Category Archives: The New Democrat

The National Interest: Paul R. Pillar: Right & Wrong Lessons From the Iraq War

Posted on August 18, 2015 by Rik Schneider

Source:The New Democrat  I believe I know how Peter Beinart, Hillary Clinton, Joe Biden and John Kerry, feel about the 2003 Iraq War. See, I supported it to. I thought it would be a good opportunity to one, eliminate a … Continue reading →

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Salon: Scott Timberg: ‘Stop The Hand-Wringing Over Campus PC Culture’

Posted on August 15, 2015 by Derik Schneider

The New Democrat Scott Timberg, in his column in Salon, which might be the Federal Chief of the Political Correctness Police, wrote the best piece I’ve seen from a New-Left generally pro-political correctness publication about PC. He basically said, “yeah … Continue reading →

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The National Review: Amy Schumer and The Creepy Politically Correct Police

Posted on August 15, 2015 by Rik Schneider

Source:The New Democrat  Cenk Uygur, from The Young Turks, who is about as far-left as someone on the New-Left can get in America, I believe had the best line in this video. When he said that political correctness makes actual … Continue reading →

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The Daily Beast: Michael Kazin: The Radical Left—Always a Bridesmaid

Posted on August 12, 2015 by Derik Schneider

The New Democrat I agree with Michael Kazin that the New-Left, lets say has always been the bridesmaid in the Democratic Party. George McGovern in 1972, would be the exception to that, where the New-Left got exactly the presidential candidate … Continue reading →

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The National Interest: Scott MacDonald: This Is Not Your Parents’ Caribbean

Posted on August 12, 2015 by Rik Schneider

Source:The New Democrat  There are a lot of opportunities and challenges in the Caribbean especially with Cuba coming back from the dead so to speak with its economy and having restarted diplomatic relations with America again. And will become heavy … Continue reading →

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Lew Rockwell Show: John V. Denson- Strategy For Peace

Posted on August 11, 2015 by Ederik Schneider

Source:The New Democrat  I’m not going to touch the thing that John Denson said implying that Britain, started the war against Germany. That is just the type of thing that you have to listen to when you listen to Lew … Continue reading →

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Academy of Ideas: John Stuart Mill On Liberty

Posted on August 11, 2015 by Erik Schneider

Source:Academy of Ideas– John Stuart Mill. Source:The New Democrat  “In this lecture we look at John Stuart Mill’s influential work “On Liberty” in which he argues for the importance of individual liberties, especially freedom of opinion and expression.” From Academy of … Continue reading →

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POLITICO Magazine: Jason Sokol: How a Young Joe Biden Turned Progressives Against Integration

Posted on August 10, 2015 by Derik Schneider

The New Democrat Just to give a little background on Joe Biden the current Vice President of the United States and a six term U.S. Senator from Delaware before that. He would be described today as a New Democrat, or … Continue reading →

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The National Interest: Tom Nichols: No Other Choice

Posted on August 10, 2015 by Rik Schneider

Source:The New Democrat  I mostly agree with Tom Nichols about President Truman and the atomic bomb being dropped in Japan. The only thing I would differ on is that President Truman had no good choice. Continue the war and risk … Continue reading →

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POLITICO Magazine: Robert Gordon: ‘The Fight That Changed Political TV Forever’

Posted on August 8, 2015 by Derik Schneider

Source:The New Democrat “Robert Gordon is the producer and director (with Morgan Neville) of the new documentary Best of Enemies, about this debate and in theaters now. This article has been adapted from an introduction to the forthcoming book, Buckley … Continue reading →

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