Tag Archives: 2014

The New Republic: Jeffrey Rosen: Schuette Decision: Supreme Court Supported Precedent: Judicial Restraint

Source:The New Democrat  Jeff Rosen, as almost always, hit it on the mark today in his column in The New Republic.  He said that whether you agree with the Supreme Court decision on affirmative action at the University of Michigan … Continue reading

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Sam Seder: The Difference Between Libertarian and Neoliberal Ideology

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’

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

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’

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

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’

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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Russia Today: Thom Hartmann: It’s Time to Outlaw Billionaires

The New Democrat Thom Hartmann should change the name of his political segment “The Lone Liberal” to The Lone Socialist. The Lone Liberal segment on this show is where Thom Hartmann, the supposed Liberal, takes on at least two right-wingers … Continue reading

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Reason Magazine: A. Barton Hinkle: Bipartisan Hypocrisy on Free Speech

Source:The New Democrat  I disagree with Barton Hinkle’s column, at least in this sense.  The First Amendment protects against censorship by government. We don’t have First Amendment rights to say what we please on the premises of our employer. That … Continue reading

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Free Speech TV: Hendrik Hertzberg: New York Joins Pact to Elect President by Popular Vote

Source:The New Democrat  I like this idea of throwing out the Electoral College and going directly to a popular vote to decide the President of the United States as much as like the idea that wealthy people should get more … Continue reading

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