Tag Archives: Individualists

Real Time With Bill Maher: ‘Penn Jillette Explains His Libertarian Philosophy’

  “From Real Time With Bill Maher, October 14, 2011.’ Source:Real Time With Bill Maher Source:Real Life Journal If you listen to the Republican Party in recent years, like the Tea Party movement, you might think they are the individual … Continue reading

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Ryan Minor: George Carlin On Individuality

Source:Ryan Minor– on individuality. Source:The Daily Times “I little excerpt from a George Carlin audio book that I wanted to share. Enjoi!” From Ryan Minor I’m not religious and I don’t want to sound religious or speak in the name of … Continue reading

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The Atlantic: Connor Friedersdorf: Libertarians Can Be a Significant Force For Good in U.S. Politics

Source:The New Democrat I covered this about six months ago or so on why today’s Progressive lets say do not like Libertarians. Why because they are the most serious threat to what today’s Progressives want to accomplish in America. Which is … Continue reading

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Brookings Institution: Sr. Semone Campbell: Faith Has Political Consequences

Source:The New Democrat  The American Left, especially the Far-Left, gets stereotyped as being Atheist.  This is reinforced by MSNBC at any point when they are talking about religion.  Ditto,  Salon, The Nation, the AlterNet or  Bill Maher.  But, there’s also … Continue reading

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The Washington Post: George Will: ‘Progressives Are Wrong About the Essence of the Constitution’

Source:The New Democrat  The more I hear from today’s, so-called, Progressives, the more I believe that they are from a different country or, at least, have lived a long time in another country. They don’t seem to see the U.S. … Continue reading

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The Washington Post: Alyssa Rosenberg: ‘If Conservatives Lost the Culture War, That Doesn’t Mean Liberals Won it’

Source:The New Democrat  When people use the term “Culture War,” it’s not immediately clear what they’re talking about.  It could be some pop culture war between Hollywood and Nashville, the capitol of country music, or, perhaps, the broader Bible Belt. … Continue reading

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The New Republic: Issac Chotner: Ross Douhat Column on Young People: Individualism & Liberalism

Source:The New Democrat  This blog talks a lot about labels, especially what they mean in politics.  Thus, when I read a column in the  New Republic, that no longer looks like that great liberal magazine that once questioned the influence … Continue reading

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Sam Seder: Caller: Did Affirmative Action Hurt the Liberal Project?

Source:The New Democrat  Affirmative action didn’t hurt the cause of actual Liberals because Liberals believe in equal opportunity for all regardless of race, ethnicity, gender, sexuality, and so forth.  The key word is “opportunity,” that people are not judged by … Continue reading

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National Journal: Peter Beinart: The End of American Exceptionalism?

Source:The New Democrat  American exceptionalism is an interesting difficult thing to talk about because it is hard to define. And the fact that exceptional is by itself neither good or bad, it is just different. You could have an exceptionally … Continue reading

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The Friedman Foundation: Milton Friedman on Phil Donahue (1979)

Source:Real Life Journal I love this show and love this interview and if I wasn’t three years old when in 1979, I would’ve watched this show myself. Because here are two guys who agree on practically nothing. Coming from both … Continue reading

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