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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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The Economist: ‘What if Women Ruled The World?’- The World Would Be a Different Place?
Source:The New Democrat “Only 6.3% of all international leaders are women. Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, former Liberian president and Africa’s first elected female head of state, suggests ways to redress the balance.” Source:The Economist: ‘What If Women Ruled The World?’ To … Continue reading
Posted in The Economist
Tagged Alexandria Ocasio Cortez, America, American Politics, Democracy, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Feminism, Feminists, Government and Politics, Liberal Democracy, President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Representative Alexandria Ocasio Cortez, U.S. Government, United States, Women's Movement
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The Economist: Daniel Franklin- ‘What’s The Point of NATO?’
Source:The New Democrat “NATO was set up in 1949 to counter the Soviet threat. Its North American and European members must continue to change the alliance if it is to remain relevant in the 21st century.” Source:The Economist If there … Continue reading
The Economist: The Literature of Liberalism- Liberal Democracy: The Core of Liberalism
Source: The New Democrat There’s been this ongoing debate about what liberalism actually is and what it means to be a Liberal. If you were ask me as a Liberal what it means to be a Liberal, I would tell … Continue reading
Posted in The Economist
Tagged America, Center Left, Classical Liberalism, Classical Liberals, Economic Freedom, Free Society, Free State, Individual Rights, Liberal Democracy, Liberal Society, Liberal State, Liberal Values, Liberalism, Liberals, Limited Government, Personal Freedom, Roger Scruton, United States
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The Economist: John Stuart Mill- Against Tyranny of The Majority: The Father of Liberalism
Source: The New Democrat “BY THE age of six, John Stuart Mill had written a history of Rome. By seven, he was devouring Plato in Greek. “This looks like bragging,” his father James told a friend when the boy was … Continue reading
Posted in The Economist
Tagged America, Center Left, Classical Liberalism, Classical Liberals, Economic Freedom, Federal Republic, Federalism, Federalists, Free Society, Free State, Individual Freedom, Individual Rights, John Locke, John Stuart Mill, Liberal Democracy, Liberal Society, Liberal State, Liberalism, Limited Government, Personal Freedom, Personal Responsibility, U.S. Constitution, U.S. Government, United States
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The Economist: Liberalism- Where Did it Come From and Are its Days Numbered?
Source: The New Democrat On this overcast, ugly, cool Memorial Day in the nations capital just outside of Washington, I thought as we celebrate as a country the lives of the people who died for our freedom, I would explain … Continue reading
Posted in The Economist
Tagged America, Britain, Canada, Center Left, Checks and Balances, Classical Liberalism, Classical Liberals, Economic Freedom, Equal Rights, Equality of Opportunity, Europe, European Union, Free Speech, Individual Freedom, Individual Rights, Liberal Democracy, Liberalism, Liberals, Limited Government, Personal Freedom, Personal Responsibility, Rule of Law, Separation of Powers, U.S. Constitution, United Kingdom, United States
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The Economist: Lane Green- Why Do We Swear?
Source: The New Democrat Warning: this piece could offend a lot of people who are very religious and have a PG-13 mentality. Before I explain why I believe we (meaning Americans, as if there is anyone else ) swear, first we … Continue reading
Posted in The Economist
Tagged America, Americans, Anger, Cussing, Free Expression, Free Speech, Freedom of Expression, Freedom of Speech, Lane Green, Pop Culture, Reality TV, Swearing, United States
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The Economist: Srdja Popovic Interviewing Bassem Youssef- Revolution For Dummies
Source: The New Democrat What I would say about this is that it takes a special type of narcissist to want to be a dictator, let alone actually be a dictator. Regardless of whatever authoritarian ideology you come from. Whether … Continue reading
Posted in The Economist
Tagged Authoritarianism, Authoritarians, Bassem Youssef, Big Government, Comedy, Dictators, Donald Trump Administration, Donald Trump Presidency, Donald Trump White House, Narcissism, Narcissists, Nationalism, Nationalists, News Satire, Political Comedy, Political Humor, Political Satire, Revolution For Dummies, Srdja Popovic, Statism, Statists
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The Economist: ‘America’s Elderly Prisoner Boom’
“ Source:The Economist– growing old in a California prison. Thanks to ultra-long sentences, America’s 2.3m prisoners are getting older. Under the ‘Gold coats’ programme in California, younger inmates look after elderly ones… From The Economist A couple of things hit me … Continue reading
Posted in The Economist
Tagged America, America's Elderly Prison Boom, American Prison Reform, American Prisons, California, California Department of Corrections, California Prisons, California State Prisons, Elderly Inmates, Elderly Prisoners, Gold Coats, Gold Coats Program, Health Care, Prison Reform, Retirement Homes, Senior Care, Senior Citizens, The Economist, United States
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The Economist: The Real Cost of The War on Drugs
America, at least at one point and perhaps they still are, was the biggest consumer of narcotics, legal and otherwise, in the world. One reason why you see so many drug dealers, drug lords, drug terrorists in Central America, the … Continue reading
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