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2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: #384 “REDUCE GOVERNMENT SPENDING – PART I”
REDUCE GOVERNMENT SPENDING - PART I2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: #384The inflation that is upon us – and possibly a recession – is flat-out caused by government borrowing money to pay for its...
2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: #383 “TIME TO RECONSIDER OUR CUBAN BLOCKADE!”
TIME TO RECONSIDER OUR CUBAN BLOCKADE!2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: #383Our blockade of Cuba has been in place for more than 60 years. That means it has been upheld by 12 presidential administrations,...
2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: #382 “IRRESPONSIBLE NATIONAL DEBT!”
IRRESPONSIBLE NATIONAL DEBT!2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: #382The old saying is that most politicians don’t care about the future, they only care about the next election. And this reality is boldly...
2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: #381 “IMPROVING PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION”
IMPROVING PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION 2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: #381 Like so many other things in our world, the private sector can and will do a much better job with “public transportation” than...
2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: #380 “ARE OUR INSTITUTIONS FAILING US?”
ARE OUR INSTITUTIONS FAILING US?2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: #380When I was hired as federal prosecutor in the Los Angeles Office of the United States Attorney it was hammered home to me several times...
Seeking A Settlement Frame Of Mind
Seeking a settlement frame of mind2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: #379Often it is helpful to stress the fact that what actually happened in your case – or in any case – doesn’t make any difference...
2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: #379 “BECOMING AMERICA”
BECOMING AMERICA2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: #379As many of you know, with two esteemed colleagues I have recently written a musical entitled "Convention: The Birth of America." As the name implies, it...
2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: #378 “WORDS MEAN SOMETHING”
WORDS MEAN SOMETHING2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: #378In the summer before I entered college I learned a lifelong lesson that I pass on to you. I was working making copies of various drawings and other...
2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: #377 “GOVERNMENT-CAUSED WATER SHORTAGES
GOVERNMENT-CAUSED WATER SHORTAGES2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: #377We have the wrong systems for delivering water to consumers. They are mostly decreed and run by various governments, thus they are...
2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: #376 “Top 12 Approaches for a Better America”
Top 12 Approaches for a Better America2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: #376Last Friday, August 5, 2022, the Los Angeles Daily Journal, which is the largest newspaper for the legal profession in California,...
2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: #375 “MORE GOVERNMENT MEDDLING”
MORE GOVERNMENT MEDDLING2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: #375Recently I went to Costco to purchase some new contact lenses and eyeglasses, but was told that if my prescription was more than a year old I had...
2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: #374 “REDUCE GOVERNMENT JOB LICENSE REQUIREMENTS!”
REDUCE GOVERNMENT JOB LICENSE REQUIREMENTS!2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: #374Several years ago I attended a conference in New Orleans sponsored by the Koch Brothers that promoted a voluntary hiring...
2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: #373 “DRUG PROHIBITION IS UNCONSTITUTIONAL!”
DRUG PROHIBITION IS UNCONSTITUTIONAL!2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: #373The Constitution provides that all powers belong to “We the People,” such that the federal government only possesses the powers that...
2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: #372 “OUR NEW SCHOOL CHOICE NOVEL”
OUR NEW SCHOOL CHOICE NOVEL2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: #372I believe that the most important issue facing our country today is the intolerably large numbers of public schools that are failing our...
2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: #371 “HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY!”
HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY!2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: #371Happy Independence Day! But in your celebrations today, with all of the socializing, refreshments and fireworks, please also reflect on the fact...
2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: #370 “AMERICAN REBOOT”
AMERICAN REBOOT2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: #370Last April 20 I had the opportunity to hear a speaker whose name is Will Hurd address the Orange County Chapter of the World Affairs Council. And everyone...
2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY #369: “A FALSE POLITICAL ISSUE!”
A FALSE POLITICAL ISSUE!2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY #369So time and again when people are talking politics the subject comes up about the “income disparity” in our country between the wealthy and the...
