Tag Archives: Government

The Atlantic: Adam Harris- ‘What’s The Deal With Free College?’

Source:The New Democrat  From Adam Harris: “Every day now, it seems, another Democratic candidate announces his or her 2020 presidential run. Among the most popular ideas these hopefuls campaign for is a tuition-free secondary education. A free-college proposal has practically … Continue reading

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Ron Paul Liberty Report: Ron Paul & Chris Rossini- Government’s Can’t Legislate Morality

Source: This piece was originally posted at The New Democrat I agree with Ron Paul on one thing here. Chris Rossini makes a good point that I’ll mention as well. But Representative Paul said that government is one of the … Continue reading

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Theodore Roosevelt: ‘Absolute Equality, Absolute Justice, in Matters of Taxation’

Source:The New Democrat– Progressive Republican Theodore Roosevelt. And no, that’s not an Oxymoron. Only morons who don’t understand progressivism and republicanism believe that. Source:The New Democrat “Speech by Teddy Roosevelt “Social and Industrial Justice”, 1912″ Source:New Progressive Voice– Progressive Republican … 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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Prager U: William Voegeli: ‘Government: Is it Ever Big Enough?’

Source:Prager U– where big government tends to come from. Source:The New Democrat  “Can the government ever be too big? How much spending is enough spending? And if there can be too much spending, where is that point? William Voegeli, Senior … Continue reading

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The New York Times: Room For Debate- Andrew P. Kelly: The Problem Is That Free College Isn’t Free

Source: This piece was originally posted at The New Democrat I believe the main problem with many of these political debates has to do with language and how things are described. Whether it’s called free health care, free health insurance, … Continue reading

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Notes On Liberty- Opinion- Fred Foldvary- Natural Rights and Taxation

Source: Notes on Liberty- Opinion- Fred Foldvary- Natural Rights and Taxation Natural rights and taxation. They go hand in hand. We all have the freedom to be ourselves and live our own lives, makes our own beds, but then have … Continue reading

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Prager U: Dennis Prager- How Big Should Government Be?

Source: This piece was originally posted at The New Democrat: Prager U: Dennis Prager- How Big Should Government Be? Dennis Prager, did a great job of over generalizing here. By suggesting that the Left, as if there is one Left, … Continue reading

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TIME: Opinion- U.S. Senator Rand Paul: Government Should Get Out of The Marriage Business Altogether

Source: TIME: Opinion- U.S. Senator Rand Paul: Government Should Get Out of the Marriage Business Altogether I agree with Senator Paul on this, as far as government getting out of marriage, at least as far as deciding who and who can’t … Continue reading

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The American Prospect: Opinion- Robert Kuttner: ‘The Libertarian Delusion’

Source: The American Prospect: Opinion- Robert Kuttner: The Libertarian Delusion Just to start off about the so-called free market and if we’re going to talk about the free market we might as well talk about Santa Clause since neither one of … Continue reading

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