Category Archives: TNR

The New Republic: Noam Scheiber: Bed Wetting Leftists: Democrats Who Freak Out Over Setbacks

Source:The New Democrat  There’s a faction in the Democratic Party, the far-left fringe,  as well as the broader far-left in America,who, to put it simply, make the perfect the enemy of the good. Any Democrat who doesn’t give them exactly … Continue reading

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The New Republic: Issac Chotner: Ross Douhat Column on Young People: Individualism & Liberalism

Source:The New Democrat  This blog talks a lot about labels, especially what they mean in politics.  Thus, when I read a column in the  New Republic, that no longer looks like that great liberal magazine that once questioned the influence … Continue reading

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The New Republic: Sean Mcelwee: Republicans Focus on Mobility Over Inequality Has a Major Flaw

Source:The New Democrat  Economic mobility is the ability of people to move up in the economic system, to see their income increase, allowing them to live in freedom without the government benefits that Sean Mcelwee talks about in his column … Continue reading

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The New Republic: Russell Crandall: Uruguay’s Pot Legalization is Bad For America’s War on Drugs

Source:The New Democrat  Then U.S. Senator John Kerry when he was up to be U.S. Secretary of State in I believe January or February 2013 during his Senate confirmation hearing was asked a question about the so-called War on Drugs … Continue reading

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The New Republic: Noam Scheiber: ‘Raising the Minimum Wage Isn’t Just Good Politics: It’s Good Economics’

Source:The New Republic– supporters for raising the minimum wage. Source:The New Democrat “The minimum-wage debate follows a predictable pattern any time it flares up in the media: Liberals say it’s a moral outrage that people can toil away at full-time … Continue reading

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The New Republic: Michael Kazin: JFK’s Assassination Made Governing Harder

Source:The New Democrat  There were columns and blog posts written about a month ago talking about why there hasn’t been a liberal version of the Tea Party movement. Which is something I believe Liberal Democrats need if we ever want … Continue reading

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The New Republic: Cass R. Sunstein: ‘Why Paternalism is Our Friend’

Source:The New Republic– New York City Nanny, I mean Mayor (call it a slip of the tongue) Michael Bloomberg. Source:FRS FreeState “The nanny state is in the news. A lot of people have been outraged by Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s effort … Continue reading

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The New Republic: Chuck Thompson: On Texas Secession: Be Careful What You Wish For

Source:FRS FreeState Personally, I wouldn’t mind seeing South Carolina, Alabama, Mississippi, Arkansas even seceding from the United States. Who the hell needs them from my point of view. They need us so they can fund their own roads and for … Continue reading

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