2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: #368 “POLITICS CAN BE DESTRUCTIVE”
POLITICS CAN BE DESTRUCTIVE2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: #368Way back in 1962 the Cuban Missile Crisis resulted in our imposing a blockade upon the island nation, which later evolved into us imposing an...
2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: #367 “REDUCE GOVERNMENT HANDOUTS!”
REDUCE GOVERNMENT HANDOUTS!2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: #367Alexis de Tocqueville once wrote in his classic book Democracy in America that democracy will work until elected officials realize that they...
2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: #366 “DON’T POLITICIZE THE JUDICIARY!”
DON'T POLITICIZE THE JUDICIARY!2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: #366Winston Churchill once said that a Democracy is two wolves and a sheep voting on what to have for dinner, but in a Republic, with a Bill of...
2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: #365 “LET ME NOT BE MISUNDERSTOOD!”
LET ME NOT BE MISUNDERSTOOD!2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: #365As you know, three out of the four last editions of our 2 Paragraphs series discussed allegations of abuse in prison systems all around our...
2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: #364 “GOOD NEWS!”
GOOD NEWS!2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: #364Yes, the environment is taking it on the chin in many areas of the world. But there is one special group that you should know about is making some real...
2 Paragraphs 4 Liberty #363 MORE PRISON REFORM!
MORE PRISON REFORM!2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: #363Two things happened this past week that I must share with you about the need for prison reform, and then I will give us both a rest: The first comes...
2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: #362 “A FURTHER REQUEST”
A FURTHER REQUEST2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: #362 As I hope you know, last week’s column forwarded to you an article I wrote that was published in the Los Angeles Daily Journal that proposed a plan to...
2 Paragraphs 4 Liberty #361 “Let’s Bring Transparency into our Jails and Prisons!”
Let's Bring Transparency into our Jails and Prisons!2 Paragraphs 4 Liberty #361On April 19, 2022 I was able to publish an article entitled "Bring Transparency to our Prison System" in the Los...
2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: #360 “WHAT’S IN A WORD?”
WHAT'S IN A WORD?2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: #360When it comes down to it, we all think in words. So if a person does not understand the difference between – or among – words, that person probably does...
A Voter’s Handbook Effective Solutions to America’s Problems
A Voter's Handbook: Effective Solutions to America's ProblemsJudge Jim Gray (Ret.) Superior Court of Orange County, California 2012 Libertarian Candidate for Vice PresidentAs stated above, feel free...
2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: #359 “MENTORING: A LIFELONG GIFT!”
MENTORING: A LIFELONG GIFT!2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: #359I want to take this opportunity to pass along to our 2 Paragraphs Family one of the good things that is happening in our community. It is...
2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: #358 “MY 30-YEAR ANNIVERSARY”
MY 30-YEAR ANNIVERSARY2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: #358It was 30 years ago this coming Friday, April 8, that I held a press conference as a sitting judge just outside the Santa Ana Courthouse and told...
2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: #357 “THE KEYSTONE PIPELINE AS A POLITICAL SYMBOL”
THE KEYSTONE PIPELINE AS A POLITICAL SYMBOL2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: #357As has been written several times in this column, “In politics reality is irrelevant; it is only the voters’ perception of...
2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: #356 “RANKED-CHOICE VOTING”
RANKED-CHOICE VOTING2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: #356There is a system called “Ranked-Choice” voting, also known as “Instant Run-Off” voting, that has many positive features. It has been used effectively...
2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: #355 “END FINANCIAL IRRESPONSIBILITY – NOW!”
END FINANCIAL IRRESPONSIBILITY - NOW!2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: #355There is an old saying that politicians don’t care about the future, they only care about the next election. And the dire financial...
2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: #354 “ONE MORE EXAMPLE”
ONE MORE EXAMPLE2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: #354Let me say right up front that I am not a fan of former President Trump. But he has furnished us with one more example of how the Free Enterprise System...
