Category Archives: The New Democrat

George Carlin: ‘Life is Worth Losing- Dumb Americans’

Source:George Carlin– doing his HBO routine in 2005. Source:The New Democrat  “Life Is Worth Losing – Dumb Americans – George Carlin. From HBO Life Is Worth Losing.” From George Carlin Warning! This piece might contain language that may offend people who … Continue reading

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The Atlantic: Helen Keller: ‘The Modern Woman Puts Her Husband in The Kitchen- 1932

Source:The New Democrat It you were born let’s say yesterday or at the very least have a personality and even intelligence level that makes you seem so young, naive, inexperienced, and innocent that you come off as someone who was … Continue reading

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The Rubin Report: David Frum: ‘Issues With Conservatism, Health Care & Donald Trump’

Source:The Rubin Report– Conservative columnist David Frum. Source:The New Democrat “Dave Rubin of The Rubin Report talks to David Frum (Senior Editor, The Atlantic) about his background, his unique conservative views, problems with conservatism, the health care debate, Trump, the … Continue reading

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The Onion: ‘Dozens of Other Countries That Interfered With 2016 Election Annoyed Russia Getting All The Credit’

.Source:The New Democrat When I think of this Onion article, I go back to I believe the first Hillary Clinton-Donald Trump presidential debate in 2016 where someone asked Trump did he believe Russia was responsible for hacking into the election … Continue reading

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Politics & Prose: Bruce Bartlett- ‘The Truth Matters’

Source:The New Democrat I don’t want to make this all about Donald Trump, but when I thinking about The Truth Matters I think of that Kellyanne Conway line from February last year I believe when she’s on NBC’s Meet The … Continue reading

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The Atlantic: Olga Khazan: ‘A Better Way To Argue About Politics’

Source:The New Democrat  “Liberals and conservatives have fundamentally different moral codes, which makes arguing about policy complicated. Many people have found themselves locked in debates surrounding the now-suspended travel ban, with little success in convincing the other. “One reason it’s … Continue reading

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The Rubin Report: Dave Rubin Interviewing Brian Domitrovic- Who Was JFK?

Source:The New Democrat When you’re talking about people who are called Classical Liberals ( the real Liberals ) I believe John F. Kennedy has to at the top of the list. Or at least towards the top of the list. … Continue reading

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Washington Watch: BookTV Afterwords- Carlos Lozada Interviewing David Frum: Trumpocracy & The State of Western Democracy

Source:The New Democrat Maybe Trumpocracy is another way of talking about the new highly rated Washington reality TV show known as The White House, with Donald Trump. I say highly rated and not highly successful, because it’s not successful at … Continue reading

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Politics & Prose: Robert Reich- ‘The Common Good’

Source:The New Democrat In this long PBS style fundraiser marathon of a speech that Robert Reich gave in Washington about his book The Common Good, I got the sense that he was talking about what’s called the social contract. This … Continue reading

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The Atlantic: McKay Coppins- Is Trumpism The New Conservatism?

Source:The New Democrat To answer McKay Coppins question: no, Trumpism is not the new conservatism. And why do I say that? Well, because it’s true and if you want more of an explanation than that, I don’t blame you. What … Continue reading

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