Tag Archives: Franklin Roosevelt

History Comes to Life: Wendell Willkie- A Classical Liberal Democrat

Source:History Comes To Life– Wendell Willkie for President, in 1940. Source:FRS FreeState “Willkie about to board plane in 1940 campaign, Willkie waves and boards, Mrs. Willkie boards plane, Willkie working on plane, plane in flight, Willkie looks out window. 1940: … Continue reading

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Daniel JB Mitchell: ‘Huey Long Seen as Threat to FDR in 1930s’

Source:Daniel J.B. Mitchell– The U.S. Congress, where Huey Long once served as Senator from Louisiana. Source:The Daily Times  “Senator Huey Long of Louisiana led a populist “Share the Wealth” movement during the Great Depression. Long planned to run for president … Continue reading

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Mises Daily: Blog: Andrew Syrios: A Brief History of Progressivism: What is Progressivism?

Classical Progressive Mises Daily: Blog: Andrew Syrios: A Brief History of Progressivism What is a Progressive? It depends on what you mean and almost who you ask. But whatever a Progressive is, they aren’t Liberals unless the idea of what … Continue reading

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Campaign For America’s Future: New Populism Conference: U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren

Source:The New Democrat Campaign For America’s Future: U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren: The New Populism Is A Fight For America’s Values U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren at the New Populism Conference “Thank you, Bob Borosage and Roger Hickey for all your hard … Continue reading

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Crooks & Liars: Joshua Holland: Outrage Over ObamaCare is Nothing Compared With FDR’s New Deal

Source:The New Democrat  In the 1920s and 30s, the U.S. economy was a pretty freewheeling affair. Taxes were low and regulation of the economy was minimal.  Libertarians were as close to utopia as they had ever been.  When the first … Continue reading

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The Federalist: David Corbin & Matt Parks: New York, New York

Source:The New Democrat  This blog talks a lot about political labels, for good reason.  They have real meaning, when they are used correctly, and are a good way to analyze political philosophy.  However they are mis-used so much in American … Continue reading

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The New America Foundation: Michael Lind: The Next Social Contract, An American Idea For Reform

Source:The New Democrat  The social contract means different things to different people and depending on where you are on the American political spectrum will show what you think of it. And for people on the Libertarian-Right or are Center-Right Conservatives, … Continue reading

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PBS: The Great Depression: The New Deal Response

Source: The Daily Journal In 1933 when Franklin Roosevelt became President of The United States he inherited the Great Depression. Basically an economy that was sinking and collapsing with basically no money anywhere, or no money being created. And anyone … Continue reading

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All Histories: ‘New Deal- 1930’s Government Promotional’

Source:All Histories– film about the New Deal. Source:The Daily Journal “A promotional video produced by the US government to highlight the projects and programs of the Roosevelt’s New Deal during the Great Depression.” From All Histories As bad as authoritarian regimes … Continue reading

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Brent Abrahamson: President Franklin Roosevelt’s Second Bill of Rights Speech

. Source:Free State MD When President Franklin D. Roosevelt became President in 1933 he obviously inherited the Great Depression and created the New Deal to respond to it. By the early 1940s, we were committed to World War II thanks … Continue reading

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