2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: #353 “THE PRIVATE SECTOR DOES IT BETTER!”
THE PRIVATE SECTOR DOES IT BETTER!2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: #353There’s a joke going around Libertarian circles that Democrats think that government can take care of everybody and everything. But...
2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: #352 “THOUGHTS ON THE UKRAINE”
THOUGHTS ON THE UKRAINE2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: #352 Okay, I will acknowledge right up front that I am not particularly knowledgeable about the Ukraine. (And I probably have lots of company.) ...
2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: #351 “HAS IT COME TO THIS?”
HAS IT COME TO THIS?2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY #351 About a year ago this column strongly recommended that a neutral commission be appointed, probably of retired judges, to investigate both the...
2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY #350: “DRUG PROHIBITION CONTINUES TO KILL!”
DRUG PROHIBITION CONTINUES TO KILL! 2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY #350 So now we read that there are two new artificial drugs on the illicit market which are called para-fluorofentanyl...
2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY #349: “COMMON GROUND ISSUES”
COMMON GROUND ISSUES2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY #349Dare I say it: Our country has virtually no leadership today. Leadership means discerning and sponsoring approaches that will help people, even if...
2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: #348 “OUR COMMON INTERESTS”
OUR COMMON INTERESTS2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTYOn Sunday, January 2nd of this year Ms. Veronique de Rugy published a column in the Orange County Register’s Opinion section entitled “We Must Unite to...
2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: #347: “THE FOUNDERS KNEW WHAT THEY WERE DOING!”
THE FOUNDERS KNEW WHAT THEY WERE DOING!2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTYThere is a movement afoot to pass what is called the National Popular Vote bill which would be an action by the various state...
2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: #346 “THE BEST DECISION I EVER MADE!”
THE BEST DECISION I EVER MADE!2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTYThe first sentence in the Preface to my book Wearing the Robe, which is the only “how to” book for judges that I am aware of, said “The best...
2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: #345 “WHAT’S IN A NAME?”
WHAT'S IN A NAME?2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTYAs the Holidays approach, which are serious, I thought I should get into a lighter subject for this edition. So I will discuss something that has always...
2 PARAGAPHS 4 LIBERTY: #344 “THE RESPONSIBILITY BUSINESS”
THE RESPONSIBILITY BUSINESS2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTYThere is an old Libertarian maxim that “Liberty and Responsibility Go Hand in Hand,” and it’s true. Without holding people responsible for their...
2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: #343 “THE INSTITUTE FOR JUSTICE”
THE INSTITUTE FOR JUSTICE2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTYMy wonderful parents raised me with the understanding that we all must “choose our battles” in life. Yes, many things in life are not fair, wrongly...
2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: #341 “GET GOVERNMENT OUT OF THE ECONOMY!”
GET THE GOVERNMENT OUT OF THE ECONOMY!2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTYThomas Sowell once said that “It is hard to imagine a more stupid or more dangerous way of making decisions than by putting those...
2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: “ARE WE THE WORLD’S BEST COUNTRY?”
ARE WE THE WORLD'S BEST COUNTRY? 2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY Attached is a video of a man who was asked to describe in one sentence why America is the greatest country in the world. His response was that...
2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: #339 “RETIRED JUDGES: AN UNUSED ASSET”
RETIRED JUDGES: AN UNUSED ASSET2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: #339There are some national inquiries that are too important to be left in the hands of politicians. Certainly the inquiry into the...
2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: #338 “CRONY CAPITALISM”
CRONY CAPITALISM2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: #338Recently John Stossel wrote an Op-Ed piece entitled “Corporate Welfare Just Helps the Rich at Our Expense,” and I believe he is right. Who usually gets...
2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: #337 “SUPPORT REAL vs. FALSE ISSUES”
SUPPORT REAL vs. FALSE ISSUES2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: #337Recently I read that the City Council of New York City decided to remove a public statue of Thomas Jefferson! Why? Because he was a slave...
