Category Archives: Originals

US News: Peter Roff & Bob Woodward: ‘George W. Bush Didn’t Lie to Start Iraq War’

Source:U.S. News & World Report Do I think President George W. Bush lied to get America to go to war with Iraq? No, but I’m not a mind-reader either. And besides, unlike the Far-Left, I don’t see George W. as … Continue reading

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Washington Free Beacon: Matthew Continetti: Bernie Sanders Fossil Socialism

“Picturesque: a large, celebratory crowd listens to inspiring oratory near the shore of Lake Champlain. The speaker is Vermont senator Bernie Sanders, announcing his candidacy for president of the United States. It’s a fiery, detailed, leftwing speech—about what you’d expect … Continue reading

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US News: Eric Schnurer: Why Ending Poverty May Require an Entrepreneurial Approach

Source:US News I agree with Eric Schnurer that the private sector should be involved in fighting poverty in America. Things like grants and subsidies to train low-income low-skilled adults who either work for them, or are currently not working. Things … Continue reading

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TruthDig: Chris Hedges: Karl Marx Was Right

TruthDig I’m really tired of this old debate between capitalism and socialism, as if they are two competing ideologies. That they are complete opposites of each other, when they’re not. The opposite of a capitalist, would be a Marxist, or … Continue reading

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Alvin Rabushka: ‘Whatever Happened to The Third Way of Bill Clinton & Tony Blair?’

Source:Thoughtful Ideas Blog– The Third Way. You can also see this post at The FreeState, on Blogger. “The Third Way is a position that tries to reconcile right-wing and left-wing politics by synthesizing conservative economic and social welfare policies. It was … Continue reading

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The New York Times: Peter Wehner: Have Democrats Pulled Too Far Left?

The New York Times Peter Wehner, who normally writes for the neoconservative Commentary Magazine, who I read on a regular basis, including Wehner, because they do write interesting, provocative pieces and even intelligent and accurate pieces, is simply dead wrong … Continue reading

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Liberal Values Blog: Ron Chusid- Martin O’Malley Makes it Official: The Liberal Democrat in The Race

Source:Liberal Values Blog Ron Chusid and I disagree here. Shouldn’t be any surprised for anyone familiar with both blogs. But Martin O’Malley is the first Liberal Democrat to declare a run for president in 2016. Hillary Clinton, is what she … Continue reading

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CNN: Senator Rand Paul: ‘The Right to be Left Alone is The Most Precious’

Source:CNN– U.S. Senator Rand Paul (Republican, Kentucky) on the Patriot Act. “Sen. Rand Paul spoke out against the Patriot Act on Sunday, hours before it was set to expire.” From CNN First of all, the Patriot Act is going to expire … Continue reading

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The Film Archives: Kevin Phillips- ‘The Triumph of Anglo America: Religion, Politics & Civil Warfare’

Source:The Film Archives– owns this photo. “Phillips was educated at the Bronx High School of Science, Colgate University, the University of Edinburgh and Harvard Law School. About the book:Amazon.” After his stint as a senior strategist for the Nixon presidential … Continue reading

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The American Mind: Charles Kesler: Liberalism, Utopia & Government

. Replace the words liberal and liberalism, with either statist and statism, or socialist and socialism and everything these four men were talking about in this video was accurate. They obviously, other than maybe Dennis Prager, don’t understand what liberalism … Continue reading

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