Author Archives: Charles Curley

Legislators’ Votes a Key Indicator of Liberty Orientation

CHEYENNE, WY: Wyoming Liberty Group released its report on the 2013 Key Liberty Votes today, a set of legislator’s votes on bills relating to individual freedom and responsibility. This report provides a snapshot of the Wyoming legislative session. “The votes … Continue reading

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Key Liberty Votes 2013

It’s Baaaaack… the 2013 Key Liberty Votes is out and available for your reading pleasure. Or your reading displeasure, given some of the bills passed this year:  Like the past two editions, we look at six votes in each House … Continue reading

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Effective Citizenship

On January 2, 2013, WyLiberty’s Amy Edmonds and Charles Curley spoke about the mechanics of the legislative process. This event outline include links to legislative websites and accompany the video of the event, which is also posted on the video page (under Media) of the WyLiberty site. Continue reading

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Yes Minister

There are many books on the art of government, many serious treatises, from Polybius to Gibbon to Machiavelli to Bagehot. Many are on specific forms of government. Yes Minister teaches many of the same lessons. It teaches them with humor and truth. Anyone involved in politics would do well to arm himself by watching the series. Continue reading

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Some “Conservative” State…

We hear a lot about how conservative Wyoming is. Well, in at least one area, that just isn’t true. In a study of state government direct spending growth between 2000 and 2010, in real dollars per capita (to eliminate the … Continue reading

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Fukushima and the Triumph of Conservatism

The Japanese Parliament released its 640 page report on the Fukushima disaster on July 5th. It is a scathing and bitter indictment that ranges far beyond just the immediate problems that led up to and followed the massive release of … Continue reading

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The Bureau of Labor Lies, Damned Lies, and Statistics

“Figures often beguile me,” Mark Twain wrote, “particularly when I have the arranging of them myself; in which case the remark attributed to Disraeli would often apply with justice and force: ‘There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, … Continue reading

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Who Owns Your Children?

Who owns your children? You, the parent? The government? The local school board? This question lies at the heart of a February incident in Kitchner, Ontario. Apparently four year old Nevaeh Sansone was doodling her fantasies of her father fighting … Continue reading

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“If I Wanted America to Fail”

If I wanted America to fail… what would I do? A video released recently by Free Market America has gone viral, and caused quite a stir, already garnering close to two million views in under one month. What do you … Continue reading

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Obamacare and the Tragedy of the Commons

Washington, in its infinite wisdom, has decided that it will apply a “one size fits none” policy to health insurance plans. Every woman will get contraception coverage, whether she wants it or not. If the individual mandate is a transfer … Continue reading

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