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USA Today: Opinion: Qanta Ahmed- Islamism’s Double Pronged Assault on Liberal Democracy

Source: This piece was originally posted at The New Democrat: USA Today: Opinion: Qanta Ahmed- Islamism’s Double Pronged Assault on Liberal Democracy Islamism, from ISIS and other groups, is not just and assault on American and Western values, but its … Continue reading

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The National Interest: Opinion- Seyed Hossein Mousavian: How to Fix The Syrian Mess

Source: The National Interest: Opinion- Seyed Hossein Mousavian: How to Fix The Syrian Mess I think I found an issue where I agree with Senator John McCain on. Someone who when it comes to foreign policy we rarely agree on anything. … Continue reading

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Atheist Ute: Christopher Hitchens on The Left’s Double Standards

  Source: Atheist Ute: Christopher Hitchens on The Left’s Double Standards I actually agree with every point that Chris Hitchens made in this short video except for one point. And that is probably the closest that I’ve ever come to completely … Continue reading

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The Federalist: Opinion- John Daniel Davidson- How ISIS Spells The End Of Regime Change

The Federalist: Opinion- John Daniel Davidson- How ISIS Spells The End Of ‘Regime Change’ Actually President George W. Bush’s preëmptive War in Iraq spelled the end of regime change in America. At least in the sense that America would unilaterally … Continue reading

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Salon: Opinion: Bill Moyers: “When America Behaved Like ISIS”: America & ISIS, No Comparison

Salon: Opinion: Bill Moyers: When America behaved like ISIS Whenever there’s something horrible going on in the world that America officially comes out against and one way or another works to try to end that and punish the people who … Continue reading

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Sam Harris: Blog: Can Liberalism Be Saved From Itself? Why Liberalism is All About Free Speech & Anti-Fascism

This post was originally posted at The New Democrat on Blogger Sam Harris: Blog: Can Liberalism Be Saved From Itself I’ll try to be nice here, but talking about this issue especially when fascism is involved even from the Left, … Continue reading

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PBS: Video: NewsHour: David Brooks & EJ Dionne on Ground Troops Debate

This post was originally posted at The New Democrat on Blogger When was the last time that Congress had big bipartisan votes on anything? Both the House and Senate overwhelmingly voting in favor of President Obama getting America involved in … Continue reading

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Roll Call: Report: Steven Dennis: Senator Tim Kaine, President Obama Must Get Congress’s Approval Before War on ISIL in Iraq

U.S. Senator Tim Kaine Roll Call: Report: Steven Dennis: Senator Tim Kaine, “President Obama Must Get Congress’s OK Before War on ISIL in Iraq” Even though technically President Obama may not need Congressional approval to take the country back to … Continue reading

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