Tag Archives: Economic Freedom

Reason Magazine: Elizabeth Nolan Brown: What Libertarianism Isn’t

Posted on July 16, 2014 by Ederik Schneider

Source:The New Democrat  I’m getting tired of hearing people say when I tell them or explain in my blogs about what liberalism really is which is about individual rights, individual freedom both personal and economic. Rule of law, constitutional law, … Continue reading →

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Sheldon Richman: Crime & Punishment in a Free Society

Posted on July 14, 2014 by Ederik Schneider

Source:The New Democrat  Before you talk about crime and punishment in a free society you should first talk about what exactly is crime and punishment and what is a free society. If you are currently confined in prison as a … Continue reading →

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Reason Magazine: Reason-Rupe Poll, Emily Ekins: ‘Millennial’s Aren’t Liberals, They’re Social Liberals’

Posted on July 10, 2014 by Ederik Schneider

Source:The New Democrat  Just to talk about this poll for a minute. Millennial’s aren’t Democrats or Republicans in the sense they tend to be registered in one party over the other. But they tend to vote for Democrats over Republicans … Continue reading →

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The Fiscal Times: Mark Thoma: Are Calls for Wealth Redistribution Based on Envy or Justice?

Posted on July 1, 2014 by kireschneider

Source:The New Democrat  Wealth or income redistribution, it depends on how you define it because government at all levels does it all the time everyday. And generally when government redistributes wealth it is noncontroversial. It taxes these people who live … Continue reading →

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The New York Times: Joseph E. Stiglitz: Inequality is Not Inevitable

Posted on June 30, 2014 by Derik Schneider

New York Times: Opinion: Joseph E. Stiglitz: Inequality is Not Inevitable Source:The New Democrat As I’ve made this point on this blog before comparing the Scandinavian economies with the United States simply does not work. You would be better off … Continue reading →

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The New Republic: Danny Vinik: President Obama’s Promise to Not Raise Taxes on the Middle Class Makes Governing Harder

Posted on June 24, 2014 by Erik Schneider

Source:The New Democrat  I’m just going to be real here and say that Socialists have this belief that if government especially the federal government or central government (depending on the country) is not doing something or running something that is … Continue reading →

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Moshe Z. Marvit: A Liberal’s Call to Real Liberty

Posted on June 20, 2014 by Derik Schneider

Source:The New Democrat  So President Franklin Roosevelt’s Four Freedoms were a Freedom of Religion, Freedom of Speech, civil liberties and Freedom from Want. Hum that is very interesting especially since The Roosevelt Administration essentially inspired the George W. Bush Administration … Continue reading →

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Forbes Magazine: George Leef: Liberalism Day: Time For Liberals to Take Back Liberalism

Posted on June 18, 2014 by Ederik Schneider

Source:The New Democrat  I agree that America needs a return to what I at least call real liberalism or probably what is more known as classical liberalism. And call people who are known as ‘modern liberals’ what they are. Which … Continue reading →

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The Daily Beast: America is Coming to Terms With its Racial Past

Posted on June 17, 2014 by Derik Schneider

Source:The New Democrat When it comes to reparations for African-Americans I have one which I believe obvious yet important question that comes to mind. Yet even though it is obvious the people who are in the pro-reparations group regardless of … Continue reading →

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AlterNet: Robert Reich: American Capitalism is in Crisis

Posted on June 17, 2014 by Derik Schneider

Source:The New Democrat alternet.orgSource: (via Robert Reich: American Capitalism is Broken | Alternet) There are a lot of so-called Progressives in America who are really are what would be called Social Democrats or Socialists in Canada or Europe that argue that … Continue reading →

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