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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

NPR News: Report: Krishnader Calanur: President Obama Seeks $1 Billion to Boost U.S. Military Presence in Europe

Posted on June 17, 2014 by kireschneider

(via Obama Seeks $1 Billion To Boost U.S. Military Presence In Europe : The Two-Way : NPR) I got a crazy idea that may just have people running to the North Pole to escape the summer weather. How about instead of paying Europeans … Continue reading →

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The Fiscal Times: Edward Morrissey: The VA Scandal Exposes Single Payer Health Care Flaws

Posted on June 17, 2014 by kireschneider

(via VA Scandal Exposes Single-Payer Health Care Flaws | The Fiscal Times) In case there wasn’t already enough evidence that America will never have a Scandinavian or British style government-run health care system that includes both health insurance and health care … Continue reading →

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PBS NewsHour: Shields & Brooks: The Flagging Labor Force, Congressional Mid-Terms & Foreign Policy

Posted on May 9, 2014 by kireschneider

Source:The New Democrat  I agree with Mark Shields and David Brooks when they say that the jobs report is good news and a positive step.  If we get a few more reports like this it will be good for Democrats … Continue reading →

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Crooks & Liars: Dave Johnson: ‘Democrats Who Move Right Lose Elections’

Posted on May 9, 2014 by kireschneider

Source:The New Democrat The former great, RIP, Progressive Democratic Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tip O’Neal, had a saying, “All politics are local.”  Well, of course, that is not all true but a lot of it is, especially when you … Continue reading →

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Andrew Sullivan: Why Rand Paul Matters

Posted on May 6, 2014 by kireschneider

Source:The New Democrat  For me, though, these clips make Paul’s candidacy more appealing, not less. What the GOP needs is an honest, stringent account of how it has ended up where it is – a party that has piled on … Continue reading →

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Bloomberg News: Rip up the Script: Why Canada’s Middle Class Beats America’s

Posted on May 4, 2014 by kireschneider

Source:The New Democrat  Strange title for an over two-minute video, two-minutes and seventeen seconds to be precise, that spends only twenty seconds talking about the Canadian middle class. Most of this video was about the decline of the American middle … Continue reading →

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PBS NewsHour: Gwen Ifill Interviewing Marcia Coyle: U.S. Supreme Court Upholds Michigan Ban on Affirmative Action

Posted on May 2, 2014 by kireschneider

Source:The New Democrat  Damn! A Supreme Court decision on which I agree with Chief Justice John Roberts. Well, to amend that, I would’ve voted with the Chief Justice on this affirmative action case but I would’ve sided with liberal Justice … Continue reading →

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PBS NewsHour: Paul Solman Interviewing William Darity on a Government Jobs Program

Posted on May 2, 2014 by kireschneider

Source:The New Democrat  Economist William Darity is saying that “since we could borrow over a trillion-dollars for the 2008 TARP bailouts and the auto bailouts that we could afford to borrow the same amount of money for a new Federal … Continue reading →

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PBS: NewsHour: Judy Woodruff: How Justice John Stevens Would Change the Constitution

Posted on April 30, 2014 by kireschneider

Source:The New Democrat  Justice Stevens has apparently been playing a lot of baseball lately, playing the position of left fielder in a ballpark with a very large left field.  He’s talking about essentially doing away with the second amendment.  His … Continue reading →

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Crooks & Liars: Joshua Holland: Outrage Over ObamaCare is Nothing Compared With FDR’s New Deal

Posted on April 28, 2014 by kireschneider

Source:The New Democrat  In the 1920s and 30s, the U.S. economy was a pretty freewheeling affair. Taxes were low and regulation of the economy was minimal.  Libertarians were as close to utopia as they had ever been.  When the first … Continue reading →

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