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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

BBC: ‘The Rise & Fall of Tony Blair’

Source:Trond Repato– Tony Blair apparently meeting New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani. Don’t ask me when and where. You can also see this post at The Daily Press, on Blogger. “The Rise and Fall Of Tony Blair 2007 06 23 Part … Continue reading

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Richard Quine: The Notorious Landlady (1962) Starring Kim Novak & Jack Lemmon

Source:HD Retro Trailers– Hollywood Goddess Kim Novak starring in The Notorious Landlady. “The original trailer in high definition of The Notorious Landlady directed by Richard Quine. Starring Kim Novak, Jack Lemmon, Fred Astaire and Lionel Jeffries.” From HD Retro Trailers Source:The … Continue reading

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Columbia Classic’s: Pushover (1954) Fred McMurray & Kim Novak Star

Source:Columbia Classic’s “Money isn’t dirty, just people are”. One of the better lines from Pushover delivered by the great Kim Novak who was great at delivering lines because she had a great voice and came off as so real because … Continue reading

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Foreign Affairs: Alexander J. Motyl: ‘Why Vladimir Putin’s Days Are Numbered’

Source:Foreign Affairs Magazine– President Vladimir Putin: Russian Federation. “The longer the Russian war against Ukraine continues, the more likely it is that President Vladimir Putin’s regime will collapse. Despite Putin’s bluster, the authoritarian regime he has constructed is exceedingly brittle. … Continue reading

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The Washington Post: Jonathan Capehart: John Boehner Needs to Follow His Own Advice on DHS Funding

Source:The Washington Post It is not often that I agree with House Speaker John Boehner on anything and I’ll let you judge for yourself how often that is. But he has a point here. The House did their job at … Continue reading

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The Hill: Congress: Keith Laing: Senator Bernie Sanders: $1T Infrastructure Bill Would Be Cheaper Than Iraq War

Source:The Hill Bernie Sanders wouldn’t be Bernie Sanders if we wasn’t proposing things like a trillion-dollars in infrastructure investment to rebuild America. And I agree with him as far as the amount of money that we should invest to rebuild … Continue reading

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The American Prospect: Paul Starr: The Crash of The New Republic

The American Prospect I would put it differently and if I was writing for The American Prospect, well if I was writing for The American Prospect, they probably wouldn’t of published what I have to say about The New Republic, … Continue reading

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The New Republic: Elizabeth Stoker Bruenig: The Economist Magazine is Wrong About Welfare’s Impact on Family

Source:The New Republic As far as disability insurance, if you are physically and mentally able to working, meaning you don’t suffer from some physical or mental condition that makes it hard if not impossible for you to work full-time, you … Continue reading

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Foreign Affairs: Bilal Y. Saab: ‘Saudi Arabia’s Way Forward’

Source:Foreign Affairs– the King of Saudi Arabia. “King Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz will be remembered for his relatively reformist mindset and bold foreign policy initiatives. But the Saudi leader’s passing will have little to no impact on the Kingdom’s future, … Continue reading

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The Alfred Hitchcock Hour: Run For Doom (1963) Starring Diana Dors

Source:IMDB– English Muffin Diana Dors on The Alfred Hitchcock Hour in 1963. You can also see this post at FRS FreeState, on Blogger. “A young doctor continues to date a beautiful showgirl in spite of warnings that her three previous marriages … Continue reading

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