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The Federalist: ‘Remember The Moral Majority? Russell Moore Says It’s Over’

B&H Publishing Group“At this moment, the next Saint Augustine may be marching at the head of a Gay Pride Day parade and the future Mother Teresa might be operating a Planned Parenthood clinic. It’s for this reason that Dr. Russell … Continue reading

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The Baseline Scenario: James Kwak: ‘Friedrich Hayek Supported a Guaranteed Minimum Income’

  “We shall again take for granted the availability of a system of public relief which provides a uniform minimum for all instances of proved need, so that no member of the community need be in want of food or … Continue reading

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The New Republic: The Long March to Medicare

Source:The New Republic The fiftieth anniversary of the most successful government health insurance program in the country, if not the most successful health insurance program period. No other health insurer has provided more health insurance to more Americans than Medicare. … Continue reading

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Politico Magazine: Barney Frank: ‘Why Progressives Shouldn’t Support Bernie’

Politico Magazine Just to be clear, I’m not writing this because I believe Bernie Sanders will ever be President of the United States, or believe he can even beat Hillary Clinton for the Democratic nomination. The second part, I’m not … Continue reading

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The Eagle Forum: Phyllis Schlafly: The Republican Cuckservatives

Source:The Eagle Forum So I guess cuckservative, whatever that is, sounds to me more like some type of sexual insult, perhaps a shot at gay men, or something, but I guess this is the new term that Tea Party Neoconservatives … Continue reading

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Reason Magazine: Steve Chapman: ‘Martin O’Malley – Unknown But Not Implausible’

“CEDAR RAPIDS—In a party that produced such talented speakers as Mario Cuomo, Ted Kennedy, Bill Clinton and Barack Obama, this year’s presidential race looks like a slog through an oratorical desert. Yet last week, the Iowa Democratic Party hosted a … Continue reading

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USA Today: Senator Tom Coburn: ‘A Deficit of Debt Discussion’

Source:USA Today– former U.S. Senator Tom Coburn (Republican, Oklahoma) 2005-13. You can also see this post at FRS FreeState, on WordPress. “The 2016 presidential race is beginning in earnest with new candidates entering the crowded field weekly. The Republican Party boasts … Continue reading

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Prakash RP: ‘On The Definition of Communism’

“Communism is the abolition of the exploitation of man by man. Communism is the abolition of the exploitation of women by men as well. And with the abolition of the exploitation of man by man and women by men, the … Continue reading

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Keith Hughes: The Dred Scott Decision Explained: US History Review

. The Dred Scott decision is one of the worst decisions in American history. The fact that African-Americans weren’t considered American citizens at the time, even if they lived in free states meaning that whether you were African, or Caucasian … Continue reading

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The Phil Donahue Show: Milton Friedman (1979)

. Phil Donahue, is probably as far-left as a TV show host could be, at least in his time. And yet even with his staunch slant and support for government interference, government assistance and government taxation, he was a hell … Continue reading

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