Author Archives: FredSchneiderUS

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About FredSchneiderUS

I'm a blogger who deals mostly with current affairs, public policy, politics, and history, who concentrates primarily on people who might be called Classical Progressives today, people who are to the left of Conservatives and Liberals (or Classical Conservatives and Liberals, if you prefer) but to the right of Democratic Socialists and Communists. But I also blog about Hollywood and sports as well.

Justin Stapley: ‘The Cultural War & Federalism’

Posted on May 1, 2019 by FredSchneiderUS

“Federalism is one of the few political mechanisms that benefits everyone. All sides of the political divide should be wary of allowing it to become a casualty in the ever-escalating culture war. The system of federalism created by the Constitution … Continue reading →

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Frank Talk: Frank Colletta- Episode 1: What Does It Mean To Be a Progressive?

Posted on April 14, 2019 by FredSchneiderUS

Source:The New Democrat  “Welcome to Frank Talk episode 1. Join me as we explore the Four Pillars of Progressive Thought and what it means to be a progressive-minded individual. Special thanks to Think Progress for their article entitled: “What it … Continue reading →

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Investigation Discovery: Jodi Arias- ‘The Missing Pieces’

Posted on July 27, 2018 by FredSchneiderUS

Source: The New Democrat “Ten years later, people still talk about Jodi Arias and the murder of Travis Alexander. Through exclusive interviews with her former lawyer, a former cellmate, and a rapper who recorded a tribute to her, The Missing … Continue reading →

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Inside Edition: Ali Rosen- ‘Legendary Chef and Traveler Anthony Bourdain Dies At 61’

Posted on June 9, 2018 by FredSchneiderUS

Source: The New Democrat When I first heard about Anthony Bourdain’s show Parts Unknown coming to CNN in 2013 or 14, I thought this was another one of those so-called reality TV shows where the lead character is some loudmouth … Continue reading →

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Washington Watch: BookTV Afterwords- Carlos Lozada Interviewing David Frum: Trumpocracy & The State of Western Democracy

Posted on March 4, 2018 by FredSchneiderUS

Source:The New Democrat Maybe Trumpocracy is another way of talking about the new highly rated Washington reality TV show known as The White House, with Donald Trump. I say highly rated and not highly successful, because it’s not successful at … Continue reading →

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The Film Archives: The Washington Journal With Brian Lamb- Camille Paglia & Bay Buchanan: On College Students, Education, Government, Women in Politics

Posted on February 24, 2018 by FredSchneiderUS

Source:The New Democrat I like and respect Camille Paglia a lot, at least when I’m quick enough to understand what she’s saying, or at the very least catch every word that she says. She talks the way kitty cats run … Continue reading →

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CNN: Special Preview- The Radical Story of Patty Hearst: Story of The Symbionese Liberation Army

Posted on February 17, 2018 by FredSchneiderUS

Source:The New Democrat I believe to understand the kidnapping of Patty Hearst and the Symbionese Liberation Army, you have to understand the 1970s especially the early and mid 1970s. I don’t want to sound overdramatic but America was at a … Continue reading →

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The Film Archives: Book TV- U.S. Representative Bobby Rush- Interviewing Catherine Wilkerson: ‘The Legacy of The Weather Underground & The New Left Movement of The 1960s’

Posted on February 10, 2018 by FredSchneiderUS

“Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) was a student activist movement in the United States that was one of the main representations of the New Left. The organization developed and expanded rapidly in the mid-1960s before dissolving at its last … Continue reading →

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Real Time With Bill Maher: Monologue: ‘Banana Republicans’

Posted on February 3, 2018 by FredSchneiderUS

Source:The New Democrat Watching CNN yesterday afternoon as I was working ( of course ) they were obviously covering the release of the Devin Nunes memo and they had Robert Baer on who was a career CIA intelligence officer before … Continue reading →

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A&E: Biography- Gary Gilmore

Posted on January 27, 2018 by FredSchneiderUS

Source:A&E– Biography Gary Gilmore. Source:The New Democrat “After committing a series of escalating petty crimes in Oregon during his teens, Gary Gilmore was sent to reform school and later served his first stretch in prison. By the age of 35, … Continue reading →

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