Tag Archives: Conservative Libertarians

The New Yorker: Jeffrey Frank: Rand Paul & The Eisenhower Dream

Posted on March 6, 2014 by Ederik Schneider

Source:The New Democrat  Back in the day, before, lets say, the Religious Right era, the Republican Party was essentially a classically conservative, if not conservative, libertarian party that used phrases like “Get big government out of my wallet, bedrooms, classrooms, … Continue reading →

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Washington Free Beacon: Opinion: Elizabeth Harrington: Tea Party Celebrates Five-Year Anniversary

Posted on March 2, 2014 by Ederik Schneider

Washington Free Beacon: Opinion: Elizabeth Harrington: Tea Party Celebrates Five-Year Anniversary Ederik Schneider on Google+ The New Democrat on Facebook The New Democrat on Twitter To talk and think about the Tea Party, you have to know the state of … Continue reading →

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The Federalist: Opinion: David Harsanyi: “Rand Paul is Right, Social Conservatives Should Embrace Libertarianism”: Why Conservatives Shouldn’t be at Odds with Libertarians

Posted on February 26, 2014 by Rik Schneider

The Federalist: Opinion: David Harsanyi: Rand Paul is Right, Social Conservatives Should Embrace Libertarianism Rik Schneider on Google+ The New Democrat on Facebook The New Democrat on Twitter I don’t want to sound overly technical here but it all depends … Continue reading →

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The Federalist: Fred Cole: Sweat The Details Later

Posted on February 6, 2014 by Rik Schneider

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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Harvard University: ‘Reform Conservatism: The Future of the Republican Party?’

Posted on January 3, 2014 by Rik Schneider

Source:The New Democrat “April Ponnuru, Policy Director of the Young Guns Network; Ramesh Ponnuru, Senior Editor of the National Review; and Pete Wehner, Senior Fellow in the Ethics and Public Policy Center joined moderator Kristen Soltis Anderson, Fall 2014 IOP … Continue reading →

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Townhall: Derek Hunter: The Problem With Libertarians

Posted on November 7, 2013 by Rik Schneider

Source:The New Democrat  I’m just going to start this post by laying out what I believe libertarianism is from actual Libertarians that I respect. Even though I’m not a Libertarian myself and tend to disagree with Libertarians especially when it … Continue reading →

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Moog Rogue: Mr. Conservative: Barry Goldwater at The 1964 Republican National Convention

Posted on September 13, 2013 by Rik Schneider

. Source:The FreeState What sounded like an extreme statement in 1964 when America was still in the New Deal/Great Society Progressive Era of the Democratic Party, in a country that was just starting to move right, sounds like a very … Continue reading →

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CBS News: 60 Minutes- Ronald Reagan’s Opinion on Libertarianism

Posted on May 23, 2013 by Rik Schneider

Source:The FreeState Ronald Reagan described his own politics as libertarian as late as 1975. When I believe this interview was done with 60 Minutes. And if you look at his career from 1975 to 81 when he wasn’t a politician … Continue reading →

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Conel Rad: Video: The Choice 1964: Barry Goldwater Campaign Film

Posted on May 4, 2013 by Rik Schneider

. This post was originally posted at FreeStatePlus on WordPress There’s a book that was written in 2005 or 2006 essentially called the The Choice, a Glorious Defeat For Conservatives. I’m paraphrasing, but that’s pretty close where the author argues … Continue reading →

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Jack Hunter: Conservatism’s Future: Young Americans For Liberty

Posted on April 26, 2013 by Rik Schneider

Source:The FreeState The Barry Goldwater conservative movement of the mid 1960s and even late 1960s launched Ron Reagan into office as President of the United States in 1980. But actually Congressional Republicans didn’t get the majority back in the House, … Continue reading →

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