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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.

Universal Movies: Rear Window (1954)

Posted on April 6, 2014 by Derik Schneider

The New Democrat Rear Window might be the best not so believable movie I’ve ever seen. . It’s about Jeff (Jimmy Stewart), a photographer  in a wheelchair with a broken leg solving a murder, practically. on his own.  He gets … Continue reading →

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Movie Clips: Video: To Catch a Thief (1955)

Posted on April 4, 2014 by Derik Schneider

The New Democrat To Catch a Thief is neither the best Alfred Hitchcock movie of all time nor the best Cary Grant movie of all time but I believe it is the best Grace Kelly movie of all time and … Continue reading →

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AlterNet: David Bromwich: What Became of the Leader Many Wanted Barack Obama to be

Posted on March 11, 2014 by Derik Schneider

AlterNet: Opinion: David Bromwich: What Became of the Leader Many Wanted Obama to be Source:The New Democrat Whatever happened to that socialist whom so many Americans on the far left supported and organized for and hoped they were getting when … Continue reading →

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Salon: Omer Aziz: I’m Proud to Say I’m a Liberal

Posted on March 10, 2014 by Derik Schneider

Salon: Opinion: Omer Aziz: I’m Proud to Say I’m a Liberal: How Conservatives Vulgarized the Word Liberal and Why Liberals Should Take it Back Source:The New Democrat I agree with Omar Aziz that Conservatives have been bashing the words liberalism … Continue reading →

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Sam Seder: Caller: Did Affirmative Action Hurt the Liberal Project?

Posted on March 9, 2014 by Derik Schneider

Source:The New Democrat  Affirmative action didn’t hurt the cause of actual Liberals because Liberals believe in equal opportunity for all regardless of race, ethnicity, gender, sexuality, and so forth.  The key word is “opportunity,” that people are not judged by … Continue reading →

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Adolph Reed: ‘What Nihilism? A Response to Michelle Goldberg’

Posted on March 8, 2014 by Derik Schneider

Source:The Nation– “A polling site in Oklahoma City (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)” Also from The Nation. Source:The New Democrat “The focus of left politics must be to change the terms of a debate that leaves us with impoverished choices. It’s only … Continue reading →

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The Nation: Michelle Goldberg: Adolph Reed & Electoral Nihilism

Posted on March 6, 2014 by Derik Schneider

The Nation: Opinion: Adolph Reed and Electoral Nihilism Source:The New Democrat A couple of things irritate me about the far left in the Democratic Party (social democrats or even socialists, as I call them) when it comes to their political … Continue reading →

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Hal 15 Greer: 1965-66 Baltimore Bullets: The Tall Men of Baltimore

Posted on March 6, 2014 by Derik Schneider

Source:The New Democrat  The reason the Bullets left Baltimore in 1973, I believe, for Washington is the same reason Baltimore doesn’t have an NBA franchise now of their own:  their arena. They didn’t have a modern major league sports arena … Continue reading →

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Think Progress: Cap Action War Room: A Progressive Vision: President Obama’s FY 2015 Federal Budget

Posted on March 5, 2014 by Derik Schneider

Think Progress: Cap Action War Room: A Progressive Vision Source:The New Democrat I haven’t had a chance to see President’s Obama’s full budget proposal. I’ve just seen summaries from the partisan right, who see it as another progressive wish-list tax-and-spend … Continue reading →

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NBC Sports: NFL 1980-Week 10: Cleveland Browns @ Baltimore Colts: Full Game

Posted on March 5, 2014 by Derik Schneider

Source:The New Democrat  The Colts actually looked like contenders in the AFC through nine games in 1980 but then went back to where they had been in 1978 and 1979, which was a competitive but not a winning team with … Continue reading →

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