{"id":8753,"date":"2013-05-27T06:07:18","date_gmt":"2013-05-27T06:07:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/maverickphilosopher.blog\/index.php\/2013\/05\/27\/gibson-guitars-and-government-abuse-of-power\/"},"modified":"2013-05-27T06:07:18","modified_gmt":"2013-05-27T06:07:18","slug":"gibson-guitars-and-government-abuse-of-power","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maverickphilosopher.blog\/index.php\/2013\/05\/27\/gibson-guitars-and-government-abuse-of-power\/","title":{"rendered":"Gibson Guitars and Government Abuse of Power"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia,palatino;\">On 1 September 2011 I <a href=\"http:\/\/maverickphilosopher.typepad.com\/maverick_philosopher\/2011\/09\/gibson-guitars-and-the-totalitarian-left.html\" target=\"_self\">commented<\/a> on the Obama administration&#39;s attack on Gibson.&#0160; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.realclearmarkets.com\/articles\/2013\/05\/24\/now_the_gibson_guitar_raids_make_sense_100343.html\" target=\"_self\">Now the Gibson guitar raids make sense<\/a>.&#0160; 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