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Plato Shrugs: ‘Ideology Post Trump: Where Do We Go From Here?’
“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 imitation of the […]
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The Federalist Coalition: Justin Stapley- Karl Marx vs. Thomas Jefferson: Liberal Democracy vs. Communism
“Our political conflict can often be boiled down to the stark differences in how Karl Marx and Thomas Jefferson viewed history and their different beliefs about the role of government in crafting the future.” Read the rest of Justin Stapley’s … Continue reading
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Tagged America, Authoritarianism, Authoritarians, Big Government, Classical Liberalism, Classical Liberals, Collectivism, Collectivists, Communism, Communists, Economic Freedom, Far Left, Founding Fathers, Founding Liberals, Individual Freedom, Individualism, Justin Stapley, Karl Marx, Liberal Democracy, Liberalism, Liberals, Limited Government, New Left, Personal Freedom, Socialism, Socialists, Statism, Statists, Thomas Jefferson, U.S. Constitution, United States
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AEI: What is Pluralism?
Source:The New Democrat From Merriam Webster: “4a : a state of society in which members of diverse ethnic, racial, religious, or social groups maintain and develop their traditional culture or special interest within the confines of a common civilization. b … Continue reading
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Tagged America, American Exceptionalism, Center Left, Exceptionalism, Federal Republic, Federalism, Free Society, Individualism, Individualists, Liberal Democracy, Liberal Democrats, Liberalism, Liberals, Limited Government, Pluralism, Pluralist, Pluralist Society, United States
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The New Republic: Opinion- Clint Smith: Affirmative Action As Reparations
Source: This piece was originally posted at The New Democrat The main reason why I oppose affirmative action at least in the sense of reward any American or Americans based on race, ethnicity, or gender, is because I have this old … Continue reading
The Bully Pulpit: JR Benjamin- Gore Vidal: ‘Rioting in Understatement’
“The two parties, which are really one party, cannot be put to use. They are the country’s ownership made carnival. Can the united action of individual citizens regain some control over government? I think so. But it won’t be easy, … Continue reading
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Tagged America, Bill of Rights, Economic Freedom, Federal Republic, Federalism, Founding Fathers, Founding Liberals, Gore Vidal, Individual Freedom, Individualism, JR Benjamin, Liberal Democracy, Liberalism, Liberals, Limited Government, Personal Freedom, Property Rights, The Nation, The Nation Magazine, U.S. Constitution, United States
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The Washington Post: Opinion- Sheri Berman- ‘ Some Argue That The West Should Limit Democracy To Save Liberalism: Here’s Why They’re Wrong’
Source: This piece was originally posted at The New Democrat America and to a certain extent Europe, has a long history of subsidizing authoritarian regimes in the Middle East and Africa (specifically) for their own national interests. The thinking being … Continue reading
USA Today: Opinion: Qanta Ahmed- Islamism’s Double Pronged Assault on Liberal Democracy
Source: This piece was originally posted at The New Democrat: USA Today: Opinion: Qanta Ahmed- Islamism’s Double Pronged Assault on Liberal Democracy Islamism, from ISIS and other groups, is not just and assault on American and Western values, but its … Continue reading
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Tagged Europe, Far Right, Fascism, Fascists, France, Freedom, Glen Beck, Individual Freedom, Individual Liberty, Iraq, ISIL, ISIS, Islam, Islamism, Islamists, Jihadism, Jihadist's, Liberal, Liberal Democracy, Liberal Values, Liberalism, Liberty, Middle East, Muslims, NATO, Paris, Qanta Ahmed, Syria, United States, War on ISIS, War on Terror
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Academy of Ideas: John Stuart Mill On Liberty
Academy of Ideas: John Stuart Mill On Liberty When I think of liberty, I don’t think of the liberty to do whatever the hell I want without any consequences. I think of individual liberty, self-determination, free will, the ability for … Continue reading
Life & Liberty Magazine: Opinion- Julie Borowski: Should Pro-Life People be Forced to Subsidize Planned Parenthood?
Source: Life & Liberty Magazine: Opinion- Julie Borowski: Should Pro-Life People Be Forced To Fund Planned Parenthood? With all due respect to Julie Borowski over at Life and Liberty Magazine who I personally don’t know and just saw her name for … Continue reading
Libertarianism.Org: Opinion- George H. Smith- The Philosophy of Independence
Libertarianism.Org: Opinion- George H. Smith- The Philosophy of The Declaration of Independence “We hold these truths to self-evident that all men are created equal, that they are endowed but their Creator with certain unalienable rights. That among these are life, … Continue reading
AlterNet: Opinion- David Masciotra- “You’re Not The Boss of Me! Why Libertarianism Is a Childish Sham”: Why Collectivism Doesn’t Work Either
Source: AlterNet: Opinion- David Masciotra- You’re Not The Boss of Me! Why Libertarianism Is a Childish Sham I actually believe that our Founding Fathers our Founding Liberals (sorry Right-Wingers) got it right when they wrote our Constitution and Bill of Rights … Continue reading
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Tagged Collectivism, Collectivists, David Masciotra, Democratic Socialism, Founding Fathers, Founding Liberals, Free State, Individual Freedom, Individual Liberty, Individualism, Individualists, Liberalism, Libertarianism, Libertarians, Liberty State, Social Democracy, Socialism
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