Tag Archives: Center Right

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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Reason: J.D. Tuccille: The Right to Take Even Really Stupid Risks

Source:The New Democrat  I have often said that the real difference between liberals and conservatives is not necessarily philosophy. We both tend to want the same things and both believe in limited government. I am not saying there are no … Continue reading

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The American Conservative: James Antle: ‘Five Ways Reagan Nostalgia Misleads Conservatives’

Source:The American Conservative– Ronald W. Reagan (Republican, California) 40th President of the United States (1981-89) Source:The New Democrat “This week marks Ronald Reagan’s 103rd birthday. Non-conservatives often mock the right’s nostalgia for the fortieth president, but the enthusiasm is as … Continue reading

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The Federalist: Fred Cole: Sweat The Details Later

Source:The New Democrat  This is the debate that the Republican Party should be having right now. Between Libertarians the Ron Paul’s of the world and the Conservative libertarian branch the old Barry Goldwater/Ronald Reagan wing of the party that seems … Continue reading

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

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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JFK Library: President Harry S. Truman- Criticism of Senator John F. Kennedy (1960)

Source:JFK Library– President Harry S. Truman (Democrat, Missouri (1945-53) Source:The New Democrat “TNC:27 (excerpt) Press conference given by President Harry Truman announcing his reasons for resigning as a delegate to the 1960 Democratic National Convention. July 2, 1960. This film … Continue reading

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

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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The Washington Post: Steve Rosenthal: American Politics Are Moving Left

Source:The New Democrat  As America is getting more diverse and younger as a country we are becoming more diverse as a country. Not just racially and ethnically, but how we look at politics as well. The more time Americans spend … Continue reading

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Liberty Pen: Firing Line With William F. Buckley: Milton Friedman – The Negative Income Tax (1968)

. Source:The New Democrat  I do not like Milton Friedman’s idea of what he called the Negative Income Tax. Or today what people on both the Left and Right are talking about which is the National Basic Income. Because for … Continue reading

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Reason Magazine: Legalize Prostitution to Fight Sex Trafficking? Sex Workers Say Yes

Source:The New Democrat  This is a tough issue for me and certainly not an issue at the start of my day I was expecting to blog about. Because we are talking about a very dangerous business whether it is legal … Continue reading

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