Tag Archives: Liberal State

Notes On Liberty: Edwin Van de Haar- Liberalism & Sovereignty 

Source:Notes on Liberty Here’s another interesting piece and discussion from Notes on Liberty. And something The New Democrat debates all the time in the Classical Liberalism group on Google Plus. If you’re on Google Plus which we are and are … Continue reading

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Say No To Democide: Free Speech or Offensive Speech: Should We Let Haters Speak?

Source:The New Democrat To put to bluntly, if you don’t like free speech, you’re probably not a fan of liberal democracy and sure as hell not America as well. The First Amendment, is not something you can mess with simply … Continue reading

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Aunt Merryweather: What is Left Libertarianism?

Source:Thoughts On Liberty The way Aunt Merryweather describes left-libertarianism, is how social liberalism is described and what social liberalism is. I use to see myself as a Classical Liberal, or even Liberal, which is what this blog is about for … Continue reading

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Commonwealth Club: Charles Murray: ‘Rebuilding Liberty’

“Charles Murray, W.H. Brady Scholar, American Enterprise Institute; Author, By the People: Rebuilding Liberty Without Permission.” From the Commonwealth Club Charles Murray, at least in the first fifteen minutes of his presentation here, concentrates on what he calls over regulations. And … Continue reading

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Slate: William Saletan: Is Polygamy Next After Gay Marriage? Chief Justice John Roberts Says Yes

Slate Just to be clear, I don’t think there’s a good case against polygamy. At least one that I’ve seen that would say, “you know what, polygamy is a bad thing. To the point that it should be illegal.” And … Continue reading

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Heritage Foundation: Video: Where Is Liberalism Going?

. I always find it entertaining to hear Neoconservatives at the Heritage Foundation and other places, who pushed for the Iraq War fifteen years ago and want the Federal Government to be able to decide who gets to marry in … Continue reading

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Democracy Journal: Jim Sleeper: ‘Our Puritan Heritage’

Source:Democracy Journal I’m a Liberal Democrat and proud of that, because I believe in liberal democracy and individual rights and the freedom that comes with those things. I believe American liberal democracy and American liberalism, is the best form of … Continue reading

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Democracy Journal: Robin Marie Averbeck- ‘The History of American Liberalism’

“Rich Yeselson’s essay “What New Left History Gave Us” [Issue #35] is not merely about what New Left historiography did, but what contemporary historians of the liberalism birthed by the New Deal—historians like myself—are currently doing. According to Yeselson, we … Continue reading

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Hoover Institution: Uncommon Knowledge With Peter Robinson- Dennis Prager: ‘The New Left in America’

“Recorded on Tuesday, May 29, 2012 Radio host, columnist, conductor, and best-selling author Dennis Prager discusses his new book, Still the Best Hope: Why the World Needs American Values to Triumph.” From Uncommon Knowledge  I’m going to actually explain why I … Continue reading

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The American Mind: Charles Kesler Interviewing Francis Fukuyama: The Final Form of Human Government

. At risk of sounding insulting, wasn’t Frank Fukuyama a Neoconservative 10-15 years ago and one of the big backers of the Iraq War? I liked his first line about “democracy will only survive if the people want democracy.” I … Continue reading

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