Author Archives: Derik Schneider

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About Derik Schneider

I use a picture of John F. Kennedy as my profile pic on social media for as a very good reason: I'm a center-right, John F. Kennedy, Liberal Democrat. The real Liberals who believe in the defense of liberal democracy and the fight against authoritarianism, left-wing or right-wing. But I blog a lot about the Far-Left (or new-left, if you prefer) because I'm very interested in socialism and communism, as well as center-left progressivism, which is the real progressivism.

Marmar: Jane Fonda interview With Barbara Walters in 1978

Source:The Daily Review:  Jane Fonda, I believe giving Barbara Walters an interesting interview in 1978. Whatever you think about her politics she’s very honest and open about them and her life as well. Like losing her mother at the age … Continue reading

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The New York Times: President Obama’s 2016 State of The Union Speech

Source: This piece was originally posted at The New Democrat: The New York Times: President Obama’s 2016 State of The Union Speech I believe President Obama, gave one of his best speeches tonight. Because it wasn’t a laundry list of … Continue reading

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Forward With Roosevelt: Paul M. Sparrow: ‘FDR’s Four Freedom’s Speech Remastered’

Source:FDR Library– with a look at President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Four Freedoms speech. “There is only one speech in American history that inspired a multitude of books and films, the establishment of its own park, a series of paintings by … Continue reading

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Elizabeth Taylor: ‘You Just Do It’

Source:Heartfelt Quotes– great advice from Elizabeth Taylor. Source:The Daily Review  “You just do it. You force yourself to get up. You force yourself to put one foot in front of the other, and God damn it, you refuse to let … Continue reading

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The Peruser: Rf Schatten- Donald Trump- The King of Terrorist Recruitments

Source:The New Democrat Whatever you think about Hillary Clinton, Jeb Bush and their presidential campaigns, they’ve both been right about the same thing the whole time they’ve run. Donald Trump, is a realty show joke and not a serious presidential … Continue reading

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Floyd Anderson: ‘Hunter S. Thompson’s Famous 9/11 Interview’

Source:Floyd Anderson– one of Hunter S. Thompson’s many books. Source:The Daily Review “Hunter S. Thompson 9/11 Interview 8/29/2002” From Floyd Anderson Source:The New Democrat– Hunter S. Thompson: an American original. I don’t quite see George W. Bush as the devil that … Continue reading

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Conservable Economist: Timothy Taylor- President Dwight D. Eisenhower on the Opportunity Cost of War

Source:The New Democrat General and then later President Dwight Eisenhower, represents at least one major lesson that Neoconservatives never learned. Which is the limits of American military power and the limits to what America can do by ourselves militarily. President … Continue reading

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The Nation: Rebecca Vallas & Melissa Boteach: Paul Ryan Just Accidentally Made a Great Case For Raising The Minimum Wage

Source:The New Democrat Am I missing something here, or has The Nation come back down to Planet Earth and finally just left Planet Utopia where there’s no such thing as war, poverty, bigotry, everything that most people see as bad? … Continue reading

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POLITICO Magazine: Jesse Rifkin: Paul Ryan & The Long History of Political Beards

Source:The Daily Review When I first saw new Speaker of The House Paul Ryan and his new beard I guess a week ago, I thought, ‘great, here’s another political faker wannabe. Someone who wants to fit in with the Millennial … Continue reading

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The Nation: Suzanna Danita-Walters: Why This Socialist Feminist Is for Hillary

Source: The New Democrat What I get from this piece from The Nation is that self-described Socialist Feminist Suzanna Danuta-Walters, who said she’s to the left of Democratic Socialist Bernie Sanders, is voting for as she put it centrist Hillary … Continue reading

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