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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 Bully Pulpit: JR Benjamin- Gore Vidal: ‘Rioting in Understatement’

“The two parties, which are really one party, cannot be put to use. They are the country’s ownership made carnival. Can the united action of individual citizens regain some control over government? I think so. But it won’t be easy, … Continue reading

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Vanity Fair: David Friend- Monica Lewinsky Opens Up About The Year That Changed Politics & Her Life Forever

Source:The Daily Review Looking back at it now twenty years later (think about that for a second) the difference between the 1960s especially the early 1960s with President John F. Kennedy and the 1990s with President William J. Clinton, has … Continue reading

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The Ripon Society: Gregory Koger: ‘Preserve The Filibuster- Protect People From Political Parties’

Source:The Ripon Society– Gregory Koger. Source:The New Democrat “Should Senate Republicans abolish the filibuster? The filibuster is not specifically established by the U.S. Constitution. Then again, neither are political parties. Indeed, one could argue that the filibuster has persisted because … Continue reading

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Bob Daugherty: Mysteries & Scandals- The Blacklist & The Hollywood 10

Source:The Daily Review Looking back at it The Hollywood Blacklist and The Hollywood 10 and the so-called House Un-American Activities Committee which was as Un-American as anything they were investigating and perhaps the most Un-American committee we’ve ever seen in … Continue reading

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Fix The Debt: 6 Things That Congress Should Do As It Considers The Federal Budget & Government Spending

.Source:The New Democrat “The Fix the Debt Campaign is bringing together Americans from all walks of life and from across the country to get the national debt under control. Learn more and join us.” What Fix The Debt really only … Continue reading

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Politics & Prose: Glenn Frankel: ‘High Noon: The Hollywood Blacklist & The Making of a Classic’

Source:The Daily Review I don’t have much to offer about the movie High Noon, as least the original one from 1952. I did however see a movie with the same title from the Lifetime Network (of all places) in I … Continue reading

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Mark Lilla: ‘The Shipwrecked Mind’

Source:Politics & Prose– Mark Lilla & Andrew Sullivan at Politics & Prose in Washington. “Expanding on the essays he’s published in The New York Review of Books and The New Republic, Lilla’s seventh book is a rich history of political … Continue reading

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Vanity Fair: Rich Cohen: ‘Why Generation X Might Be Our Last, Best Hope’

Source:The Daily Review  “Demographics are destiny. We grew up in the world and mind of the baby-boomers simply because there were so many of them. They were the biggest, easiest, most free-spending market the planet had ever known. What they … Continue reading

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The Independent Institute: Kyle Swan- Private Property Rights

Source:The New Democrat Libertarian Economist Walter Williams once said something that I actually agree with. He was talking about property rights and extended them to one’s self and one’s body. That the individual has complete control of their own body … Continue reading

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Lloyd Laney: Susan Hayward 1998 Biography

Source:The Daily Review I believe what made Susan Hayward such a great actress was how real she was which allowed to her seem like she wasn’t acting. She almost had this “I have nothing to lose attitude so I might … Continue reading

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