2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: #336 “TWO ELLIS ISLANDS”
TWO ELLIS ISLANDS2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: #336Virtually everyone agrees that the situation on our Southern Border is a disaster, and there is really no relief in sight. What to do? I have a...
2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: #345 “GRATIFICATION”
GRATIFICATION2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: #345 So here is a BIG question for you: What is the most important thing in life? In my view it is not fame, fortune, prestige, business success or even love....
2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: #334 “GOVERNMENT CAN’T DO THIS!”
GOVERNMENT CAN’T DO THIS 2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: #334 Of course there is a place for government in a vibrant society, but there is also a critical place for the Free Enterprise System! Want...
2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: #333 “FEEDING TERRORISTS AND OTHER THUGS”
FEEDING TERRORISTS AND OTHER THUGS 2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: #333 Note of explanation: Since I will be traveling for the next two weeks this edition is being sent out early, and there will not be an...
2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: #332 “WE DO NOT HAVE A KING!”
WE DO NOT HAVE A KING 2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: #332 Let me be clear from the outset: I strongly believe it is a good idea to be vaccinated against the COVID virus, to the degree...
2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: #331 “REASONS FOR POVERTY”
REASONS FOR POVERTY2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: #331 Yes, some people have mental illnesses and drug addictions that contribute strongly to their poverty. But there are other reasons...
2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: #330 “FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY IN GOVERNMENT”
FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY IN GOVERNMENT2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: #330Recently lawmakers in Texas acted to save taxpayers about $15 billion in long-term costs and, along the way, ensured that current...
2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: #329 “HELP IS ON THE WAY!”
HELP IS ON THE WAY!2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: #329Back in 1993, during a recess when I was conducting a drug policy forum at the Hoover Institution, I heard my hero Dr. Milton Friedman discussing the...
2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: #327 “REPEAL DRUG PROHIBITION!”
2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: #327 "REPEAL DRUG PROHIBITION"Recent Headline: “Fentanyl Deaths Grow by the Year!” Of course. And why is that? Simply and directly stated, because of our nation’s failed...
2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: #326 “COMING SOON TO THE U.S.?”
COMING SOON TO THE U.S.? 2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: #326 I have not been able independently to verify the truth of the attached video from NBC News, but I fully expect technologically it is doable. ...
2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: #325 “POLITICS vs. RELIGION”
POLITICS vs. RELIGION2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: #325Recently I had breakfast with a truly good friend of mine when, among other things, the subject of politics in general came up. And we agreed that...
2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: #324 “RIVERSIDE COUNTY SUPERVISOR JEFF HEWITT FOR GOVERNOR!”
RIVERSIDE COUNTY SUPERVISOR JEFF HEWITT FOR GOVERNOR!2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: #324As you know, last week’s edition outlined some of the many reasons why California Governor Gavin Newsom should be...
2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: #323 “RECALL GOVERNOR NEWSOM!”
RECALL GOVERNOR NEWSOM!2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: #323Many times in this series I have stated that it is our government, and if it’s not working we have no one to blame but ourselves. Today the...
2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: #322 “HAPPY BIRTHDAY AMERICA!”
HAPPY BIRTHDAY AMERICA2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: #322This July 4 we celebrate the 245th birthday of the United States of America. But for me the occasion is sobered by an interview two friends of mine...
2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: #321 “THE CONVERSION OF THOMAS SOWELL”
THE CONVERSION OF THOMAS SOWELL2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: #321The July 2021 edition of Reason Magazine contained an article written by Jason L. Riley entitled “The Conversion of Thomas Sowell.” As I...
2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: #320 “INTRIGUING IDEA FOR MORE WATER”
INTRIGUING IDEA FOR MORE WATER2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: #320Most any time I face a problem I look for as many viable options as I can find for a resolution. And recently a good friend of mine came up...
2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: #319 “ASK NOT. . .”
ASK NOT. . .2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: #319In January of 1961, my wonderful father kept my sister Robin and me home from high school for a morning so that we could watch the televised inaugural address...
