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Plato Shrugs: ‘Ideology Post Trump: Where Do We Go From Here?’
Source:The New Democrat “Ideological turmoil in America has reached unprecedented heights. With conservatives falling into the unfalsifiable throws of populism and Liberals fetishizing 1960 solutions to 2020 problems, both appear lost in moving through the 21st century. What comes after Trump for the populist? What comes after liberals fail yet again to implement a child’s […]
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Category Archives: Book TV
Politics and Prose: Sarah Huritz- Interviewing Meredith Fineman: ‘Brag Better’
“Do you do a lot of hard work that goes unnoticed? Do you find it difficult to talk about yourself and your accomplishments? If speaking up for yourself and those around you makes you nervous, you are not alone. Professional … Continue reading
The Film Archives: Q&A With Brian Lamb- U.S. Senator Tom Coburn: ‘A Bold Plan to Stop Washington from Bankrupting America’
“Thomas Allen Coburn (March 14, 1948 – March 28, 2020) was an American politician and physician. A Republican, he was a United States Representative and later a United States Senator from Oklahoma. Coburn was elected to the United States House … Continue reading
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Tagged America, Brian Lamb, Budget Deficit, CSPAN, Fiscal Conservatism, Fiscal Conservatives, Fiscal Policy, Limited Government, National Debt, Oklahoma, Q&A, Republican Party, Senator Tom Coburn, Tom Coburn, Tom Coburn's Career, Tom Coburn's Life, U.S. Congress, U.S. House of Representatives, U.S. Senate, United States
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The Film Archives: Politics & Prose- Daniel Oppenheimer: ‘Exit Right: The People Who Left the Left and Reshaped the American Century’
Source:The New Democrat “A provocative, intimate look at the evolution of America’s political soul through the lives of six political figures from Whittaker Chambers to Christopher Hitchens who abandoned the left and joined the right. In Exit Right Daniel Oppenheimer … Continue reading
The Film Archives: Douglas Charles; J. Edgar Hoover’s War on Gays
Source:The New Democrat “Notches J. Edgar Hoover, the FBI, and the “Sex Deviates” Program – NOTCHES” From The Film Archives Not sure if a satirical approach, or a more serious approach about FBI Director Edgar Hoover’s apparent warrant war on homosexuality … Continue reading
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Tagged America, Authoritarianism, Authoritarians, Big Government, Christian Conservatism, Christian Conservatives, Christian Right, Douglas Charles, Edgar Hoover, Far Right, FBI, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Gays, Homosexuality, J Edgar Hoover, New Right, Queens, Religious Conservatism, Religious Conservatives, Religious Right, Statism, Statists, U.S. Government, U.S. Justice Department, United States
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Politics and Prose: Ece Temelkuran- ‘How to Lose a Country’
Source:The New Democrat “Twice rated one of the ten most influential people in social media, Temelkuran is both an award-winning novelist and Turkey’s most-read political columnist. In her new book she looks at recent political events from around the world— … Continue reading
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Tagged America, Authoritarianism, Authoritarians, Big Government, Ece Temelkuran, Far Right, How To Lose a Country, Nationalism, Nationalists, New Right, Politics and Prose, Populism, Populists, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Republic of Turkey, Statism, Statists, Turkey, United States, Washington, Washington DC
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American Enterprise Institute: Arthur Brooks- ‘Love Your Enemies: Be An Authoritative Leader’
Source:The New Democrat “If you’ve turned on the TV or scrolled through social media lately, you know that being nice isn’t in fashion. But is it also a losing strategy? In the last of three video lessons on how to … Continue reading
C-SPAN: Q&A With Brian Lamb- Amity Shlaes: Calvin Coolidge
Source:The New Democrat “Our guest is Bloomberg syndicated columnist and author Amity Shlaes. She discusses her soon to be released biography of the 30th President of the United States, titled “Coolidge.” She traces the life of Calvin Coolidge from his … Continue reading
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Tagged America, Amity Shlaes, Brian Lamb, C-SPAN, Calvin Coolidge, Calvin Coolidge Administration, Calvin Coolidge Presidency, Calvin Coolidge White House, Center Right, Conservatism, Conservatives, Fiscal Conservatism, Fiscal Conservatives, President Calvin Coolidge, Republican Party, The 1920s, United States
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Politics and Prose: Rick Wilson- ‘Everything That Donald Trump Touches Dies’
Source: The New Democrat To make the Donald Trump presidency look less depressing, at least to every insane, intelligent, honest American let’s imagine that Donald Trump is actually not President of the United States. That we never had not even … Continue reading
Politics and Prose: Caitlin Moran- ‘How To Be Famous’
Source: The New Democrat I’ll be honest with you for at least a second, ( before I go back to making an ass out of myself ) I haven’t actually read this book. I haven’t even heard of Caitlin Moran … Continue reading
Politics and Prose: Timothy Snyder- The Road To Unfreedom
Source: The New Democrat Timothy Snyder seems to be arguing that the reasons why voters in America and in Europe, have turned to nationalist-authoritarianism instead of liberal democracy, has to do with what’s called inequality. That people who are voting … Continue reading
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Tagged America, Authoritarianism, Authoritarians, Big Government, Donald Trump, Europe, Far Right, Hungary, Illiberal, Illiberal Democracy, Illiberalism, Nationalism, Nationalists, Poland, Russia, Russian Federation, The Road To Unfreedom, Timothy Snyder, United States, Vladimir Putin, Washington, Washington DC
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