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About kireschneider

I’m primarily a current affairs blogger focusing on center-right Republican conservatism and progressivism. But current affairs, public policy, and history, are not my only subjects as a blogger. Which is one reason why I’ve also written for The Daily Review USA Blog. I’m also interested in Classic Hollywood, especially actresses and actors, but films and TV as well, as well as humor and lifestyle

The Aspen Institute: David Brooks: ‘On Conservative & Liberal Values’

Source:The New Democrat “David Brooks, the leader of a new Aspen Institute initiative to understand and reduce the growing fragmentation, alienation, and division around the country, spoke at the 2017 Aspen Ideas Festival. This clip comes from a conversation with … Continue reading

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Kire Schneider: Anita Ekberg Tribute

Source:Celebrities Team– The Swedish Goddess Anita Ekberg. Source:The New Democrat “Tribute to Anita Ekberg (1931 – 2015)” From Celebrities Team “Anita Ekberg Tribute” Source:The Queen of The Prom– The Swedish Goddess Anita Ekberg. From The Queen of The Prom As I mentioned … Continue reading

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Archive TV: BBC Arena- Anita Ekberg Documentary: The Swedish Goddess

Source:The New Democrat In the 1950s in Hollywood, there was this blonde bombshell trend that was going on there. Directors and producers, studio executives, were looking got the next hot blonde. Gorgeous, curvy, sexy women, who also happened to be … Continue reading

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George Carlin: ‘Life is Worth Losing- Dumb Americans’

Source:George Carlin– doing his HBO routine in 2005. Source:The New Democrat  “Life Is Worth Losing – Dumb Americans – George Carlin. From HBO Life Is Worth Losing.” From George Carlin Warning! This piece might contain language that may offend people who … Continue reading

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Politics & Prose: Bruce Bartlett- ‘The Truth Matters’

Source:The New Democrat I don’t want to make this all about Donald Trump, but when I thinking about The Truth Matters I think of that Kellyanne Conway line from February last year I believe when she’s on NBC’s Meet The … Continue reading

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Politics & Prose: Robert Reich- ‘The Common Good’

Source:The New Democrat In this long PBS style fundraiser marathon of a speech that Robert Reich gave in Washington about his book The Common Good, I got the sense that he was talking about what’s called the social contract. This … Continue reading

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Politics & Prose: John Leland: ‘Happiness Is A Choice You Make’

Source:The New Democrat I believe in the cliche life is a highway and then add Tom Cochrane’s line, I want to ride it all night long. On the highway of life ( to use a another cliche ) you make … Continue reading

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Politics & Prose: David Frum- Trumpocracy

Source:The New Democrat David Frum’s Trumpocracy argues that thanks to President Donald Trump and perhaps other people and other things our liberal democracy and liberal democratic form of government is at risk. That Donald Trump represents a right-wing nationalist populist … Continue reading

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Movie Clips Trailer Vault: Groundhog Day (1993) Starring Bill Murray & Andie McDowell

Source:The New Democrat Groundhog is one of my favorite comedies from the 1990s as well as all time. Because the movie which obviously is not believable that a basically normal even narcissistic man like Phil Connors ( played by Bill … Continue reading

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Politics & Prose: David Cay Johnston- ‘It’s Even Worse Than You Think’

Source:The New Democrat I agree with David C. Johnston that Donald Trump is not the disease in American politics, but a symptom. His presidency is an example of what can happen when Americans are literally so pissed off about American … Continue reading

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