Author Archives: Rik Schneider

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About Rik Schneider

Blogger/writer on a lot of different subjects.

Commentary Magazine: Ben Cohen: Venezuela on The Brink

Source:Commentary Magazine I guess Venezuela at its best would be like Scandinavia where you would have a mid-size country or so of twenty-five million people who is not only energy independent, but a net-exporter of oil, gas, food and other … Continue reading

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The Federalist: John Daniel Davidson- How ISIS Spells The End Of Regime Change

Source:The Federalist Actually President George W. Bush’s preëmptive War in Iraq spelled the end of regime change in America. At least in the sense that America would unilaterally invade and occupy another country to knockout the authoritarian regime there and … Continue reading

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Weirdo: Don’t Be a Sucker (1947)

. What you see in this film with the bigot in the beginning unfortunately has a long history in America. But I’m only going to go back to the 1890s or so and talk about bigotry toward non-English immigrants in … Continue reading

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Zip Trivia: ‘Are You a Commie, or a Citizen?’

“This movie tells you what it takes to be a true patriotic, American. If you can’t rat out the godless commies without thinking, watch this film!” From Zip Trivia  “Authentic first-hand information by a man who knows. In 1939 Reverend Kenneth … Continue reading

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The National Interest: Scott MacDonald: Could Greece & Russia Crush The European Union?

Source:The National Interest Anyone especially lets say on the social democratic Left in America who thinks that America should adopt the Scandinavian or Greek economic model and become more like Europe economically with a bigger more centralized federal state with … Continue reading

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Hoover Institution: Karl W. Eikenberry: A Grand Strategy For Failed States

Source:Hoover Institution Here’s my definition of a failed state. A state that can’t defend itself even against domestic threats whether the government is a good peaceful responsible government, or an authoritarian regime with a bad human rights record. That would … Continue reading

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The American Mind: Charles Kesler Interviewing William Voegeli: Ending The Welfare State

. This blog has already laid out why it is against the negative income tax. Handing people who up to this point at least haven’t been responsible with their lives in too many cases to the point not they are … Continue reading

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Crash Course: John Green- ‘George H.W. Bush and The End of The Cold War’

Source:Crash Course– with a look at George H.W. Bush. “In which John Green teaches you about the end of the Cold War and the presidency of George H.W. Bush. It was neither the best of times, nor the worst of … Continue reading

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Tracy LDN: Margaret Thatcher- The Downing Street Years

Source: Tracey LDN: Margaret Thatcher- The Downing Street Years Margaret Thatcher coming to power in Britain in 1979 is very similar to Ronald Reagan coming to power in America in 1981. Both countries economies were in very bad shape with high … Continue reading

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BBC: Tories, The Course of Margaret Thatcher (2001)

. I’m not an expert on British politics obviously, but I do follow their politics and government similar to how British political junkies follow American politics. And what the British Labour Party went through from 1997 after they just lost … Continue reading

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