Category Archives: AEI Video

American Enterprise Institute: Representative Paul Ryan: ‘Expanding Opportunity in America’

Source:The New Democrat  I’ve seem some of the reactions from so-called progressive publications like Salon and the AlterNet about Representative Paul Ryan’s anti-poverty programs reform plan. Representative Ryan is of course the Chairman of the House Budget Committee and a … Continue reading

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Arthur Brooks: A Conservative Vision of Social Justice

Source:The New Democrat  I’m trying to think of a conservative vision for social justice and it’s hard. Because it almost sounds like creating an Oxymoron. And what I mean by that is that social justice or economic justice tend to … Continue reading

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American Enterprise: Charles Murray: It’s Not Liberals That is the Problem, But Progressives

Source:The New Democrat  Charles Murray hit it on the head in his AEI article about liberalism and how that is different from today’s so-called progressivism. Even though even what is supposed to pass as progressivism today is really not progressivism … Continue reading

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American Enterprise: Nicholas Eberstadt: The Government vs. The American Character

Source:The New Democrat  I agree with Nicholas Eberstadt on the growth of the entitlement state in America. . We use to be a society in which you took care of yourself as much as you could and when you couldn’t, … Continue reading

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AEI: James Pethokoukis: The New Marxism

Source:The New Democrat  Winston Churchill famously said, “Democracy is the worst form of government except for all the rest.” This logical form can be applied to other systems as well. It works fairly well in economics, e.g., “Capitalism is the … Continue reading

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American Enterprise: Michael R. Strain: A $4 Minimum Wage Can Get People Back to Work

Source:The New Democrat  Sure, you could pay someone $4.00 an hour and that would encourage companies to start hiring again and they would probably hire a lot more people again, people who haven’t finished high school and are not even … Continue reading

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American Enterprise: Arthur Brooks: Why Conservatives Should Care About Social Justice

. Source:The New Democrat  Arthur Brooks talking about creating a positive agenda instead of Republicans just saying what they are against. He’s arguing and has argued that Republicans need to offer what they are in favor of. His argument is … Continue reading

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American Enterprise: Phillip Swagel: Four Ways We Can Improve the Economy in 2014

Source:The New Democrat  Just to start out before I go any further. I believe there’s a better shot of the Chicago Cubs winning the World Series in 2014 or the Redskins winning the Super Bowl with Dan Snyder as the … Continue reading

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