2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY #318 “INNATE DISCRIMINATION”
"INNATE DISCRIMINATION"2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: #318Recently a good friend gave me a book that he thought would interest me, and he was certainly correct. It is written by a fairly young...
2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: #317 “HAVE A MEANINGFUL MEMORIAL DAY!”
"HAVE A MEANINGFUL MEMORIAL DAY!"2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: #317As we all know, each year we set aside a day we call Memorial Day to honor those people who have served in the military to keep our great...
2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: #316 “Governments have a Place”
"Governments have a Place"2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: #316Yes, we certainly do need government, but Thomas Jefferson once famously said that most bad government comes from too much government. So how...
2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: #315 “DO YOUR PART FOR PEACE AND UNDERSTANDING!”
"DO YOUR PART FOR PEACE AND UNDERSTANDING!"2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: #315Yes, we all know and have seen so many of the things that divide us here and all around the world, particularly in our...
2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: #314 “EVERYONE WILL WIN!”
"EVERYONE WILL WIN!"2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: #314There is something quite straightforward and inexpensive that governments could do that would quickly result in cleaner air, better gas mileage and...
2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: #313 “REPEAL ALL HATE CRIMES!”
"REPEAL ALL HATE CRIMES!"2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: #313I have written about this before in our 2 Paragraphs series but, with the recent increases in many arbitrary assaults upon various people in our...
2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: #312 “EQUALITY vs. EQUITY”
"EQUALITY vs. EQUITY"2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: #312A few weeks ago I sent out a column about the biggest threat to our country being the Culture of Victimization. And the response to that column was...
2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: #311 “DRUG WAR HYPOCRISY”
"DRUG WAR HYPOCRISY"2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: #311Actually this could really be a long column because hypocrisy in the so-called War on Drugs has been rampant, for decades. But this time we will focus...
2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: #310 “THE AMERICAN DREAM”
"THE AMERICAN DREAM"2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: #310Recently we taped part of our “finale” show for Becoming America – America is a Perfect Idea – the United States of America is a Work in Progress. The...
2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: #309 “GUANTANAMO BAY PRISON IS STILL OPEN!”
"GUANTANAMO BAY PRISON IS STILL OPEN!"2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: #309Guantanamo Bay Prison, which is the biggest blight upon our integrity as a country during my lifetime, is still open. And at this...
2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: #308 “RANDOM THOUGHTS”
"RANDOM THOUGHTS"2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: #308One thing that I have learned over the years is that distinctions between (or among) words matter. To explain, we think in words, and if a person doesn’t...
2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: #307 “THE BIGGEST THREAT TO OUR COUNTRY”
"THE BIGGEST THREAT TO OUR COUNTRY"2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: #307In our upcoming YouTube video show entitled “Becoming America – America is a Perfect Idea – the United States of America is a Work in...
2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: #306 “ALEXIS de TOCQUEVILLE WAS RIGHT!”
"ALEXIS de TOCQUEVILLE WAS RIGHT!"2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: #306Back in 1838, Alexis de Tocqueville who, as you know, authored the seminal book entitled Democracy in America, was supposed to have said...
2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: #305 “TWO DEVELOPMENTS”
"TWO DEVELOPMENTS"2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: #305Two weeks ago I told you that I was strongly considering running for Governor of California if there would be a recall election of Governor Gavin...
2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: #304 “THE BETTER LIFE!”
"THE BETTER LIFE!"2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: #304A wonderful young lady recently was bemoaning that people in California mostly are not as nice as in other states. I disagreed with her, believing that...
2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: #303 “JUDGE JIM GRAY (Ret.) FOR GOVERNOR?
"JUDGE JIM GRAY (Ret.) FOR GOVERNOR?"2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: #303Well, there has been a development: five days ago my wonderful wife Grace told me that she felt that the recall of Governor Newsom...
