Category Archives: The New Democrat

Sam Seder: The Difference Between Libertarian and Neoliberal Ideology

Posted on May 1, 2014 by Derik Schneider

The New Democrat Sam Seder is basically right here.  Neo-Liberals, and I guess I’m one of them according to Sammy, believe that government has a role to play in helping the less-fortunate help themselves by providing childcare, education, help finding … Continue reading →

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American Thinker: Christopher Chantrill: ‘Liberals Digging Their Political Graves’

Posted on May 1, 2014 by Ederik Schneider

Source:The New Democrat  Richard Nixon was a brilliant political strategist, whatever else you may think of the man.  In the late 1960s, he could see the country moving politically. The Democratic Party was moving left and away from the Confederate … Continue reading →

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Washington Times: David Keene: A Better Way to Help the Dangerously Mentally Ill

Posted on May 1, 2014 by Rik Schneider

Source:The New Democrat  This may be the first post on The New Democrat about an article in the Washington Times.  I’m not sure.  The Times is one of two small right-wing newspapers in Washington, D.C.  They are small compared with … Continue reading →

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Slate Magazine: Jay Porter: ‘A Small Business Owners Case For Raising the Minimum Wage’

Posted on April 30, 2014 by Erik Schneider

Source:Slate Magazine– a pro-minimum wage rally. Source:The New Democrat “Nine or ten dollars an hour? Twelve? Or all the way to $15? For much of the country, significant minimum wage hikes are coming—at least in the areas where they haven’t … Continue reading →

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PBS: NewsHour: Judy Woodruff: How Justice John Stevens Would Change the Constitution

Posted on April 30, 2014 by kireschneider

Source:The New Democrat  Justice Stevens has apparently been playing a lot of baseball lately, playing the position of left fielder in a ballpark with a very large left field.  He’s talking about essentially doing away with the second amendment.  His … Continue reading →

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David Pakman: First Amendment Doesn’t Protect Racist Practices

Posted on April 30, 2014 by Derik Schneider

The New Democrat Sometimes it’s great to be a lawyer, especially when you are talking about the First Amendment. But since I’m not a lawyer I’ll have to use my skills as a Liberal instead and what I’ve read about … Continue reading →

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Hoover Institution: Edward Paul Lazear: How to Energize a Lackluster Recovery

Posted on April 29, 2014 by Rik Schneider

Source:The New Democrat  The U.S. income tax is now the biggest book ever written in the history of the world, at least as far as I know, standing at over one-million pages.  How would you like that for a book … Continue reading →

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The Heartland Institute: Richard Ebeling- The Free Market vs. The Interventionist State

Posted on April 29, 2014 by Ederik Schneider

Source:The New Democrat There is no pure free market economy in the world today.  I use the term private market instead of free market and private enterprise instead of free enterprise.  Any type of economy that’s subjected to taxes and … Continue reading →

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The Economist View: Robert Shiller: ‘Better Insurance Against Inequality’

Posted on April 29, 2014 by Erik Schneider

Source:The New Democrat  I could blog about indexing taxation of income for the wealthy in a couple of ways. One would discuss the fact that it would never pass this Congress, especially with a Republican House. Also, vulnerable Senate Democrats … Continue reading →

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Crooks & Liars: Joshua Holland: Outrage Over ObamaCare is Nothing Compared With FDR’s New Deal

Posted on April 28, 2014 by kireschneider

Source:The New Democrat  In the 1920s and 30s, the U.S. economy was a pretty freewheeling affair. Taxes were low and regulation of the economy was minimal.  Libertarians were as close to utopia as they had ever been.  When the first … Continue reading →

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