that complaint? Well, I raised my children on the saying that “Who says life is fair?” They...
2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: #419 “MONTHLY STIPENDS vs. THE WELFARE SYSTEM!”
MONTHLY STIPENDS vs. THE WELFARE SYSTEM!2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: #419People are beginning to think about and discuss incentives! Good! At last! Why is that? Because, as one of my true heroes Dr....
2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: #418 “A SACRAMENTO SHAM!”
A SACRAMENTO SHAM!2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: #418As written by Columnist Dan Walters in the June 14, 2023 edition of the Orange County Register, Proposition 25 was passed by the voters in the 2010...
Follow-Up Competition
Follow-Up CompetitionAfter reading today’s 2 Paragraphs edition, one of our Family members made this suggestion to have a competition, which I now pass along to you. So please send me your original...
2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: #417 “ALEXIS DE TOCQUEVILLE WAS RIGHT!”
ALEXIS DE TOCQUEVILLE WAS RIGHT!2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: #417In April of 1831 Alexis de Tocqueville set out for the United States from his native France to study the American penal system. So for...
2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: #416 “FLASH TO THE PAST & PRESENT”
FLASH TO THE PAST & PRESENT2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: #416A long-time good friend of mine recently went to the President Jimmy Carter Museum in Atlanta, Georgia and he sent me a copy of a wall at the...
2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: #415 “MEMORIAL SIGNIFICANCE!”
MEMORIAL SIGNIFICANCE!2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: #415Happy Memorial Day, which is today. But as we use the day and weekend to gather with family and friends to travel and have good times, let us also...
2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: #414 “PRO-JECT’ UNDERSTANDING”
PRO-JECT' UNDERSTANDING2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: #414We all know that there certainly are many bad things happening here and all around the world. In fact, we get hit in the face with them daily in...
2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: #413 “REQUESTING A FAVOR”
REQUESTING A FAVOR2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: #413Taking many lessons and insights I gathered while presiding over our high school Peer Court program over the years, I wrote a musical entitled...
2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: #412 “RANKED-CHOICE VOTING”
RANKED-CHOICE VOTING2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: #412From time immemorial voters in our country have faced the concept of voting in the primary elections for the “lesser of two evils.” Why? Because our...
My Op-Ed about Fentanyl
My Op-Ed about FentanylTo our 2 Paragraphs Family, Last Sunday I published an Op-Ed piece in the Orange County Register about the scourge of fentanyl. A copy is attached. And, as always, feedback is...
2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: #411 “MY LIFE PHILOSOPHY”
MY LIFE PHILOSOPHY2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: #411One of the things that I believe sets me aside from most people is that, at a fairly early age, maybe while in high school, I decided that one of the...
Fourteen Facts About the War on Drugs
Fourteen Facts About the War on DrugsTo our 2 Paragraphs Family, I am forwarding to you this information I just received from a speaker’s group that I have been involved with for a long time. It is...
2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY #410: “REGULATE AND CONTROL!”
REGULATE AND CONTROL!2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY #410As most of our readers know, the purpose of this series is to promote thinking and discussions about the serious topics of our day. So here we go...
2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY #409: “IT’S NOT REALLY A HARD DECISION”
IT'S NOT REALLY A HARD DECISION2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY #409Question regarding Governmental Compulsion vs. Freedom: Shall someone like a baker be compelled by government to create a wedding cake to be...
2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY #408 “INSTITUTIONAL TRANSPARENCY”
INSTITUTIONAL TRANSPARENCY2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY #408Right after the 2020 elections, this column strongly proposed that Congress establish a transparently-neutral commission, probably comprised of...
2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: #407 “SAFEGUARDING OUR LIBERTIES”
SAFEGUARDING OUR LIBERTIES2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: #407The Opinion Section of the March 19, 2023 edition of the Orange County Register was completely devoted to addressing the abrogation of the...
2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: #406 “TEACHING STUDENTS TO THINK”
TEACHING STUDENTS TO THINK2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: #406In the February 26, 2023 edition of the Orange County Register there was a Letter to the Editor that caught my eye that included the following...
2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: #405 “WHEN THE SUBJECT IS RAPE”
WHEN THE SUBJECT IS RAPE2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: #405Recently my friends at Square One Publishers, who published my book Wearing the Robe: the Art and Responsibilities of Judging in Today’s Courts,...
2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: #404 “TO PROTECT AND TO SERVE”
TO PROTECT AND TO SERVE2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: #404When I was a child my parents drummed it into my head: “Jimmy, if you ever get lost what will you do?” Correct Answer: “I will find a policeman; he...
Becoming America: America Is a Perfect Idea; the United States of America is a Work in Progress
Becoming America: America Is a Perfect Idea; the United States of America is a Work in ProgressTo our 2 Paragraphs Family, As I have mentioned several times in our 2 Paragraphs series, my two...
2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: #403 “REPEATING PAST ECONOMIC MISTAKES”
REPEATING PAST ECONOMIC MISTAKES2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: #403Recently I read a pamphlet entitled “Great Myths of the Great Depression” by Lawrence W. Reed of the Foundation for Economic Education...
2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: #402 “STUPID POLITICS!”
STUPID POLITICS!2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: #402On Sunday, January 29, 2023 the Orange County Register carried a story that originated in the New York Times entitled “Oil Drilled in Amazon Rainforest...
2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: #401 “THE LUNGS OF THE WORLD”
THE LUNGS OF THE WORLD2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: #401In preparation for my wife’s and my just-concluded trip to the headwaters of the Amazon River in Peru, I read the book Tree of Rivers: The Story of...
2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: #400(!) “WHY I AM A LIBERTARIAN”
WHY I AM A LIBERTARIAN2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: #400Well, this is the 400th edition of this series, and that’s a lot of Mondays. So I thought I would use this opportunity to attempt to explain why I...
Our Show: “Becoming America: America is a Perfect Idea, the United States of America is a Work in Progress”
"Becoming America: America is a Perfect Idea, the United States of America is a Work in Progress"Our ShowTo our 2 Paragraphs Family As I have written to you before, my two colleagues Dr. Jo Ellen...
2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: #399 “CELEBRATE SCHOOL CHOICE WEEK!”
CELEBRATE SCHOOL CHOICE WEEK!2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: #399As has been written before in this column, the biggest issue facing our country today is the problem of so many of our public schools failing...
2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: #398 “BUSY BEING BORN . . .”
BUSY BEING BORN...2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: #398Some of the lyrics in singer/songwriter Bob Dylan’s song It’s Alright Ma, I’m Only Bleeding are “If you're not busy being born, you're busy dying.” I...
2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: #397 “REPEAL THE DEADLY WAR ON DRUGS!”
REPEAL THE DEADLY WAR ON DRUGS!2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: #397From my own observations as a criminal defense attorney in the Navy JAG Corps, a federal prosecutor in Los Angeles and a trial court judge...