2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: #302 “IGNORANCE IS BLISS”
"IGNORANCE IS BLISS"2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: #302When I was in college I belonged to a group that sponsored weekend retreats to the mountains to discuss various topics. So for one of those retreats...
2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: #301 “TWO OUTRAGES!”
"TWO OUTRAGES!"2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: #301As some of you know, in 2004 I wrote a musical entitled “Americans All,” which was meant to help mentor our students. As such, the show posed issues like...
2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: #300 “WHO SAYS LIFE IS FAIR?”
"WHO SAYS LIFE IS FAIR?"2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: #300Although, like most people, I had no prior experience in raising children before my first son was born, I did the best I could. And one of my...
2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: #299 “TO STRESS OUR COMMONALITIES
"TO STRESS OUR COMMONALITIES2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: #299To our 2 Paragraphs Family: For the past year I have been a part of a team called “Pro-Ject Understanding,” which is a group of religious and...
2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: #298 “MY PODCAST IN REVIEW”
"MY PODCAST IN REVIEW"2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: #298To our 2 Paragraphs Family: As I have announced at the end of these editions of 2 Paragraphs, for the past 88 weeks I have had a podcast entitled...
2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: #297 “JANUARY 6, 2021: WHAT NOW?”
"JANUARY 6, 2021: WHAT NOW?"2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: #297Probably all people who care about the United States of America, both foreign and domestic, share my shock that our Capitol Building was...
2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: #296 “A SACRED TRUST”
"A SACRED TRUST"2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: #296As a judge I have had many opportunities to talk with individual prosecutors and investigators as well as several opportunities to address groups of them....
2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: #295 “DEFEATING FENTANYL”
"DEFEATING FENTANYL"2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: #295Recently California State Senator Pat Bates, R – Laguna Niguel, introduced a bill to the Senate to study the fentanyl disasters and have government...
2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: #294 “IF NOT US, WHO?”
"IF NOT US, WHO?"2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: #294My best reflection of the year 2020 was captured by a T-shirt I recently saw a man wearing that said “Let’s Make Orwell Fiction Again!” Yes, in many ways...
2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: #293 “BECOMING AMERICA”
"BECOMING AMERICA"2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: #293As many of you know, two partners and I composed a musical entitled Convention: the Birth of America, which is about our country's Constitutional...
2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: #292 “IN A POSITION TO BE PERSUASIVE”
"IN A POSITION TO BE PERSUASIVE"2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: #292Okay, let’s face reality and understand that, as to various topics, some people are in a better position to be heard than others. For...
2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: #291 “SALES PSYCHOLOGY”
"SALES PSYCHOLOGY"2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: #291One of the most pivotal books I have ever read was The Hidden Persuaders by Vance Packard (Washington Square Press, 1957) because it opened my eyes at...
2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: #292 “CAMPAIGN FINANCE REFORM”
"CAMPAIGN FINANCE REFORM"2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: #292Many of the recent elections gave us yet further examples about how money from special interests has too much impact in our political world. For...
2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: #289 “SOCIALISM: STOP AND THINK ABOUT IT!”
"SOCIALISM: STOP AND THINK ABOUT IT!"2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: #289We are presently in a crisis of our own making. Many of our young people are rejecting the Free Enterprise System for Socialism. Why?...
2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: #290 “DRUG PROHIBITION KILLS!”
"DRUG PROHIBITION KILLS!"2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: #290Recently on the front page of the Orange County Register was the headline “Grieving parents plead for fentanyl education,” and rightfully so....
2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: #288 “INCENTIVES SURELY MATTER!”
"INCENTIVES SURELY MATTER!"2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: #288There was a headline in a story in the November 1, 2020 Orange County Register that said “Avalanche of relief program fraud alleged.” The story...
2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: #287 “LET’S START A TRADITION!”
"LET'S START A TRADITION!"2 PARAGRAPHS 4 LIBERTY: #287 My wife Grace was born and raised in Canada, and she has told me that there is a tradition there for the days in November before...