Tag Archives: Conservatives

The Aspen Institute: David Brooks: ‘On Conservative & Liberal Values’

Source:The New Democrat “David Brooks, the leader of a new Aspen Institute initiative to understand and reduce the growing fragmentation, alienation, and division around the country, spoke at the 2017 Aspen Ideas Festival. This clip comes from a conversation with … Continue reading

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The Rubin Report: Dave Rubin Interviewing Professor Thaddeus Russell- ‘Socialism, Authoritarianism & Liberalism’

Source:The Rubin Report– Thaddeus Russell on The Rubin Report. Source:The New Democrat  “Dave Rubin of The Rubin Report talks to Thaddeus Russell (Author, Professor) about growing up in a socialist family in Berkeley, the evolution of politics, authoritarianism vs libertarianism, … Continue reading

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The Rubin Report: David Frum: ‘Issues With Conservatism, Health Care & Donald Trump’

Source:The Rubin Report– Conservative columnist David Frum. Source:The New Democrat “Dave Rubin of The Rubin Report talks to David Frum (Senior Editor, The Atlantic) about his background, his unique conservative views, problems with conservatism, the health care debate, Trump, the … Continue reading

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The Atlantic: Olga Khazan: ‘A Better Way To Argue About Politics’

Source:The New Democrat  “Liberals and conservatives have fundamentally different moral codes, which makes arguing about policy complicated. Many people have found themselves locked in debates surrounding the now-suspended travel ban, with little success in convincing the other. “One reason it’s … Continue reading

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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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