Tag Archives: 2014

Piers Morgan Tonight: Ann Coulter Confronts Piers Morgan on Guns

Posted on February 4, 2014 by Rik Schneider

Source:The New Democrat  Ann Coulter actually make a good point about the mentally ill in America and their access to guns. Which is why we need to fully fund mental health care in America both in and out of institutions. … Continue reading →

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National Journal: Peter Beinart: The End of American Exceptionalism?

Posted on February 3, 2014 by Ederik Schneider

Source:The New Democrat  American exceptionalism is an interesting difficult thing to talk about because it is hard to define. And the fact that exceptional is by itself neither good or bad, it is just different. You could have an exceptionally … Continue reading →

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The Hill: Judd Gregg: Progressives Play With Words, Truth

Posted on February 3, 2014 by Erik Schneider

Source:The New Democrat  When I think of liberalism, I look to the United States Constitution, the Bill of Rights, our Constitutional Amendments. Because that is where the core of liberalism is whether it is. Modern or classical and the reason … Continue reading →

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Brookings Institution: Robert Moffitt: Questions About EITC’s Role in the Safety Net

Posted on January 31, 2014 by Erik Schneider

. Source:The New Democrat  The whole point of the Earned Income Tax Credit which was signed into law by Richard Nixon or Gerald Ford, hardly Socialists, or even Liberals, was to encourage low-skilled workers to work even for low- income … Continue reading →

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Reason Magazine: Jacob Sullum: Senate Judiciary Committee Approves Major Sentencing Reforms

Posted on January 30, 2014 by Ederik Schneider

Source:The New Democrat  I agree that this bill that the Senate Judiciary Committee doesn’t go far enough. I would decriminalize cocaine, heroin and meth. Not legalize them which is different, but my drug policy would be that if adults twenty-one … Continue reading →

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The Washington Post: Robert J. Samuelson: The Debate That Wasn’t

Posted on January 30, 2014 by Erik Schneider

Source:The New Democrat  I agree with Robert Samuelson that Washington really hasn’t been debating the size of government. But avoiding tough decisions and when they find things they actually want to do that is both parties they either borrow the … Continue reading →

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You Hot News: Full Speech: Republican Address to The Nation 2014: U.S. House GOP Chairman Cathy McMorris Rodgers

Posted on January 28, 2014 by Rik Schneider

. Source:The New Democrat  This is what Cathy McMorris Rodgers should’ve of said tonight “Good evening, I’m Representative Cathy McMorris Rodgers of Washington State and I represent Eastern Washington. I’m Chairman of the House Republican Conference and tonight I have … Continue reading →

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The White House: The 2014 State of The Union Address

Posted on January 28, 2014 by Erik Schneider

. Source:The New Democrat  I thought President Obama gave a very good speech tonight that the American people probably enjoyed hearing. Even if it is the smallest audience to listen to one of his State of the Union’s. But I’m … Continue reading →

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VOA News: Thomas Mann: President Obama to Urge Action on The Economy in State of The Union Speech

Posted on January 27, 2014 by Erik Schneider

. Source:The New Democrat  “It’s The Economy Stupid!” President Obama should spend eighty to ninety percent of the State of the Union speech on the economy and this is what Democrats would do to jumpstart economic and job growth that … Continue reading →

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Jason Kuznicki: ‘Modern Liberalism & The Paternalism of Things’

Posted on January 26, 2014 by Ederik Schneider

Source:The New Democrat  Modern Liberalism and the Paternalism of Things is the perfect way to describe what is called modern liberalism. Which is a bogus term because there’s only one liberalism and you are either a Liberal or not. Or … Continue reading →

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