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About Ederik Schneider

I’m a Liberal (or Classical Liberal, if you prefer) blogger, who specializes in the real liberalism, (as we call it) as well as Libertarians and libertarianism, for The New Democrat. But I also blog about Classic Hollywood, sports history, and from time to time, women’s fashion and lifestyle in general.

Judy Morris: Big Government at Work: Tennessee Senate Approves Bill To Warn Students That Hand-Holding is a Gateway Sexual Activity

Posted on April 16, 2012 by Ederik Schneider

Source:FreeState Now This just in: in the world of big government, a world so big Ray Charles could see it blindfolded. The Tennessee Senate just came up with an idea to restrict how Americans live their own lives, and beat … Continue reading →

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The Atlantic: Alexander Abad-Santos: Jon Stewart Mourns The Miracle That Was Rick Santorum’s Campaign

Posted on April 12, 2012 by Ederik Schneider

Source:Real Life Journal I’ll say this about Rick Santroum and this is probably the only nice thing I’ll say about Senator Santorum in this post. But at last its true, Rick Santorum ran a hell of a presidential campaign as … Continue reading →

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Los Angeles Times: Robin Abcarian: ‘Campaign Gaffes: Is Foot-In-Mouth Disease Always Fatal to Campaigns?’

Posted on March 26, 2012 by Ederik Schneider

Source:Los Angeles Times– columnist Robin Abcarian. Source:Real Life Journal “Texas Gov. Rick Perry had his “oops” moment on a Michigan debate stage. Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) mixed up actor John Wayne with serial killer John Wayne Gacy. And Herman Cain … Continue reading →

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Los Angeles Times: ‘Life Without Parole is Too Harsh For Young Killers’

Posted on March 24, 2012 by Ederik Schneider

Source:FreeState Now When we are talking about juvenile offenders, especially violent juvenile offenders, juveniles who’ve murdered, committed manslaughter. assault and battery, leaving their victims with indefinite damage, raped people and other horrible crimes, a couple of questions have to be … Continue reading →

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The Atlantic: Dino Grandoni: Jon Stewart Explains Comedy to FOX News

Posted on March 14, 2012 by Ederik Schneider

Source:Real Life Journal The only reason for me at least to watch FNC or Fox News Channel and for that matter to be “fair and balanced”, MSNBC prime time on weeknights, is to find out what’s not going on in … Continue reading →

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Mises Media: Gerard Casey: Libertarian Anarchy: Against The State

Posted on March 10, 2012 by Ederik Schneider

Source:FreeState Now Just to start off and I doubt I’m the first person to notice this and at risk of sounding awful and mean, doesn’t Gerard Casey, especially with that mustache, resemble Adolph Hitler? I have a lot of respect … Continue reading →

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Wes Messamore: Second Amendment Revolution: Maryland Handgun Ruling a Huge Victory For Gun Rights Advocates!

Posted on March 8, 2012 by Ederik Schneider

Source:FreeState Now Just to be clear: I’m pro-2nd Amendment and I believe that all adults in the United States that are of sound mind and aren’t criminals and are capable of managing guns, then they should be able to do … Continue reading →

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Los Angeles Times: Charlotte Allen: Liberals vs. Conservative, What Makes Us Different and Similar

Posted on February 20, 2012 by Ederik Schneider

Source:FreeState Now If you understand both liberalism and conservatism and don’t just go by what the “mainstream media” reports about them and actually get passed the negative stereotypes about them, you understand that they don’t sound very different. To someone … Continue reading →

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The Atlantic: Dino Grandoni: Jon Stewart Shows That Pandering Can be Tricky

Posted on February 19, 2012 by Ederik Schneider

Source:Real Life Journal Telling people what they want to here is the easiest thing to do. Whether you’re a politician, or candidate, or not. But it’s probably more tempting to tell people what thy want to hear when you’re an … Continue reading →

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Saturday Night Live: Celebrity Jeopardy: The Best of Stupid Celebrities

Posted on February 11, 2012 by Ederik Schneider

Source:Real Life Journal As someone who tends to be very flip if not sarcastic, or that’s what I’ve been told, I see myself as humorous. I see something funny and I give a quick off the cuff observation to it. … Continue reading →

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