Tag Archives: Classical Liberalism

Mal Partisan: ‘Our American Republic- The Federalists’

Source:Mal Partisan– Our Liberal Democratic Federal Republic. Source:The New Democrat  “This episode of Our American Republic will discuss Federalism and the origins of our Federal System. It remedied issues stemming from the Articles of Confederation by outlining unique roles and … Continue reading

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The National Interest: Peter Harris: Losing the International Order: Westphalia, Liberalism & Current World Crises

Source:The New Democrat  To put it mildly the world is a lot more complicated now and the developed world which is mostly in the West is different now and less united than it once was. America and Europe, still believe … Continue reading

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The National Interest: Christopher A. Preble: Expecting More from Our Allies: Why U.S. Foreign Policy Needs a Reboot

Source:The New Democrat You can’t be both a Neoconservative who wants America to police the world mostly if not completely by ourselves and be a fiscal Conservative who puts real limits on what government can do. Who doesn’t want to … Continue reading

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Third Way: Ready For The New Economy

Source:The New Democrat  The Democratic economic agenda for 2016 needs to be both different and better than the Republican economic agenda. (assuming either party offers one) For Democrats to retain the presidency and do well in Congress. Which means at … Continue reading

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Lana Ulrich: ‘The Federalist Papers Are Published’

Source:The New Democrat “On October 27, 1787, the first of the Federalist Papers is published in support of the newly signed Constitution. Between October 1787 and May 1788, Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay undertook what was essentially a … Continue reading

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Martin O’Malley: Iowa Jefferson Jackson Dinner

Source:The New Democrat  I think Martin O’Malley is finally getting it as a presidential campaigner. “The Progressive with results”, to paraphrase Hillary Clinton from the Democratic debate a couple of weeks ago. The difference between Governor O’Malley and Secretary Clinton, … Continue reading

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Economist’s View: Alan Krueger: The Minimum Wage: How Much is Too Much?

Source:The New Democrat  Good question, because how is a job where the employee bags groceries, rings up groceries, makes cheeseburgers, cleans up after people, takes orders from customers, worth. Not as much as the person who hires those people, or … Continue reading

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David Von Pein: JFK With Peter Jennings (1983)

Source:The New Democrat  I think the biggest tragedy that the JFK assassination had on the Democratic Party is that Jack Kennedy was that last bridge between the Center-Left Liberal and Progressive Democrats and the New-Left that came of age in … Continue reading

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Constitution Daily: No Taxation Without Representation!

Source:The New Democrat  It is not often that I blog about no taxation without representation and perhaps I should blog about it more, because it is a clear issue as well as constitutional violation. To require people to pay for … Continue reading

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David Von Pein: Thank You Mr. President (1983)

Source:The New Democrat  Watching President John F. Kennedy’s press conferences makes me want President Barack Obama to do more of them. Because they really do have a lot in common when it comes to intelligence, being off the cuff both … Continue reading

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