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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 Fiscal Times: Mark Thoma: Are Calls for Wealth Redistribution Based on Envy or Justice?

Posted on July 1, 2014 by kireschneider

Source:The New Democrat  Wealth or income redistribution, it depends on how you define it because government at all levels does it all the time everyday. And generally when government redistributes wealth it is noncontroversial. It taxes these people who live … Continue reading →

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The Fiscal Times: Eric Pianin: Senator John Thune’s Thorny Political Test: Pass the Highway Bill

Posted on June 30, 2014 by kireschneider

Source:The New Democrat  If Congress were under different and I would just state wiser leadership funding the Highway Trust Fund wouldn’t be that big of a deal. But since we have a Republican House of Representatives that is essentially run … Continue reading →

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PBS NewsHour: Shields * Ponnuru on House GOP vs. Obama, IRS Missing Emails

Posted on June 27, 2014 by kireschneider

Source:The New Democrat  As far as the Republican primary elections last Tuesday, it was a great night for establishment Republicans in Congress. With none of them losing with Representative Jim Lankford winning his primary overwhelmingly. But the biggest victory would … Continue reading →

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RAND Corporation: Brian Michael Jenkins: Iraq Observations: The Future of Iraq

Posted on June 26, 2014 by kireschneider

RAND Corporation I posted this a few days ago on this blog about then Senator Joe Biden proposing back in 2007-08 to partition Iraq which of course the Iraqi people would have to approve themselves. And how that may of … Continue reading →

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The Fiscal Times: Rob Garver: Senate Alums Have a Plan to Fix Our Broken Government

Posted on June 25, 2014 by kireschneider

The Fiscal Times There really isn’t any plan that would fix our U.S. Congress that is so unpopular that only its members, family and staff for the members and perhaps some mental patients approve of the job that it is … Continue reading →

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Politico: Kenneth Vogel & Tarini Parti: The Existential Crisis of the Liberal Millionaire

Posted on June 24, 2014 by kireschneider

Politico Just so we are clear that Liberals and Democrats (and I mean real Liberal Democrats) aren’t against millionaires and wealth. How I know that because the Democratic Party if anything may have more wealthy millionaire individual donors than the … Continue reading →

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National Post: An Historical Look at How Iraq Was Formed

Posted on June 23, 2014 by kireschneider

National Post Back in 2006-07 then U.S. Senator Joe Biden as he was then Ranking Member of the Foreign Relations Committee in 2006 and then when Democrats won back Congress in 2006 he became Chairman of that committee proposed a … Continue reading →

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The Bully Pulpit: JR Benjamin- William F. Buckley on Drug Legalization

Posted on June 20, 2014 by kireschneider

The Bully Pulpit William F. Buckley’s basic position on the War on Drugs was that it was a failure. That he wasn’t in favor of legalizing illegal narcotics which is really what the War on Drugs is. And that is … Continue reading →

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Contra Corner: Michael Krieger: Mission Accomplished in Iraq

Posted on June 20, 2014 by kireschneider

Source:The New Democrat  Whatever you think of the War in Iraq from 2003 to 2011 when it officially ended with American troops pulling out the “mission has already been accomplished”. If you look at what the original neoconservative goals from … Continue reading →

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National Post: F.H. Buckley: Canadian Conservatives Shouldn’t Look South For Right-Wing Inspiration

Posted on June 19, 2014 by kireschneider

The only thing I agree with F.H. Buckley in his piece comparing Canadian Conservatives with American Conservatives is that “Canada shouldn’t look South for right-wing inspiration”. For obvious reasons I believe, but a big one being that a Canadian Conservative … Continue reading →

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