Category Archives: The New Democrat

Salon: Alex Pareene: Leftist Fascism is Everywhere!: Behold its Shocking Rise

The New DemocratA Liberal isn’t a fascist.  Liberals believe in the First Amendment which guarantees freedom of speech and assembly.  They wrote it, for crying out loud, and the Fourth and Fifth Amendments as well.  Tolerance of views with which … Continue reading

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The Washington Post: Alyssa Rosenberg: ‘If Conservatives Lost the Culture War, That Doesn’t Mean Liberals Won it’

Source:The New Democrat  When people use the term “Culture War,” it’s not immediately clear what they’re talking about.  It could be some pop culture war between Hollywood and Nashville, the capitol of country music, or, perhaps, the broader Bible Belt. … Continue reading

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C-SPAN: Lewis Black: ‘The Beltway Alone Was Built by Idiots’

Source:The New Democrat  In the fall of 2011, Congress, with a Republican House and Democratic Senate, reached  a debt ceiling agreement with President Obama.  As part of that agreement,  Congress took on the monumental task of finding an additional two-trillion … Continue reading

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Reason Magazine: Matt Welch: Progressive Puritans: When Did Progressivism Become Statism?

Source:The New Democrat  Progressivism, at least as it has been practiced in recent times, has been a political philosophy that is about using government to make society better at supporting people in need, not to run everything for everybody and … Continue reading

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The Federalist: David Corbin & Matt Parks: New York, New York

Source:The New Democrat  This blog talks a lot about political labels, for good reason.  They have real meaning, when they are used correctly, and are a good way to analyze political philosophy.  However they are mis-used so much in American … Continue reading

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The New Republic: Jonathan Cohn: Tax Day 2014: ‘More Taxes Would Make a Better Society’

Source:The New Democrat  Well, I guess it is official now, with this piece from Jonathan Cohn, The New Republic (his link is  above)  the classic American liberal magazine is dead.  Or perhaps, it has just been taken over by Socialists … Continue reading

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Real Time With Bill Maher: New Rules Dead Man’s Party

The New Democrat The Republican Party learned a long time ago, lets say back in 1993-94 when they were planning a   takeover of Congress, that they represent a lot of ignorant Americans whom they need to keep them in … Continue reading

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Pioneers of Television: Bob Newhart Listens Funny

Source:The New Democrat  Bob Newhart’s unique sense of humor was the thematic core of the Bob Newhart Show.  If you are  wondering who the Bob Newhart Show was named after, you are probably also wondering what state Florida is in. … Continue reading

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Christopher Cantwell: Top Ten Reasons Libertarians Aren’t Nice to You

Source:The New Democrat  Contrary to popular belief (and yes I feel like a geek for saying that) I’m not a Libertarian.  Anyone who doesn’t believe that will have all the evidence they need after they read this post.  I know … Continue reading

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PBS: NewsHour: Shields & Brooks on Kathleen Sebelius’s Legacy, Civil Rights & Jeb Bush

Source:The New Democrat  It seems to me, an outsider, even though I live in the Washington area, that Secretary Kathleen Sebelius stepped down, at least partially, because she was tired of dealing with the idiots in the Congressional Tea Party. … Continue reading

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