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Anthony Gregory is a self-described anarcho-libertarian and a fellow at the Independent Institute, a libertarian think tank in the United States. Gregory has contributed content to The Huffington Post, Center for a Stateless Society, The Libertarian Standard, the Future of Freedom Foundation, and Mises Daily. He also maintains his writings on his personal website.
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- Anthony Gregory Why Is There a War on Everything
- Anthony gregory liberals vs libertarians
- Early life
- Views
- Opposition to treatment of US prisoners
- Antiwar
- Free migration
- Books
- Media
- References
Gregory has studied at the University of California, Berkeley.
Anthony gregory liberals vs libertarians
Early life
Gregory's political views were influenced by those of his parents. His father was an anti-war conservative who voted for George McGovern instead of Richard Nixon because of the latter's support for the Vietnam War; his mother was an anti-Communist immigrant from Korea. Gregory says he became an anarchist in college, after seeing what he considered to be government bungling of its key function of national security during and after the September 11 attacks in 2001.
Views
Gregory identifies as an anarcho-libertarian, and opposes many actions that he perceives to be government overreach.
Opposition to treatment of US prisoners
In an interview, Gregory identified prisons as an important political issue that libertarians at large have tended not to care about as much as he thinks they should. Gregory's chief criticisms include the imprisonment of non-violent drug offenders, the imprisonment of innocent people due to low evidentiary standards, and the use of methods of imprisonment that are tantamount to torture.
Antiwar
Gregory has been critical of the Iraq War and other recent international war-like involvement by the United States. Gregory's views on the Iraq War were included in a Reason Magazine summary of libertarian thoughts on the Iraq War 10 years after the beginning of the war.
Anthony Gregory has been critical of conscription and expressed skepticism of Andrew Bacevich's argument that conscription would reduce support for war.
Free migration
Gregory has argued in favor of free migration and also in favor of amnesty for all illegal immigrants in the United States.
Books
Gregory is author of The Power of Habeas Corpus in America (2013, Cambridge University Press for the Independent Institute). The book was reviewed by Jonathan Hafetz for Reason Magazine, Allen Mendenhall for The Freeman, and Paul Gottfried for Libertarian Papers. It won the 2013 award for best book on Law & Legal Studies in the American Publishers Awards for Professional and Scholarly Excellence.
Media
Gregory was interviewed by Washington Times writer Joseph S. Diedrich about his personal life and his vision for liberty.
Gregory has also appeared on Freedom Watch, a show by Judge Andrew Napolitano hosted by the Fox Business Network.