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About Erik Schneider

I use the American Liberal photo as the cover photo for this blog, because that’s exactly what I am. And no, not in the stereotypical, sort of pop culture sense of what an American Liberal is supposed to be. But someone who represents what American liberalism, as well as European liberalism, and perhaps the liberalism of the rest of the world outside of the United States. Liberals are people who believe in defense of liberal democracy, as well as the preservation of liberal democracy. And of course we also believe in liberal democracy with all the individual rights, and other liberal values that come from liberal democracy, the liberal democratic form of government, like equal opportunity, equal rights, equal justice, property rights, individual freedom and freedom of choice for everybody, as well as limited but responsible government, and fiscal responsibility

Thames TV: Looks Familiar With Denis Norden- Diana Dors, Larry Grayson & Farley Granger (1982)

Source: The New Democrat  “Clips taken from Thames TV’s ‘Looks familiar’ featuring actors Farley Granger, Diana Dors and comedian Larry Grayson. In these segments the stars talk about their favorite films and what they thought of Hollywood. First shown: 26/04/1982.” … Continue reading

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The Express Online: ‘Raquel Welch- Through The Years’

Source:The Express Online– The Red Hot Raquel Welch. Source:The New Democrat  “Raquel Welch through the years. Delve into Raquel Welch’s career SUBSCRIBE for more at:The Express Online.” From The Express Online Every generation at least in Hollywood, has that one woman … Continue reading

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Mariah Carey: Make it Happen- Tribute To The NHL 2018 Stanley Cup Champion Washington Capitals

Source:The New Democrat  “Music video by Mariah Carey performing Make It Happen. YouTube view counts pre-VEVO: 21,232 (C) 1991 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT” From Mariah Carey I was in eighth grade and for you non-math and school wizards that would be … Continue reading

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The Economist: Liberalism- Where Did it Come From and Are its Days Numbered?

Source: The New Democrat On this overcast, ugly, cool Memorial Day in the nations capital just outside of Washington, I thought as we celebrate as a country the lives of the people who died for our freedom, I would explain … Continue reading

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The New Yorker: Will Storr: ‘How Millennials Became The Selfie Generation’

Source: The New Democrat “We look at how society became fascinated with its own image, and try to find the truth behind selfie-taking. How Millennials Became the Selfie Generation | Annals of Obsession” From The New Yorker Just on a personal … Continue reading

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Alfred Hitch Blog: Wemisse- Vertigo (1958) ‘I Need You To Be Madeline For a While’

“(My analysis of Vertigo will be divided into two parts.) In 1956 Paramount purchased two books as potential Alfred Hitchcock projects: Flamingo Feather, and D’entre Les Morts (From Among the Dead). He was planning to make Flamingo Feather first; it … Continue reading

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The New Republic: Win McCormack: ‘Are You Progressive’

Source: The New Democrat Before I offer you my own personal definition of progressive and progressivism and there really isn’t any official of progressive and progressivism unlike liberal and liberalism, or conservative and conservatism, I want to lay out what … Continue reading

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The Washington Post: George Will: ‘Saying Goodbye To Football: Baseball is The True American Pastime’

Source:The Washington Post– George Will on football & baseball. Source:The New Democrat “Baseball is older than the Republic, but that’s not the only reason columnist George Will says it has an edge over football… From The Washington Post I’m a big … Continue reading

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The Economist: Lane Green- Why Do We Swear?

Source: The New Democrat Warning: this piece could offend a lot of people who are very religious and have a PG-13 mentality. Before I explain why I believe we (meaning Americans, as if there is anyone else ) swear, first we … Continue reading

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The New Republic: Jeet Heer: ‘Why Film Critics Were Blind To The Big Lebowski’s Brilliance’

Source:The New Democrat I sort of look at The Big Lebowski as a parody of hipsters as a movie that makes fun of hipsterism and sends America the message that this is what can happen to you when you don’t … Continue reading

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