Tag Archives: Conservatism

The Atlantic: David Frum: Conservatives Must Save The Republican Party From Itself

Source:The New Democrat I agree with David Frum’s video here but I would put it differently. American politics works best at least in the past and perhaps now we would be better off with 4 party system instead of a … Continue reading

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Liberty Pen: The Vision of Barry Goldwater

Source:The New Democrat Barry Goldwater’s 1964’s presidential campaign was monumental for several reasons. He lost 40 states, lost 61% of the popular vote, Congressional Republicans took a beating both in the House and Senate. Down to 140 seats in the … Continue reading

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Reason Magazine: Matt Welch: ‘Republicans: We Have To Cut Taxes Because We’re Too Cowardly To Cut Spending’

Source:The New Democrat According to Wikipedia. ‘Fiscal conservatism is the economic philosophy of prudence in government spending and debt. Fiscal Conservatives advocate the avoidance of deficit spending, the reaction of overall government spending and national debt, and ensuring balanced budgets.’ … Continue reading

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TruthDig: Robert Scheer Interviewing Norman Lear- Bleeding Heart Conservative

Source:The Daily Review As as Liberal myself I hate the term bleeding heart liberal, because someone who cares about others and people who are suffering regardless of their politics could be labeled bleeding hearts. Now, these different political factions will … Continue reading

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Retro Report: Prop 13- Mad as Hell

Source:Retro Report– California was mad as tell about taxes, in 1978. Source:The New Democrat  “When Howard Jarvis declared that he was mad as hell about rising property taxes in California, he started a tax cutting movement that rolled across the … Continue reading

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TruthDig: Natasha Hakimi Zapata: ‘Economist Richard Wolff’s Take on Conservative, Liberal, Socialists, & Communists’

Source:The New Democrat  “The renowned Marxist professor offers his understanding of the meanings of words commonly used to describe “ways of organizing political life in a community.” – 2017/07/12” From TruthDig “In this educational video Professor of Economics Emeritus (University of … Continue reading

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Reform Party USA: Official Interview With National Secretary Nicholas Hensley- What is The Reform Party

“Without the emergence of the Christian-Right in the 1970s…” Source:The New Democrat Without the emergence of the Christian-Right in the 1970s and 1980s, there is no Reform Party USA today. Why, because what is the Reform Party and what’s the … Continue reading

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The American Conservative: Tom Switzer: ‘Dean of the Realists’

Source:The American Conservative– “Owen Harries/ photo courtesy of the Lowery Institute.” From TAC. Source:The New Democrat “When the first issue of The National Interest was published in 1985, its editor, Owen Harries, proclaimed an affinity between realpolitik and conservatism. By … Continue reading

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Senator Rand Paul: Senator Paul Speaks Out Against Budget Agreement: 10/29/15

Source:The New Democrat  I actually agree with a lot of what Senator Paul said here. But he gets a couple of things wrong here. The new spending in the Bipartisan Budget Act that is for defense and domestic programs is … Continue reading

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The American Conservative: Senator Mike Lee: The Conservative Case for Criminal Justice Reform

Source:The New Democrat  I think the conservative case of criminal justice reform is very clear and comes from a couple of angles. One, the conservative principle of the punishment meeting the crime and personal responsibility and so-forth. Someone should explain … Continue reading

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