Author Archives: Rik Schneider

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About Rik Schneider

Blogger/writer on a lot of different subjects.

Heritage Foundation: Amy Payne: Tax Reform Ideas: Three Ways to Make April 15 Less Painful

Posted on February 28, 2014 by Rik Schneider

Source:The New Democrat  I believe America needs both a short-term and a long-term tax reform plan not only because of our current partisan makeup in power but also because of our long-term economic outlook. The short-term plan is based on … Continue reading →

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A&E Biography: Sophia Loren

Posted on February 27, 2014 by Rik Schneider

Source:Biography– The Italian Goddess Sophia Loren. “Sophia Loren is an Academy Award-winning Italian actress. A striking beauty, Loren is often listed among the world’s all time most attractive women. Who Is Sophia Loren? Raised in poverty, Sophia Loren began her … Continue reading →

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ABC News: 1968 Republican National Convention: William F. Buckley VS Gore Vidal

Posted on February 26, 2014 by Rik Schneider

Source:The New Democrat  By 1968 the Republican Party was definitely moving right ideologically, with Barry Goldwater and Ronald Reagan having enormous influence in bringing to the GOP what would be called conservative libertarians today. And Richard Nixon with his 1968 … Continue reading →

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ABC News: 1968 Republican National Convention: William F. Buckley VS Gore Vidal

Posted on February 26, 2014 by Rik Schneider

Source:The New Democrat  The ultimate debate, when it comes to wit, humor, and intelligence was between Gore Vidal and Bill Buckley. You don’t need a moderator in a debate like this and there really wasn’t one, with Howard Smith letting … Continue reading →

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Nevada Policy Research Institute: Las Vegas Mob Wars- Government-Funded Mob Museum

Posted on February 26, 2014 by Rik Schneider

  Source:The New Democrat Las Vegas and Southern Nevada in general became a personal State for the Italian and Jewish mafias, an area they developed and owned by means of legitimate investments in Vegas that served as a cover for … Continue reading →

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The Federalist: Opinion: David Harsanyi: “Rand Paul is Right, Social Conservatives Should Embrace Libertarianism”: Why Conservatives Shouldn’t be at Odds with Libertarians

Posted on February 26, 2014 by Rik Schneider

The Federalist: Opinion: David Harsanyi: Rand Paul is Right, Social Conservatives Should Embrace Libertarianism Rik Schneider on Google+ The New Democrat on Facebook The New Democrat on Twitter I don’t want to sound overly technical here but it all depends … Continue reading →

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C-SPAN: Nadie Cohodas: Strom Thurmond Biography: The Politics of Southern Change (1993)

Posted on February 25, 2014 by Rik Schneider

Source:The New Democrat  The best thing I can say about Senator Strom Thurmond, as someone who is not a fan, is that he was a reformed segregationist who reformed his views and rhetoric as the predominant views changed, even in … Continue reading →

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Townhall: Daniel J. Mitchell: Is America Doomed to Become a Failed European-Style Welfare State?

Posted on February 24, 2014 by Rik Schneider

Source:The New Democrat  One thing I tend to agree on with Progressive economists on is that there isn’t any magic number to attach to how big the public sector has to be or how small it has to be that … Continue reading →

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NFL Films: NFL 1972-This Week in Pro Football-Week 10

Posted on February 24, 2014 by Rik Schneider

Source:The New Democrat  How good would the New England Patriots have been in the 1970s had they just been able to protect the great talented quarterback Jim Plunkett, who had all the tools in the world to be a great … Continue reading →

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Watch Mojo: ‘History of Las Vegas: Casinos and Crime’

Posted on February 21, 2014 by Rik Schneider

Source:Watch Mojo– welcome to Sin City, Nevada. Source:The New Democrat “This city in the middle of the desert was originally named Las Vegas by Spanish explorers, and that name translates to “the meadows.” Soon, a Mormon population relocated there from … Continue reading →

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