Category Archives: The New Democrat

Slate Magazine: Jamelle Bouie: Neocons Already Destroyed Iraq

Source:The New Democrat  There’s an old American expression “fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me”. Which basically translates if you are dumb enough to get fooled multiple times by the same person, you are a … Continue reading

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National Post: F.H. Buckley: Canadian Conservatives Shouldn’t Look South For Right-Wing Inspiration

The only thing I agree with F.H. Buckley in his piece comparing Canadian Conservatives with American Conservatives is that “Canada shouldn’t look South for right-wing inspiration”. For obvious reasons I believe, but a big one being that a Canadian Conservative … Continue reading

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The Diplomat: Aurelia George Mulgan: Time to End the Double Standard on Japanese Defense

Source:The New Democrat  You would think a large developed country of a hundred-thirty-million of people with an economy of four-trillion dollars which is what Japan is could defend themselves. America is not responsible for the national defense of India a … Continue reading

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Economic Policy Journal: Robert Ringer: The Individual Versus the State

Source:The New Democrat  I’ve been reading going on for about five years or so now since I started blogging about what is called Laissez-Fair capitalism. Which means government out of the economy. Well let’s think about that for a minute … Continue reading

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Forbes Magazine: George Leef: Liberalism Day: Time For Liberals to Take Back Liberalism

Source:The New Democrat  I agree that America needs a return to what I at least call real liberalism or probably what is more known as classical liberalism. And call people who are known as ‘modern liberals’ what they are. Which … Continue reading

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Commentary Magazine: Jonathan S. Tobin: In Defense of the Vice Presidency

Source:The New Democrat  It’s rare that I agree with anything written from Commentary Magazine other than their takes on the state of the current Republican Party. But Jonathan S. Tobin makes great points in his article In Defense of the … Continue reading

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Slate: Magazine: Reihan Salam: NYC Mayor De Blasio’s Welfare Mistake

Source:The New Democrat I guess the Socialist has arrived in New York City to be their mayor in Bill De Blasio. In saying that people on Welfare there need not to go to work or be actively seeking work to … Continue reading

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NPR News: Report: Krishnader Calanur: President Obama Seeks $1 Billion to Boost U.S. Military Presence in Europe

(via Obama Seeks $1 Billion To Boost U.S. Military Presence In Europe : The Two-Way : NPR) I got a crazy idea that may just have people running to the North Pole to escape the summer weather. How about instead of paying Europeans … Continue reading

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The Daily Beast: America is Coming to Terms With its Racial Past

Source:The New Democrat When it comes to reparations for African-Americans I have one which I believe obvious yet important question that comes to mind. Yet even though it is obvious the people who are in the pro-reparations group regardless of … Continue reading

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AlterNet: Robert Reich: American Capitalism is in Crisis

Source:The New Democrat alternet.orgSource: (via Robert Reich: American Capitalism is Broken | Alternet) There are a lot of so-called Progressives in America who are really are what would be called Social Democrats or Socialists in Canada or Europe that argue that … Continue reading

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