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Yale University: Nicholas Wolterstorff- On Faith in Liberal Democracy

. Source:FRS FreeState Faith in liberal democracy is about the freedom of and from religion. But that they are separate from the state and that all of these things come from the Constitution. People have the right to practice, or … Continue reading

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Korean 701: Liberal Democracy is Important

. Source:FRS FreeState Liberal Democrat which is how I describe my personal politics and personal political philosophy. And what that means because liberalism and what it means to be a Liberal means different things to different people. To lets say … Continue reading

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Liberty Pen: Martha Burk: ‘The Gender Pay Gap’

Source:Liberty Pen– author Martha Burk talking to John Stossel. Source:FreeState Now “Feminist author Martha Burk (“Cult of Power”), educator Warren Farrell (“Why Men Earn More”) and Sabrina Schaeffer of the Independent Women’s Forum discuss the reasons men are often paid … Continue reading

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Russia Today: Thom Hartmann: ‘How Big Should Government Be?’

Source:Free State MD In this editorial, Thom Hartmann said that government should be big enough to insure that all Americans have access to quality affordable health care. And I guess that means health insurance as well and education. Does that … Continue reading

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The Fiscal Times: Liz Peak: ‘Margaret Thatcher Was Right: A Dependent Society Will Fail’

Source:The Fiscal Times– Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher (Conservative, United Kingdom) and President Ronald W. Reagan (Republican, United States) and that’s all I know about this photo. Source:The Daily Times “The Bitch is Dead,” read the banner paraded through the streets … Continue reading

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Walter E. Williams: Are We Equal?

Source:FreeState Now There’s a big difference between equal rights, equal treatment and equal opportunity and equality at all costs. All of these things are guaranteed to us as Americans, except for equality at all costs. And compare equality opportunity and … Continue reading

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Professor Conor Gearty: ‘Liberty and Security For All’

Source:FRS FreeState If you want to know what I think about the War on Terror. Here are a few quotes that I’ll give you and that should give a pretty good idea. “Give me liberty or give me death”, “without … Continue reading

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David Kelley: Ayn Rand & The Rebirth of Liberty (1991)

Source:FreeState Now In the last ten years or so, we’ve both lost and gained freedom in America. We lost some of our privacy rights during the Bush Administration. With the Patriot Act and indefinite detention, but have gained some of … Continue reading

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CBS News: President John F. Kennedy After Two Years

Source:The Daily Press Jack Kennedy came to the White House in 1961 with a broad agenda that included civil rights for African-Americans, Federal aid to public education, health insurance for seniors and an economic plan to deal with an economy … Continue reading

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Common Sense Capitalism: Milton Friedman: Limiting The Role of Government

Source:The FreeState If you look at the Federal Government in America and its size post-World War II, we’ve generally spent around 20% of our GDP on the public sector. Defense, law enforcement, foreign affairs, social welfare, etc. And then you … Continue reading

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