Category Archives: FRS FreeState

Hoover Institution: Peter Robinson Interviewing James Pierson: ‘The Rise & Fall of Liberalism’

Source:FRS FreeState Again I separate Progressivism from liberalism and the progressivism From Teddy Roosevelt in the early twentieth century all the way up through the 1950s up until John F. Kennedy is progressivism in it’s best form and classical form … Continue reading

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American Rhetoric: President William Jefferson Clinton’s Farewell Address

Source:FRS FreeState Before Bill Clinton became President of the United States, Liberal Democrats in America were seen as something we are not. We had all sorts of negative stereotypes about us, not all of them unfair. Because there are Democrats … Continue reading

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The New Republic: William J. Dobson: A Victory For Democratic Foreign Policy

Source:FRS FreeState I had just turned five years old and was in kindergarten when President Jimmy Carter left the White House in January in 1981. After losing reelection in a landslide to Ronald Reagan in November 1980. I remember President … Continue reading

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James Miller Center: President Lyndon Johnson: Remarks on Decision to Not Seek Reelection (1968)

Source:FRS FreeState When President Lyndon Johsnon decided not to run for reelection in March of 1968, the United States was very divided, but they were united around the fact that they didn’t like Lyndon Johnson as their President. His approval … Continue reading

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10 Facts: ’10 Facts About Weed’

Source:FRS FreeState  “10 facts about weed. This list contains ten facts you didn’t know about the drug cannabis. Do you know interesting, amazing, fascinating and mind blowing things about the marijuana plant? Let us know in the comments… 10. There … Continue reading

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The New Republic: Jamie Holmes: ‘Why Some People Can’t Escape Poverty’

Source:The New Republic Source:FRS FreeState “During this week’s Congressional Black Caucus special order hour on “Lifting Americans Out of Poverty”, Rep. Hakeem Jeffries’ explained the base causes that keeps many struggling American families at or under the poverty line.” Source:U.S. … Continue reading

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C-SPAN: Senator John F. Kennedy- Speech to the Houston Ministries (1960)

Source:FRS FreeState Sen. John F. Kennedy was an Irish Catholic Northeastern Liberal Democrat. Running for President in 1960 and then being nominated by the Democratic Party as their presidential nominee, in a country that was overwhelmingly Protestant. That was fairly … Continue reading

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Mometrix Academy: What is Social Liberalism

Source:FRS FreeState In this post, I’m just going to get into what social liberalism is and what it isn’t. What it really is and what it really isn’t and I’m writing this especially this weekend when I hear people who … Continue reading

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Foreign Affairs: Francis Fukuyama: ‘The Future of History: Can Liberal Democracy Survive the Decline of the Middle Class’

Source:FRS FreeState “Something strange is going on in the world today. The global financial crisis that began in 2008 and the ongoing crisis of the euro are both products of the model of lightly regulated financial capitalism that emerged over … Continue reading

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Yale University: Nicholas Wolterstorff- On Faith in Liberal Democracy

. Source:FRS FreeState Faith in liberal democracy is about the freedom of and from religion. But that they are separate from the state and that all of these things come from the Constitution. People have the right to practice, or … Continue reading

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